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Farming & the land, 1887

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Sheep Shearing by Machinery

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 3

ABOUT 300 gentlemen, says the Herald, connected with the pastoral interests of this colony assembled on Friday on the upper flat of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1887 · page 3

The following are the local stock movements:—Approaching—300 store bullocks, the property of Mr. B. B. Bennett, from Burrowa to Wagga…

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Fluke, Worms, and Foot-rot in Sheep

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 3

The following circular has been received by the local Stock inspector:—Sir, As the season has been such as to render the sheep in some parts of the colony, liable to fluke, worms, and…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1887 · page 3

Another most fashionably bred shorthern bull calf was dropped on the 3rd inst. at Glenfield, the estate of Mr. R. M'Intyre. The aristocratic youngster is by Lord Wild…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1887 · page 3

The following are the local stock movements:—May 9.—2251 cwes (Campbell's) from Eunonyhareenyha to Moama, owner in charge; 260 fat sheep (Woodlaw's) from…

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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 May 1887 · page 3

The following are the local stock movements:—Approaching.—4031 mixed sheep (Blair and Co.), from Victoria to Combanning station, via Corowa. W. Russell in charge…

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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1887 · page 3

The following are the local stock passings: —8000 wethers, G. J. Mulholland's, from Victoria to Oura, J. Armstrong in charge, via Albury…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 May 1887 · page 3

The following are the local stock passings: 200 wethers (T. W. Hammond's) from Junee, by rail, to Homebush. A telegram from Bourke dated May 16,…

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Pastoral

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 May 1887 · page 3

Carcoar: 1,000 fat wethers, North Errowanbang to Homebush, H. G. Lomax owner; 850 mixed store sheep, Moorilda, to Orange, John Vaughan owner; 580 mixed…

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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1887 · page 4

Wilkinson and Lavender report having sold through the Homebush yards this week:— 200 wethers for Mr. T. W. Hammond, Junee, at 9s 6d…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1887 · page 3

The following are the local stock movements:—May 21—4000 sheep, Blair and Co.'s, from Combauning station, travelling to Victoria, Htinsel in charge, Approaohiug.—…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1887 · page 3

TO-DAY at 12 o'clock, Mr. A. T. Bolton, will sell at his cattle yards in Travers-street, 340 head of fat and store cattle; &c. The followiug stock passings at Bourke for…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1887 · page 3

The following are the local stock movements, since our last:—4200 mixed sheep (Blair and Co.'s) from Victoria to Combanning, via Wagga, D. Tarrott in charge…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1887 · page 3

THE following are the local stock movements:—Passings.—1200 wethers (Willis Little's) from Tarcutta to Benalla, Victoria, via Kyamba, Germanton, and Albury;…

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Wool Scouring

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1887 · page 3

WE are favoured by Mr. G. P. Sudden, of the Narandera Wool Scouring Works, with a copy of a report by a leading English firm of wool salesmen upon a lot of Yamma stution…

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Diseases in Sheep Act, 1866

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1887 · page 4

THB boundaries of the undermentioned Sheep District flare defined as follows:— NARANDBRA DISTRICT. Commencing on the north bank of the…

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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 June 1887 · page 3

Messrs. Macdermott, Loughnan, and Scarr report having sold, on account of Messrs. Macvean and Boodle, 1000 female cattle, from their Banchory station,…

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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1887 · page 3

The following are the latest stock movements:—Passings.—120 fat bullocks (Crawford's) from Pinnacle station to Victoria, J. Waldson in charge; 350 fat bullocks (W…

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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1887 · page 3

The following are the local stock passings since our last:—7500 wethers, F. Todbunter's, C. N. Delaney in charge from Oura to Dubbo; A. T. Bolton agent…

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Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1887 · page 3

The followiug aro the Tarabo (Q.) atoek passings:—1000 store bullocks from Beaufort for Albury, Keenan in cliarfio; 870 store bullocks from Blanchary and Craven for Albury,…

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