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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1865

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Mr. Darvall, Versus Wheat-growing in New South Wales

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 24 May 1865 · page 324

MR. DARVALL in his place in Parliament is at all times fond of saying extraordinary things. Whenever attention flags in regard to his peculiarities as a public man, he…

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Horse and Cattle Market. [Burt and Co.]

Empire · Saturday 27 May 1865 · page 2

HORSES.—There is no variation in the market. Demands still fair for well-broken [?]ceable lots; supplies, is usual at this time of year, are very limited and not up to the requirements. Prices depend entirely upon quality and breakags…

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Sheep, in Van Loads

Empire · Monday 29 May 1865 · page 6

Will be conveyed at Owner's risk, at 7d. per mile, per waggons…

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Sheep, in Van Loads

Empire · Tuesday 30 May 1865 · page 6

Will be conveyed at Owner's risk, at 7d. per mile, per waggons…

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Farmers As Breeders of Horses. (From the Field, March 11th.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 June 1865 · page 6

A PORTNIGHT back it was our business to offer some remarks upon the present marketable value of horses, in connection with the late Mr. Anderson's sale. That article led us by natural steps to a consideration of the…

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New Zealand Jottings. a Journey to the West Coast with Cattle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 June 1865 · page 2

WE find the following observations in the form of a letter to the Lyttelton Times, from Mr. G. Willimer. Addressing the Editor of that journal, the writer thus details his experiences during a two months…

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Free-trade and Wheat Growing. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 June 1865 · page 2

SIR,—Free trade in wheat and choap food go together, and the colony insists on having both. The colonial wheat grown, therefore, must be prepared, one year with another, to compete with the farmers in South America, where the…

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Sale of the Annual Pastoral Leases

Empire · Thursday 8 June 1865 · page 2

The following is from the Adelaide Express:- The Government have finally decided to offer by auction, on the 15th of June, those annual leases of pastoral lands within Hundreis which fall in on the 30th…

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The Rent of Sheep Runs and the Price Oe Meat. (From the Adelaide Evening Express.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 June 1865 · page 5

LAST session much was said about the price of meat, and the relation that existed between the price of meat and the rent of sheep runs. Mr. M'Ellister made a great hit by affirming, in his own vigorous…

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Horse and Cattle Reports. [Charles Martyn.]

Empire · Saturday 10 June 1865 · page 2

The prices obtained this week do not differ meterial ly from these of last week but owing to the extremely inadeqaate supply of fresh stock there has been but a very limited amount of business done. At the Camperdown Sule…

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Farmers As Breeders of Houses

Sydney Mail · Saturday 10 June 1865 · page 7

A FORTNIGHT back it was our business to offer some remarks upon the present marketable value of horses, in connection with the late Mr. Anderson's sale. That article led us by natural steps to a consideration of the…

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Rust in Wheat. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 June 1865 · page 4

SIR,—Referring to your leading article in this, day's issue respecting rust in wheat, I desire to state, for the information of the farmers in this colony, that having been present, in March last, at the…

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Sydney Horse and Cattle Market

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 17 June 1865 · page 3

MR. C. MARTIN reports—The wet weather has interfored very much with the regular sales, and the week's transactions are therefore unimportant, All kinds of horses are vers scarce, and there is a good opportunity for selling a few drafts of [?] harness horses…

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Squatter V. Farmer. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 19 June 1865 · page 5

Sir,—If much talking would settle the great land question, assuredly we should long since have heard the last of it. Economy of time or of speech is certainly not a characteristic of modern statesmanship, ant it…

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SQUATTERS v. Farmers. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Tuesday 20 June 1865 · page 5

Sir,—The note you append to the letter of "Mentor" in this morning's Empire, effectually disposes of the major portion of that communication. There is, however, one point to which I would wish to refer. The…

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The Stolen Sheep

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 21 June 1865 · page 385

The faults of the bumble class of Irish peasantry are sufficiently known. Perhaps their virtues have not been proportionately observed, or recorded for observation. At all events it is…

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Wool Tallow Hides [?]

Empire · Wednesday 21 June 1865 · page 3

Lochiel, for London: 13[?] bales 1 pocket wool, [?] casks tallow, 2[?] bags copper ore, 2[?] bales skins, 4 bales [?] bales r[?], 2 cases [?], 8[?]bags, 2 bales locks. I[?] for London: 1523 bales wool, 157 casks tallow, [?]…

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The Forbes Cattle Stealing Case. (From the Lachland Reporter, June 17.)

Empire · Thursday 22 June 1865 · page 3

On Friday, June 9th, at the Forbes police court, before W. Farrand, Esq., P.M., Thomas Morris was charged as above. James Condell sworn: I am a segeant of police, at…

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Pastoral Leases in South Australia

Empire · Friday 23 June 1865 · page 6

It was lately stated in our telegrams from South Australia that the first batch of pastoral lease, being for twelve months only, had been [?] for £2000 over Mr. Goyder's valuations…

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Wool

Empire · Saturday 24 June 1865 · page 5

The wool market is very quiet since the close of the last sales. The purchases made have been of the most limited character. The arrivals for the next series of sales are…

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