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Farming & the land, 1883

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Melbourne Wool Market

The Temora Star · Friday 11 May 1883 · page 2

MESSRS. Goldsbrough and Co., report under date of 7th inst.:— Wool.—During the past month a fair amount of business has been transacted in this market…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1883 · page 2

Two thousand seven hundred and fifty sheep belonging to Messrs. P. and J. Keane, travelling from Narraburra to Pullitop, crossed the bridge on May 10, in charge of…

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Champion Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 12 May 1883 · page 4

WE should be ready to give praise to a team of cricketers, an athlete, or any wrangler in intellectual competition for bringing honour to Cootamundra; just…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1883 · 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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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1883 · page 2

Messrs. MORT and Co. report:—Wool.—No public sales were held this week and there is consequently nothing fresh to report. Sheepskins sell readily at late…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 17 May 1883 · page 3

Messrs. Egan, Seignor, and Co., Junee Junction, report having sold as follows:—300 weaners for Mr. Wm. Lord, Harefield, to Mr. Miles Morris, Illabo, at 7s.; 600…

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How Much Seed Wheat to the Acre

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 May 1883 · page 2

THE following letter is published in a late number of the Pacific Rural Press:— I have never seen the question satisfactorily answered. Some say 100lb, some 90lb, some…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1883 · 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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Reserve From Pastoral Lease

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1883 · page 4

The following reserve from pastoral lease has been gazetted:—LACHLAN DISTRICT. For Special Lease.—No. 373, county…

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Melbourne Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1883 · page 2

Messrs. R. GOLDSBROUGH AND Co. LIMITED Report:—Wool.—Owing to the absence of public sales, there is nothing of interest to report in this market. Small parcels of…

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Champion Wheat. (To the Editor.)

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 19 May 1883 · page 3

SIR,—In Saturday's issue of the Herald, your leader upon the Cootamundra-grown wheat is in some respects correct, but in others all astray; and to endorse the one…

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London Wool Sales. London, May 16

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1883 · page 2

The number of bales of wool which have arrived here for the August and September sales is 118,000. The Australian Mortgage, Land, and…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1883 · 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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London Wool Sales. London, May 17

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1883 · page 2

At the wool sales today 10,300 bales were offered, making a total of 16,900 since the beginning of the series. A fair demand prevailed generally…

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"Yellows" in Sheep

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 May 1883 · page 2

THE following letter on this subject appeared in last Saturday's Town and Country Journal:— In your issue of Saturday last a letter…

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Wheat Growing

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 May 1883 · page 2

THOUGH the low averages of the grain returns in Victoria and South Australia during the last two seasons have, doubtless, disgusted many farmers with wheat-growing,…

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The Wheat-growers' Challenge Prize. (To the Editor.)

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 May 1883 · page 2

SIR,—The time is only short for receiving donations towards this proposed prize for next show, as the schedule of prizes ought soon to be issued, and xoheat ought to be one…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 May 1883 · page 3

Seventeen hundred sheep, the property of Mr. W. Darlow, crossed the bridge yesterday, travelling to Ganmain, in charge of the owner…

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London Wool Sales. London, May 21

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 May 1883 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day 10,000 bales were offered, making the total since the commencement of the series 19,500 bales. The prices generally were firmly…

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The Carbolic Spray Treatment. Important Sheep Experiments. (From Tuesday's Argus.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 May 1883 · page 4

In September last Dr. F. T. West Ford brought under the notice of the Medical Society of Victoria the account of some experiments made by Mr. Knight, of…

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