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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1855

113 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 6

Squatting and Farming. Moreton Bay Free Press, 15th May.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 May 1855 · page 8

AN opinion has been long prevalent among one-class of the community that squatting pursuits interfere with the industry of the farmer, and thus have a direct tendency to increase the price of food. We…

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Can California Become a Wool-growing State? (From the Daily California Chronicle.)

Empire · Saturday 26 May 1855 · page 6

What besides gold must come to be the exports of California? There are few, probably, who doubt that the precious metal will continue for years the great production of the state, and, as a…

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Cattle-stealing—its Remedy. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Thursday 31 May 1855 · page 6

SIR—your have invited an expression of optnion from country residents, relating to the best menus of putting down cattle-stealing, so generally carried on throughout the interior, induces me to…

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Weekly Sales. Cattle

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 2 June 1855 · page 3

Hale, 80 at 8l, 700lbs, Su[?]van. Nicholson, 70 store at 4l, 600lbs, Ratter. Wyndham, 100 at 7l 10s, 700lbs, Sullivan. Sheep…

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To the Wool-buyers of Sydney. (Per favour of the Sydney Morning Herald)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 June 1855 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—Will you pardon me for offering you a few remarks upon the question lately at issue, viz, "Draft" and "Tare" upon wool—these possibly have been settled in some measure to your…

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Weekly Sales. Cattle

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 9 June 1855 · page 3

Gray, 100 head at 5110s, GOO lbs, Davis Gray, 100 head at 515s, GOO lbs, Ple[?]ley and Nell Sheep. Ryrie, 800, at 12s, 48 lbs, York…

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Cattle-stealing—how to Suppress It To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Saturday 9 June 1855 · page 5

SIR—On perusing your issue of the 17th ultimo, I perceive you give an invitation to residents in the interior for an expression of their opinions, and such suggestions as may lead to the…

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Usefulness of a Farmer's Library. (From the New York Spirit of the Times, February 17.)

Empire · Thursday 14 June 1855 · page 3

The intelligence of a people may be easily aseertained by finding out how their leisure time is spent. The devoted attachment to the Newspaper is clearly an Americanism, and hence the general…

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Weekly Sales. Cattle

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 23 June 1855 · page 3

No sales reported. Sheep. Harnett, 1000 at 17s, 56 lbs, Plesley and Co. A. A. Oo., 800, at 7s, 40 lbs., Sullsvan…

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Melbourne Wool and Tallow Market. 18th June

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 June 1855 · page 5

Wool.—The nominal quotations are: Wool, in grease, per lb., 6d to 8d; superior flocks, ditto. 1s 3d to [?]; middling to good ditto, ls 2d to 1s 3d; washed slipe, ditto, 10d to 1s 1d; scoured ditto, ls 2d to 1s 4[?]; pieces two-thirds, and locks half price…

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Coulburn Quarter Sessions. Saturday, June 23. Cattle Stealing

Empire · Wednesday 27 June 1855 · page 5

William Head was indicated for having, at a station called Ballowrie, in the Braidwood District, on the 6th of May, stolen three cows and three heifers, the property of Mr. Hugh Wallace…

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Cattle Stealing. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Tuesday 3 July 1855 · page 6

SIR—Understanding that it is your wish to receive suggestions as to the most effectual mode of putting a stop to cuttle stealing throughout the colony. I feel bound to contribute my mite of information, with a view to…

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Cattle Stealing. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Tuesday 3 July 1855 · page 9

SIR—Understanding that it is your wish to receive suggestions as to the most effectual mode of putting a stop to cattle stealing throughout the colony, I feel hound to contribute my mite of information, with a view to…

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Cutting Timber on Pastoral Lands

Empire · Saturday 14 July 1855 · page 4

AT a time when public opinion calls so loudly for a revision of the terms on which the public lands of this colony are held for pastoral purposes; and when in the neighbouring colony…

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Lien on Wool Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 July 1855 · page 5

On the motion of Mr. NICHOLS, the Lien on Wool Bill was read a third time and passed. The House adjourned at a quarter past six, until three o'clock to-morrow (this day)…

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Scab in Sheep Act. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 July 1855 · page 3

Sir,—In accordance with the Scab Act, I forwarded by post to Tamworth, the returns of sheep depasturing on my stations, which returns were declared before a magistrate. After an interval…

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Weekly Sales. Cattle

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 21 July 1855 · page 3

Wentworth, 100, 700 1bs, 71 10s. Plesley and Co. Horses. M[?]. C. MARTYN reports the Horse Market during the past week to have assumed a brisker character than of late…

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Scab in Sheep

Empire · Tuesday 31 July 1855 · page 5

The following petition to tho Legislative Council is i[?] course of signature. We have been requested to state, that the petition will be at the Bank of New South Wales and the Bank of Australasia until 2 o'clock this…

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Scab in Sheep. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 August 1855 · page 3

SIR,—In your leading article of this day, in alluding to the Scab in Sheep Act, you say that you are assured that the great majority of the stockholders are in favour of that act, I beg leave, as a stockholder, to…

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The Australian Wool Trade. (From the European Times, May 5th, prepared expressly for transmission by the Oliver Lang.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 August 1855 · page 5

IT cannot fail to gratify our Australian readers to know that Liverpool will shortly absorb one of the primary articles of Australian export—wool, a fact which may be mainly traced to the splendid ships which…

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