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Farming & the land, 1885

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1885 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co. report to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:- There was a very full attendance at our wool sale to-day, but prices were lower, in…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 3

Wilkinson, Graves, and Lavender report selling this week through the Homebush yards:—1007 wethers for the executors of the late S. Bowler; 520 ewes for…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 3

The following are the Narandera stock passings by rail for the week:—10 cattle from Clayton to Herriott, Carathool; 5 horses from Crisp to Crisp, Carathool…

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London Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 2

The Australian Mortgage, Land, and Finance Company to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:- Messrs. Helmuth Schwartz and Co…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1885 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited have received the following telegram from their London Office, dated 13th inst.:—"Wool.—The sales closed…

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Fatal Cattle Disease. (Argus)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1885 · page 4

THE appearance of a peculiar and fatal disease among the cattle in the district near You Yangs was made known to the department of Agriculture towards…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1885 · page 2

Wilkinson, Graves, and Lavender sold through the Homebush yards this week, a draft of crossbreds for Mr. J. M'Gillioray, at l1s. 6d., and a draft of merinos for same…

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The Trial Op Farming Implements

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1885 · page 2

WHEN it was announced in our columns that Messrs. T. Robinson and Company, of Mel bourne, had sent up to this town some of their latest improved agricultural…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1885 · page 3

Macdermott, Loughnan, and Scarr have received the following advice from Wandary Estate, near Forbes:—"Rainfall for the month of January 3.40in., and for February…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1885 · page 4

John Ferguson reports having sold, at the Pastoral Hotel Yards and privately, 200 fat ewes and wethers at 7s. 6d.; 300 old ewes, in lambs, at 4s. 3d.; 100 fat wethers, light…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 3

Wilkinson, Graves, and Lavender sold through the Homebush yards this week:—300 merino ewes for Mr. J, Maloney; 400 ditto for Messrs. Chambers and Co., Guerie;…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1885 · page 3

H. Manning and Co., of Narandera, report having sold on account of W. H. Williams, Little Billabong, 10,000 four-tooth wethers; 4000 four and sixth-tooth wethers,…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1885 · page 3

A Tintaldra telegram dated March 2 says: —"It rained all yesterday, and 47 points of rain fell. The total rainfall for February was 3in. 34 points. The country looks as…

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The Tumut Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show. (Abridged from the Tumut and Adelong Times.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1885 · page 4

THE tenth of these annual local exhibitions, which opened on Wednesday, the 25th February, and remained open during the following day, has certainly…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1885 · page 3

Wilkinson, Graves, and Lavender report selling this week, through the Homebush yards, a draft of cattle for Mr. F. Wolseley, at full rates; and a draft of wethers for Mr…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1885 · page 3

A telegram from Brewarrina, dated 6th March, says:—"Another 40 points of rain f[?]ll here during Thursday night. The weather has since been fine, and the…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 March 1885 · page 3

At Barmedman, on the 8th instant, Mr. F. M. Carter sold 10,000 ewes, mixed ages, from Mr. Ricketson'a Billabong station, to Mr. Chesney, of Tindary, in the Cobar…

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London Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 March 1885 · page 2

The Australian Mortgage, Land, and Finance Company to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:- Messrs. Buxton, Ronald and Co. telegraph…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1885 · page 3

Mr. W. J. Lyne, Bowna, has sold 750 mixed weaners. Braim, Tompson, and Davidson (in conjunction with C. L. Giffiths and Co.), agents…

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The Pastoral and Agricultural Association

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1885 · page 3

ON Thursday evening a meeting of the Committee of the Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held at the Australian Hotel, there being present Messrs. R Cox (in the…

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