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Farming & the land, 1861

142 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 8

Small Farms. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 August 1861 · page 2

SIR,—May I be permitted, through the medium of your columns, to solicit information concerning the why and wherefore so much delay exists in the disposal of the agricultural land adjacent to the township of Young. It is…

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Export of Wool, Tallow, and Hides, &c

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 August 1861 · page 9

From July 1st, 1861.- Per Damascus—1651 bales wool, 6149 hides, 561 casks tallow, 1100 bags copper ore, 32 casks cocoanut oil, 897 bags gum, 4245, horns, 4260 bones…

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The Rot in Sheep

Empire · Thursday 22 August 1861 · page 2

MANY of our renders are probably [?]ware that the disease abovementioned has been unusually prevalent of late in this colony, especially in the Northern districts. The cause to which the…

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Growth of Wool. (From a Supplement to the Government Gazettw.)

Empire · Thursday 22 August 1861 · page 3

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to direct the publication, for general information, of the following copy of a despatch from the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, forwarding a…

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REMARKS concerning wool—chiefly pointing out the faults attached to each description named. Oporlo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 August 1861 · page 8

The wool usually imported from thence is long, stapled, and bright, but troubled with a sprinkling of grey and reddish hairs, which depreciate the value and limit the competition. The sheep also, fer want of attention, are apt to…

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Wool, Tallow, and Hides

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 August 1861 · page 8

Messrs Goldsbrough and Co report—"Wool.—The arrival of the Salsette places us in possession of advices from the English market to the 26th of June, from which we learn that the May and June series of sales terminated on the 6th of the latter…

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Fatal Fire at the Royal Hotel. Deniliquin. (From the Pastoral Times August 10th.)

Empire · Saturday 24 August 1861 · page 5

It is not often that we have to record accidents from fire in our township, but this apparent immunity from dangers of this character suffered an exception last Friday night. About midnight Dr. Wren, of North…

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Wool. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Wednesday 28 August 1861 · page 5

SIR,—I have read with considerable interest the corres- pondence relating to the growth of colonial and foreign wools, published in a recent number of the Government Gazette…

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Cattle Circular. [Pitt and Sullivan.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 August 1861 · page 6

THE market is glutted with middling cattle, which has caused a fall in kprice. None but really good wil bring a figure. We quote best quality, £5; middling, £3. The sheep market is not so firm, on account of different lots…

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Visit of Mr. Cowper to Deniliquin. (From the Pastoral Times, August 23.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 September 1861 · page 5

PURSUANT to the resolutions passed at the public meeting of the previous evening, held at the Royal Hotel, the members of the deputation met on Friday morning last, between nine and ten o'clock, in order…

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Dinner at Deniliquin to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary. (From the Pastoral Times, August 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 September 1861 · page 2

ON the evening of Friday last, the Hon: Charles Cowper was entertained at a public dinner by a number of gentlemen residents of the district and town-ship of Deniliquin. The entertainment took place in…

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Report of Chief Inspector of Sheep. Adelaide, 6th August, 1861

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 September 1861 · page 2

Sir,—I have the honour to forward my report of the state of the flocks in the colony for the quarter ending 30th June, 1861. It affords me much pleasure to inform you that I have…

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Our Farmers

Sydney Mail · Saturday 14 September 1861 · page 7

THEIR bomes are their castles, hearthstones a throne—They rule with no sceptre the kingdoms they own; The stalk, and the vities, and the fruit-bearing tree, Are subject is that bend not to tyrants the knee…

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PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. From the Pastoral Times, September 6.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 September 1861 · page 3

OUR readers will hear with pain that this virulent disease has found its way across the Murray, from Victoria, and has fastened upon some of the herds of this colony with fatal pertinacity. We were in hopes…

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London Wool Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 September 1861 · page 5

JULY, 1861.—The sales commenced on the 18th, the arrivals to that date consisting of 80,000 bales. The Sales opened with a smaller attendance…

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London Wool Report

Sydney Mail · Saturday 21 September 1861 · page 2

JULY, 1861.—The sales commenced on the 18th, the arrivals to that date consisting of 80,000 bales. The Sales opened with a smaller attendance…

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Export of Wool, Tallow, and Hide[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 September 1861 · page 8

From July, 1st, 1861:- Per Damascus—16[?] bales wool, [?] hides, 5[?]1 casks tallow, 1100 bags copper ore, 32 casks cocoanut oil, [?]7 bags gum, [?] horns, 4260 bones…

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The Farmer's Wife of South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 October 1861 · page 8

"NEIGHBOURS, in truth I feel for you, but I've my rent to pay, Nor must I empty leave my purse against a rainy day; And rainy all and tempest-dark the times are now, indeed,— My friends, it pains me much to say, I cannot help your need."…

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London Wool Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 October 1861 · page 7

The dulness which existed for the first four days of the sales gave way to a rather better feeling, in consequence of the satisfactory change in the weather for harvest operations; and,…

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London Wool Report. August 24Th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 October 1861 · page 7

The sales closed on the 27th. Total quantity calculated will reach 86,000 bales, of which about 4000 hare been withdrawn. It is exceedingly gratifying to be able to report a recovery…

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