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Farming & the land, 1860

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Wool Report

Sydney Mail · Saturday 10 November 1860 · page 1
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald, Empire

Since the close of the last sales more firmness has been manifested in the market; the improved weather for harvest operations having restored confidence. The sales…

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The In-and-in System of Breeding Animals. a Paper Head at Mie Croydon Farmers' Club, May 5Th,1860. (Continued from our last.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 10 November 1860 · page 4

When cross has been once adopted you can only; guard against something monstrous by great discrimination and tact in. the selection of parents; you will, however, have no difficulty in perpetuating a good stock if…

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Cattle Lifting and Sly Grogselling. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 November 1860 · page 2

SIR,—Having noticed a letter in your issue of the 17th instant, purporting to be from Mr. N. P. Bayley, of Havilah, near Mudgee, to the Western Post, and published in that journal on the 7th instant, relative…

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A Cursory Sketch of New Zealand. Part Ii. Stock-breeding.—sheep-farming, &C.—runs at Nelson, Canterbury, and Otago.—christ-church.—a Journey Overland.—conclusion

Sydney Mail · Saturday 24 November 1860 · page 2

FROM the general hilly nature of these islands, they may be considered as well adapted to breeding all descriptions of stock, but perhaps the most eligible parts may be considered those about the Nelson…

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The Jolly Stockman's Address to His Cattle and Sheep in the Centre of His Free Selection

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 November 1860 · page 4

FREE and independent cattle and sheep,—I have pleasure in meeting you on the present occasion. I will not recall, neither would it be safe to trace, the various nooks from which you issued, and the…

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The Annual Value of the Pastoral Produce of the Country. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 November 1860 · page 3

SIR,—In times of political excitement like these, one makes allowance in some quariers for a certain degree of miserpresenation of mendacity and suppressio veri in the statement of fact, and of sophistry in argument. But I chanced to notice, in one of the…

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The Jolly Stockman's Address to His Cattle and Sheep in the Centre of His Free Selection

Sydney Mail · Saturday 1 December 1860 · page 6

FREE and independent cattle and sheep,—I have pleasure in meeting you on the present occasion. I will not recall, neither would it be safe to trace, the various nooks from which you issued, and the…

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The Ministry and the Dissolution. (From the Pastoral Times, November 16th.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 December 1860 · page 6

MR. ROBERTSON'S conduct has been worse than a blunder, it has been a crime. He has done an enormous injury to the colony whose destinies were, for the time being, placed in his hands. He has abused a position of great responsibility, and thrown away…

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The Rev. Robert Blain's Resignation of His Pastoral Charge at Hinton. [From a Correspondent]

Empire · Tuesday 4 December 1860 · page 5

IN the report of the proceeding of the Svnod of Australia at its late meeting it is stated, that " the Rev. Robert Blain has intimated his wish to resign his pastoral charge at Hluton, in ocnscquence of his increassing age and Infilimitles."…

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The Difficulty of Getting a Conviction for Cattle-stealing: a Remedy Suggested. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 December 1860 · page 10

SIR,—I perceive from advertisements in a local paper that a number of stockowners on Maneroo offer a reward of £100 for the conviction of parties stealing horses or cattle from them, and that an Association for a similar purpose…

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On Saving Crops of Corn in Wet Weather

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 December 1860 · page 10

EVERYWHERE in Europe great fears have been entertained respecting the harvest, that, although most abundant in quality and quantity, yet it would never ripen, and even if it did ripen, that it would never be…

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On Saving Crops Op Corn in Wet Weather

Sydney Mail · Saturday 8 December 1860 · page 6

EVERY WHERE in Europe great fears have been entertained respecting the harvest, that, although most abundant in quality and quantity, yet it would never ripen, and even if it did ripen, that it would never be…

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London Wool Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 December 1860 · page 5

Great caution should be manifested by all parties engaged in the trade, as the high prices hitherto ruling may be suddenly depressed should any political difficulties arise. The next…

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Election for the Murray. (From the Pastoral Times, December 7.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 December 1860 · page 3

ON Tuesday evening last a preliminary meeting was convened at the Royal Hotel, in reference to the return of a fit and proper person to represent the Murray district. At the hour advertised the large room of the Royal was pretty well filled…

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London Wool Report

Sydney Mail · Saturday 15 December 1860 · page 4

Great caution should be manifested by all parties engaged in the trade, as the high prices hitherto ruling may be suddenly depressed should any political difficulties arise. The next…

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London Wool Report.— October 18[?]

Empire · Tuesday 18 December 1860 · page 4

Although the trade at Loods and Bradford has been a fair average,inquires in our market have been few: several [?] contracs have been made for those markets, but of an limited a nature that they are scarcely worthy of notice, At [?]uddors field…

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New Whare and Jetty at Wool Loomooloo Bay. Extension of King and Crown Streets to the Domain

Empire · Thursday 20 December 1860 · page 8

DURING the last ten years, the improvement in the navigation of this, one of the most important bays.of PortJackson, by the construction of a wharf across it, and reclaiming the flat above low water.mark, has been…

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Wool, Tallow, and Hides

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 December 1860 · page 6

MESSRS, CLOUOH and Co. report as follows:-Wool.-In cotteequcaoe of the mail being a day or two late the usual weekly Mies have been postponed until Monday nsxt, the 17th instant. The telegrama to hand from Adelaide are of a contradictory natur*…

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