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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1851

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Maitland Cattle Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 November 1851 · page 3

Mr. BOWMAN withdrew the motion standing in his nome, "That the petition from certain inhabitants of East and West Maitland, praying certain modifications in the provisions…

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Diseased Cattle. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 November 1851 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—It would appear by aletter in your paper of yesterday, that the offence of the dead bullocks in the paddocks near the Newtown Toll Bar had been totally disregarded by the…

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On the Management and Diseases of Australian Sheep. No. 4

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 22 November 1851 · page 7

SOME of the best qualities of wool are dependent on the good effects of favorable soils and sweet pastures. Hills of ordinary elevation and rocky character, chiefly of the tertiary formation, seen to be…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Empire · Tuesday 25 November 1851 · page 3

Ex Commodore, C and H, 9 bales 1s.3½d; 8 bales ewes 1s. 3½d; 8 bales do 1s.2½d; 18 bales do. 1s 4d; 9 bales do 1s 3½d; 6 bales do. 1s 2½d; 17 bales wethers 1s3½d; 5 bales do. 1s…

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Liverpool Wool Circular. 10, North John-street, Liverpool, 1st August, 1851

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 November 1851 · page 2

GENTLEMEN,—The chief event in the Wool-trade the past month has been the public sales of 60,000 bales Colonial, &c., which are now progressing in London— they commenced 17th ultimo, and are expected to…

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Wool Circular. Colonial Buildings, 46, Dale-street, Liverpool, 31st July, 1851

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 November 1851 · page 2

GENTLEMEN.—Since the date of my last monthly circular nothing has occurred in the Wool Market calling for special remark. The consumers, both in the woollen and worsted districts continua on the whole well…

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On the Management and Diseases of Australian Sheep. No. 5. on the Heads of Sheep

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 29 November 1851 · page 7

The scull protects the brain as head quarters of the nervous system. The form of the scull is more arched, and the bones comparatively stronger than either those of horse or ox; the brain also is…

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Public Sales of Colonial Wool

Empire · Thursday 4 December 1851 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The second series of Sales of Colonial Wool of the season, commenced on the 17th ultimo, and concluded this day, consisting of:- 27,361 Bales Port Phillip…

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Commercial. Wool Sales. Salo of 530 bales wool, by J. T. Simes and Co. on the 11th August

Empire · Thursday 4 December 1851 · page 3

Ex TAMAR.—18 bales at 18[?]d, 7 bales at 19d, 15 bales at 18[?]d 6 bales at 17d; HOB over NSW, 15 bales at 15½d, 1 bale pieces 11d; E, 3 bales handmashed at 17[?] D in circle, 9 bales at…

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Sale of 64 bales wool, by Messrs. Marsh and Edenborough, August 15th, 1851

Empire · Thursday 4 December 1851 · page 3

Ex HOOGHLY.—JGE, 10 at 20d; JGE, 5 at 19d, ditto 4 at 18d, oildam ditto, 1 at 18½d; JG&Co., 7 at 17d; WT over E, 3 at 19d; lambs mixed, GFA, 3 at 16d, sweepings ditto, 1 at 9d;…

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On the Management and Diseases of Australian Sheep. No. 6. APOPLEXY

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 6 December 1851 · page 7

A frequent and fatal disease in the sheep. It arises from overfeeding, overdriving, a pressure, or overflow of blood on the brain are the consequences. Plothora, dangerous to every high fed animal,…

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On the Management and Diseases of Australian Sheep. No. 7. the Tongue

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 13 December 1851 · page 8

THIS organ in veterinary practice next the eyes will give an observer considerable information regarding incipient diseases, and their natures or character, a red coloured tougue is indicative of inflammation…

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On the Management and Diseases of Australian Sheep. No. 8. Wool Washing

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 20 December 1851 · page 8

IT is clearly the interest of every flock owner, that he should send his wool to market in as high a state of cleanness and good order as possibly practicable. Character is soon lost but not so speedily…

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Public Sales of Colonial Wool

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 20 December 1851 · page 371

The second series of sales of Colonial Wool of the season, commenced on the 17th July, and concluded this day, August 15th, consisting of:—…

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THE Sydney Morning Herald. Thursday, December 25, 1851. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." the Cattle Slaughtering Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 December 1851 · page 2

The insidious, malignant, and fatal disease which has been so prevalent amongst cattle in the county of Cumberland for the last two years, has at length attracted…

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On the Management and Diseases of Australian Sheer. No. 9. Yolk in Wool

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 27 December 1851 · page 7

The saponaceous substance is an admiral provision of nature, both for promoting the growth of wool, and also for affording protection to the animals producing it from the inclemencies of the…

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West Flexford Farm, Near Guildford. (From the Economist)

Empire · Tuesday 30 December 1851 · page 4

The following account of Mr. Mangles farm, taken from the Surry Gazette, is well worthy of perusal and attention, for good farming alone can pay, and to farm…

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