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Farming & the land, 1880

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Melbourne Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 2

MESSRS. R. GOLDSBROUGH AND CO. report:—Wool. —We did not hold an auction to-day, on account of the elections, but will submit a small catalogue of town and country scoured next week. The quantity…

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Breach of the Sheep Act

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 17 July 1880 · page 2

IT will be remembered that some two months ago the Albury district inspector of stock summoned a man for driving cattle without a travelling statement. The man in…

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Hay Pastoral Society's Show

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1880 · page 4

THE Pastoral Society's Show was held on Wednesday last. The following are the awards:- SECTION I—HORSES…

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Melbourne Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1880 · page 2

Messrs. HASTINGS CUNNINGHAM and Co. Limited report:—Wool.—We held a small sale last week, which consisted of some small lots of country wool, and a few parcels of…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1880 · page 2

Messrs. MORT and Co. report:—Wool.—We have no alteration to quote in0this market, the quantity arriving being very limited; the business done has been unimportant…

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Sale of Pure Bred Tasmanian Stud Sheep. (S.m. Herald.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1880 · page 2

A VERY important sale of pure bred sheep was held at Messrs. Mort and Co.'s Wool Warehouses, on Thursday, and as high as 235 guineas per head was realised for Mr…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 July 1880 · page 2

On Tuesday 2972 sheep, belonging to Messrs. Swift and Hanu, crossed the bridge, going to Mimosa, in charge of Mr. Rea. The [?] purchased by Mr. Haliday…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 July 1880 · page 2

Messrs. Rial Bros., of Copabella, have sold 1000 ewes in the wool. Wilkinson, Graves, Minchin, and Lavender, agents. Mr. J. Taylor has sold 1550 ewes in the…

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Melbourne Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 July 1880 · page 2

MESSRS. R. GOLDSBROUGH AND Co. report:—Wool. —We held an anction sale to-day, and offered 365 bales, of which 314 bales were sold, greasy realising 7d to l0[?]d and scoured from l0½d to 2l½d per lb. The lots were…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1880 · page 2

A special prize of £5 has been given by Mr. G. E. Faithful, of Brewarrina, for the best yearling entire heavy draught colt, to be competed for at the coming Pastoral…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1880 · page 2

Messrs. HARRISON, JONES, and DEVLIN report:—Stations.—We note a disposition to invest in pastoral property springing up, and any good station in favourite localities and…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 July 1880 · page 2

Mr. A. G. Jones has sold a half interest in his Glenariff station, Bogan River, to Mr. H. E. Russell, manager of the A. J. S. Bank, Wagga Wagga. This is considered to be…

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"Sheep Rot." (Lancel.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 July 1880 · page 3

FOR some time a great mortality has prevailed among sheep, and the destruction reported is something appalling. The malady is popularly known by a very old Saxon name, "rot,"…

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Mixed Sheep

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1880 · page 4

Upon few subjects connected with rural economy, probably upon no single one, is there greater need of diffusion of knowledge than in regard to the principles of breeding. Many…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 July 1880 · page 2

(The Agents from whom we derive the information [?] responsible for the statement of agency employed in each transaction reported in this column.) Messrs. Rudd Bros., of Howlong, have sold…

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Melourne Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 July 1880 · page 2

MESSRS. R. GOLDSBROUGH AND CO. report:—Wool. —This, markat is very quiet, no auction sales having been held during the week. There is a good demand for both town and country scoured at last wee[?]…

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Farm Produce. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 July 1880 · page 2

At the wharves, this morning, despite the dulness of the market and the almost total absence of demand, lucerne hay still holds its own in price, and £5 per ton is asked for best…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 August 1880 · page 3

On Saturday last 20 head of cattle crossed the bridge, the property of Mr. A. G. Jones, travelling from his Lighthouse to his Baillio Paddock; in charge of J. Callaghan…

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Melbourne Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 August 1880 · page 2

Messrs. HASTINGS CUNINGHAM and Co. (Limited) report:—Wool.—As usual at this time of the year transactions are limited to a few lots of scoured skin and inferior greasy…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 August 1880 · page 2

Messrs. MORT and Co. report:—Wool.—The character of the lots offered this week was not such as to attract much attention, consisting for the most part of small parcels…

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