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Farming & the land, 1851

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Dairy. Memoranda to Next Publication

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1851 · page 2

January SUN HIGH [?] rises sets morn.—even. WEDNESDAY 4 53 7 7 G 19 6 54 New Moon, 8.49 P.M., January 2…

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Public Sales of Colonial Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1851 · page 3

MESSRS. C. and J. D. Jacomb give the following account of the sales of Colonial Wool, which terminated to-day:— "LONDON, SEPT. 20.—The third series of…

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English News. Wool Markets. (From the Mark Lane Express) British Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1851 · page 3

LEEDS, October ll.—Sales of combing wools have been to a moderate extent. Prices firm and stationary. In short wools we do not quote any alteration…

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Bell's Life in Sydney. Saturday, February 1, 1851. Mortality Amongst Cattle

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 1 February 1851 · page 2

THE attention of Government is, we are gratified to find, being directed to the endeavour to ascertain the nature of the disease which prevails to so ruinous an…

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Wool Circulars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1851 · page 2

SIR,—The healthy activity that for a considerable time has prevailed in the manufacturing districts still exists with unabated vigour, and the prices of both fine and coarse…

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Original Correspondence. Diseased Sheep. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1851 · page 2

GENTLEMEN,—I observe a paragraph in your paper of this morning, referring to diseased sheep, and as it is not strictly true, and is moreover likely to create needless alarm, and to…

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The Cattle-road to Ruin. (From Dickens' Household Words.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1851 · page 2

THERE is more animal food consumed in England than in any other country in the world. We do not merely say more, in proportion to the size of England, and the number of its…

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The Cattle Disease

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 February 1851 · page 4

AT length the epidemic affecting cattle has attracted the notice of the Executive, and in a recent number of the Herald we noticed the appointment of a Board to…

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Wool Markets. (From the Mark Lane Express,) British Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1851 · page 3

LEEDS, Oct. 18.—There has been a moderate amount of sales of combing wools effected during the week, and recent prices are firmly maintained; but still they are not equal to the…

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Crown Lands, Leases for other than Pastoral Purposes, and for Runs brought within the Settled Districts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1851 · page 6

Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 11th February, 1851.—Referring to Her Majesty's Order in Council, dated 19th June, 1850, and published in the Government Gazette of this…

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Crown Lands. Leases for Other Than Pastoral Purposes, and for Rubs Brought Within the Settled Districts

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 15 February 1851 · page 7

Referring to her Majesty's Order in Council, dated 19th June, 1850, and published in the Government Gazette of this date, which renders it competent for the Governor to grant Leases of Lands, for periods not exceeding one year, for pastoral or other…

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Minutes of Evidence taken by the Board of Health on the subject of Diseased Cattle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 February 1851 · page 3

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1851.—Present: Councillor Ryan, Chairman; Councillors Tierney, Moore, Weekes, Roberts, Lenehan. Mr. STUBBS, examined:—…

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Murder of a Young Female by a Farmer in Essex

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 15 February 1851 · page 1

On Sunday morning last a dreadful murder was discovered to have been committed at the village of Doddinghurst, near Brentwood, Essex, under the following circumstances:—"At…

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Adelaide Cattle Earket. January 28, 1851

Empire · Tuesday 18 February 1851 · page 2

About 1,000 sheep wero brought in to-day, and they were all of inferior quality, taking the average, they did not realize more than 5s. per head…

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Labour.—wool.—trade and Commerce. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1851 · page 2

GENTLEMEN,—Since I last addressed you, I have been amongst my sheep contending with drought, catarrh, and various other evils which a sheep station is "heir to." You have…

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Original Correspondence the Disease Amongst Cattle. (To the Editors of the Freeman's Journal.)

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 February 1851 · page 11

GENTLEMEN,-It has frequently occurred to me as a surprising fact, that amidst the multitudinous observations which this subject has called forth from the numerous contributors to our public press;…

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Original Correspondence. the Cattle Disease. To the Editors of Bell's Life in Sydney

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 22 February 1851 · page 1

GENTLEMEN.—If you consider the following information relative to the cattle disease worthy insertion in Bell's Life, I will feel obliged by your inserting it. The Board received yesterday a…

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[?]iastical Entelligence. the Pastoral Letter Op John Bede, by the Grace of God and Favour of the Holy Apostolic See, Archbishop" of Sydney, to the Faithful

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 27 February 1851 · page 2

Dearly Beloyed Children in Jesus Christ.— Brethren, we helping do exhort the not receive The Grace or God t.v Vain. That man, of himself, can do nothing available…

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Orlginal Correspondence. the Disease Amongst Cattle. (To the Editors of the Freeman's Journal.)

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 March 1851 · page 10

GENTLEMEN, —A very pertinent, and m its Historical and literary reminiscence, amusing letter on this subject, in your last number, subscribed Bucolicus," induces me to draw further attention to the fact alluded to…

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Ireland. Scientific Farming by Peasant Proprietors

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 6 March 1851 · page 2

Since the League commenced its operations, we have rarely taken tip a newspaper in which we have not found an article or paragraph containing something directed against the claims put forth by…

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