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Farming & the land, 1885

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1885 · page 3

C. L. Griffith and Co. report:—We held our usual fortnightly sale at our Albury yards on Wednesday last, at which we had a good attendance, including buyers from…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1885 · page 3

The following (says the Narandera Argus) are the local stock passings by road during the lust week:—9950 wethers from Kilfera, Benalla, to W. Macauley, Forbes; 12,500…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1885 · page 3

Macdermott, Loughnan, and Scarr (in conjunction with Garnsey and Wilcox) report having sold, on account of Mr. Broome, 6500 ewes, two, four, six, and eight tooth,…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 3

Wilkinson, Graves, and Lavender report having sold, through the Homebush yards, 2000 merino wethers for the Namoi Pastoral Company, Edgeroi, at 10s. to 10s. 4d., a few…

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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1885 · page 3

A Cobar telegram, dated Friday last, says:—"Nice rain has just set in, and there is at present every appearance that it will continue."…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 May 1885 · page 3

Forty-three fat bullocks from Breadalbane, belonging to Mr. A. M'Nab, were trucked at Wahgunyah for Melbourne on Monday morning, consigned to Mr. J. G. Dougharty…

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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1885 · page 3

Messrs Wilkinson, Graves, and Lavender (Sydney, Hay, and Bourke) report having sold through the Homebush yards, 316 crossbred sheep for Mr. E. Power—wethers 13s…

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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1885 · page 3

A telegram, dated May 29, from Gunnedah states:—Unusually mild weather is prevailing. Rain is badly needed, as pasture is scant, and the water supply scarce. Stock…

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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1885 · page 3

A telegram from Bridgewater-on-Loddon, dated May 30, says:—No alteration in the state of the country during the last three weeks can be recorded. The total fall has…

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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 2

It will be seen by an advertisement in another column that Mort and Co. Limited, will hold their annual stud sheep sale in Sydney on the 2lst of July next and two…

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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1885 · page 3

The Tumut Times of last Saturday says: —"A little before daylight yesterday morning residents who happened to be lying awake were gratified by hearing the rain…

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London Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1885 · page 2

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

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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1885 · page 3

We understand that Mr. P. Hann has received from Victoria the Alderney bull and three cows recently purchased by that gentleman there…

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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1885 · page 2

WE learn from Mr. R. M'Intyre, of Glen-field, that Derrimut's Queen 2nd, by 20th Duke of Derrimut, dam Oxford's Queen 3rd, by Oxford's Red Duke 2nd, grand dam,…

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London Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1885 · page 2

Messrs. Helmuth Schwartz and Co. telegraph us, under date London, 9th June:—"Wool Sales.—Competition is fairly animated; crossbreds are on a par with closing…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1885 · page 3

Messrs. Warmoll Bros, and Green's 360 store bullocks, which are to be sold by auction to-day, reached here yesterday, they are a really good lot, and reported by those who…

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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1885 · page 3

In another column Messrs. Wilkinson, Graves, and Lavender intimate that their selling charge at Homebush is 2½ per cent., and, moreover, that all stock consigned to…

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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1885 · page 3

Mr. Wm. Rand, on account of Mr. Robert M'Intyre, of Glenfield, reports the sale of the pure-bred shorthorn bull Wild Eyes Duke the 2nd, bred by the Hon. William…

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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1885 · page 3

We (Narandera Argus) have received the following telegram from Mr. Neil M'Callum, dated Tumut, Thursday, 18th inst.:—It has been raining continuously here since this day…

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London Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1885 · page 2

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

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