Commercial. (From the Home News.) London Wool Report.—april 16
Empire · Saturday 11 June 1859 · page 7
The next colonial sales will commence on the 28th April the arrivals to date consisting of—2600 bales Australian 25,698 bales Port Philip, 3100 bales Van Dieman's Land, 10,718 bales Adelaide, 4995 bales Caps: total, 47,112 bales: and which may probably be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Branding of Cattle and Disputed Boundaries of Runs. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 June 1859 · page 3
SIR,—According to an opinion given by Mr. Justice Moulsworth, in Melbourne, on a recent occasion, considering that the said opinion has been endorsed in Sydney, by Mr. Justice Dickinson,,it is made to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Improving Farms. (From the Victorian Agricultural Gazette.)
Empire · Tuesday 28 June 1859 · page 5
IT is impossible to attach too much importance to what should be the great object of every landowner—the improvement of his land—and we therefore revert once more to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wool Trade. (From the Mark Lane Express, April 4.)
Empire · Thursday 30 June 1859 · page 6
EARLY last year we called attention to the increase production of wool, home and foreign, and examined in detail some of the generally received estimates of the annual produce of British wool. The subject is of itself…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →How Farmer Briggs Got Married
Empire · Thursday 30 June 1859 · page 6
IF my food friend the reader will accompany me, I have for the nonce an Asmodens power by which I can peep down the chimney of a farm-house, and, with even more than the power of this far-famed hero, can tell all…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Scab in Sheep. (From the Portland Chronicle, June 21.)
Empire · Friday 1 July 1859 · page 5
IT IS astonishing with what pertinacity people adhere to old forms and prejudices. Alexander Pop[?] need not have advised them not to be tho first to la[?] the old aside, n[?]r the earliest to try on the new; for every old woman…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →How to Farm One Hundred Acres
Empire · Friday 1 July 1859 · page 5
THE following essay on the best method of cultivating 100 acres of land, was read at a committee meeting of Villiers and Heytesbury Agricultural Association, held on the 7th ult., and published in the Warrnambool…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheeo and Lachlan Cattle-stealing Preventive Association. (From the Goulburn Chronicle of Wednesday.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 July 1859 · page 5
PURSUANT to advertisement, a public meeting of the pastoral interests took place on the 8th ultimo, at the post office, Rcid's Flat, to take into consideration a proposal to form a Cattle-stealing Preventive…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheeo and Lachlan Districts. Organization Against Cattle Stealing
Empire · Monday 4 July 1859 · page 8
THE Goulburn papers give, from their correspondents, particulars of a meeting, and the formation of an assocition for the prevention of Cattle stealing. The meet was attended, with few exceptions, by every influential…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool and Tallow
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 July 1859 · page 4
C. D. Jacomb's Wool Circular states, that the wool sales originally fixed for opening on 28th April, where put off till 5th May, on account of the elections, and that this caused an accession…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Wool-report, May 13
Empire · Wednesday 6 July 1859 · page 5
For some weeks prior to the announcement of our present sales considerable inactivity prevailed in the north and in the city, with the exception of manufacturers well employed on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →How to Farm One Hundred Acres
Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 6 July 1859 · page 3
The following essay on the best method of cultivating 100 acres of land, was read at a committee meeting of "Villiers and Hevtesbury Agricultural Association, held on the 7th June, and published in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MOAMA. (From the Pastoral Times.)
Empire · Friday 8 July 1859 · page 4
LITTLE or nothing has been done here this week. Great was the wonder as to who the new candidate might be in opposition to "Hay;" but Mr. Hay is too great a favourite here, for the non-appearance to be any…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Election for Murray. (From the Pastoral Times)
Empire · Friday 8 July 1859 · page 2
THE nomination of candidates for the representation of the Murray in the next Parliament, took place yesterday at the Royal Hote, South Deniliquin. The hour appointed for the commencement of the proccedings was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool Sales
Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 9 July 1859 · page 4
The public sales of Foreign and Colonial wool have been well attended, and the competition for the finer qualities although not excited still continues moderately activite. Prices for most descriptions have been well…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trade Circulars. Wool, Tallow, &c. [C. Jaconb and Sos.]
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 July 1859 · page 10
THE publie sales of colonial wool which commenced on the 5th instant had been originally fixed for the 28th April, but were postponed, owing to the elections then in progrese—a delay which caused a total accession of 17,000 bales (and as regards Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Messrs. Charles Jacomb and Son's Wool Circular. London, 17th May, 1859
Empire · Monday 11 July 1859 · page 5
The public sales of colonial wool, which commenced on the 5th instant, had been originally fixed for the 28th April, but were postponed, owing to the elections then in progress—a delay which caused a total accession of 17,000 bales (and, as regards…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool-growing in California. (From the S[?] Francisco Times.)
Empire · Friday 15 July 1859 · page 6
THE importance of the [?] [?] in California [?] [?] be overrated. Climate and pasturage are admirably adapted to this branch of industry, and more[?] over we have large area of country from which no…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Horse and Cattle Stealing. to the Editor of the Empire
Empire · Tuesday 26 July 1859 · page 2
SIR.—The crime of horse and cattle stealing is growing to an alarming extent in the colony. There is not a public journal in the colony that one will not notice rewards for the recovery of stolen or strayed horsoa and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Horse and Cattle Stealing
Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 30 July 1859 · page 4
THE prevalence of horse and cattle stealing in the interior of this colony is perfectly astonishing, and most detrimental to the interests of stock-holders, and the entire community. In fact, this offence…
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