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247 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 13
SIR,—The great provalence and fatality of the rinderpest, or cattle disease, at present in Great Britain and many other countriis must make it a subject of considerable interest to the farmers and squatters in this colony, and as but few of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Having been absent from town the last few days, I was much surprised on hearing that an application from a remote part of the district bad been made to his Excellency the Governor to obtain sedd wheat from the Government,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—In our issue of the 3rd instant I notice a correspondence between Mr. Macpherson, of Liverpool, and the Honorable the Colonial Secretary (Mr. Parkes) on the subject of seed wheat, in which Mr. Macpherson alludes to an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THIS troublesome disease of sheep, and its treatment, have received, one would think, a sufficient description in agricultural books and newspapers during the last twenty years! But every decade of years, if not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A telegram from Adelaide, states that, 500 tons of wheat have been sold at 6s. 4½d. Would Mr. Eagar kindly inform Mr. PUNCH how much that is per 1b.?…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SOME time ago, Mr. R. I. Perrott, of Armidale, delivered a lecture on Agriculture, at' the School of Arts there, which deserves—from the intimate practical knowledge of the lecturer, and the popular manner in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The London wool sales terminated on the 24th March. The total bales catalogued were 85,281; prices the first week commenced one penny to twopence in advance on November…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—The points of resemblance between rinderpest and small-pox, as described by Dr. Murchison more especially, have not been sufficient to establish that identity, and want further elucidation to clear the matter up…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A RETURN, moved for in the Assembly on the 10th of March last, has just been issued from the printing-office. It contains…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →IT was very natural that the whole energy of the first night of this Parliament should have been spent upon the cattle plague. Reform is very old, Jamaica rather old, but the plague is new. On reform there is little…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—It may appear gomewhat premature to enter on this subject so early in the season, when the "Appoximate" Agricultural Returne from South Australia and Victoria have only recently been publiced, and as it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The sales, which commenced on the lst instant terminsted this day. The quantities catalogued comprised—7395 bales, Sydney; 41,428 bales, Port Philip; 202 bales, Van Dlemen's Land; 549 bales, New Zealand; 11,492 bales, Adelaide; 817…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,—Any one whe Implicitly relies on published state ments and official statistics may be easily led astray from the true results both in England and the colonies; as nothing is more reasonable to suppose that where a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →William Hannan was arraigned on three charges of cattle-stealing, and on Monday pleaded not guilty. The owners of the cattle in these cases were George Bond, Adam Bond, and mr.M'Murnin…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the case of William Hannan, charged with cattle stealing, Mr Simpson, who (instructed by Mr, Greer) appeared for prisoner, withdrew the plea of not guilty, and pleaded guilty on the these indictments for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the case of William Hannan, charged with cattle stealing, Mr. Simpaon, who (instructed by Mr. Greer) appeared for prisoner, withdrew the ploa of not guilty, and pleaded guilty on the three indictments for stealing cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Margery order chocolate, Tis nearly ten o'clock, And getting up at half-past eight Is really quite a shock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The two great three year old races at Epsom—the Derby and the Oaks—undoubtedly owe their existence to the grandfather of the present Earl of Dorby, The fillies' race was established in 1779, when it was won by Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →John Duthie, for London: 2045 bales wool, 40 bales sheepskins, 105 bales 395 begs bark, 7802 casks cocoanut oil, 6886 hides 8800 horns, 10 half-tons bones, 1965 bags copper ore, 1188 bags lead ore, 15 bales cocoanut fibre, 5 casks old metal,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"IT is an ill wind that blows nobody any good," and the drought that was so disastrous to our farmers and squatters has been of benefit to our vignerons. This consolation is small, because…
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