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Farming & the land, 1882

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Farmers' Cattle

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 31 October 1882 · page 3

Under certain conditions cattle will provo more profitable than any other kind of live stock for the former, and will pay far bettor than sheep. They may bo profitably kept when…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 October 1882 · page 3

The excellent quality of the flocks in this district is becoming far famed, and no wonder either, for on the land round and about Wagga Wngga are depastured some of the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 October 1882 · page 2

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:— Nineteen hundred and twenty-seven bales of wool we offered to-day to a very full…

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Practical Education in Dairying

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 November 1882 · page 1

A PROPOSAL was recently made to the National Agricultural Society by Mr. D. Wilson, an energetic and thoroughly practical Victorian farmer, to have a dairy in…

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Influence of Climate and Season on Crops

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 November 1882 · page 1

IT is unnecessary to tell the Australian farmer that climate and season greatly influence the growth and yield of crops, but there are some facts bearing upon the…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1882 · page 3

(The Agents from whom we derive the information are responsible for the statement of agency employed in each transaction reported in this column, stock, station, and commission agents, who kindly…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1882 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co. to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:— There was a crowded attendance and brisk competition at our wool sale to-day…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1882 · page 2

Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co., Limited, through their agents, Messrs. Minchin and Rebello, telegraph as follows:— We have this week sold 5700 bales of wool…

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The Wool Trade in Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 November 1882 · page 3

DURING the past week (says the Tribune of 28th October) the work at the various wool stores has been very brisk, and the stoage of wool on board the London-bound ships baa been steady…

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How to Feed Sheep

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 November 1882 · page 1

IN recommending that sheep should be kept by the farmer in combination with his till-age operations for the reason that sheep-keeping helps farming to pay, it should not…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 November 1882 · page 3

Three thousand and eighty sheep belonging to Mr. McDonald, travelling from De[?][?] to Wantabadgery, in charge of Mr. Wiliam Hyland, crossed the bridge…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1882 · page 2

Yesterday a pure merino ram passed on the train to Buckingbong, the property Mr. F. Jenkins. This fine animal was purchased at Messrs. Goldsbrough and Co's. late sale, for…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 November 1882 · page 3

Eight thousand sheep, in charge of Mr. Grant, crossed the bridge to the north side on Sunday. Five thousand five hundred and fifty sheep…

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Permission to Ringbark on Lands Held Under Five Years' Pastoral Lease

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 November 1882 · page 1

It is hereby notified, for general information, that permission has been granted, in accordance with the provisions of the Ring-barking on Crown Lands Regulation Aot of…

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Pastoral Mems. (The Agents from whom we derive the information are responsible for the statement of agency employed in each transaction reported, in this column-stock, station, and commission agents, who kindly furnish its with particulars of their sales, are requested to see that the copies sent to us are legible. In many cases the press copy comes to us all blurred over. We shall at all times be glad to receive telegraphic notice of important sales of either stockor station property.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 November 1882 · page 2

Messrs. Mills, Neilson, and Smith, Wardry, have sold 7000 4 yrs ewes. Wilkinson, Graves, and Lavender, agents. Mr. John Simson, Gurley, has sold 1200…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 November 1882 · page 2

A telegram from Echuca on Friday says:— The arrivals of wool at the railway station to-day were 5S bales from North Wakool, 43 from Mure Neo, and 36 sundries. Yesterday's…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 November 1882 · page 2

Four thousand sheep the property of Messrs. M'Alister and Fennell, crossed the bridge on Tuesday going to the North side. At Mr. John Bridge's wool sale on…

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London Wool Sales. London, November 22

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 November 1882 · page 2

The wool sales opened to-day, and 6000 bales were catalogued. There was a good attendance, but bidding was generally slack, and prices rather weaker. The total…

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London Wool Sales. London, November 51

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1882 · page 2

The November December series of wool auctions was opened to-day, when 6000 bales were catalogued. There was a good attendance of home and foreign buyers, but…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 28 November 1882 · page 2

On Wednesday last 10,000 sheep, the property of Mr. Stephen White, of Bethungra, en route to the mountain country, passed through Gundagai, and 800 fat sheep, from…

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