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Farming & the land, 1866

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Diseases Amongst Cattle

Sydney Mail · Saturday 11 August 1866 · page 7

THE following is the bill introduced by the Hon. Minister for Lands, to prevent the introduction or propagation of Infectious or Contagious Diseases amongst Cattle and other Animals. —…

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What Makes a Farmer

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 11 August 1866 · page 3

Prof. Paul A. Chadborne, of Williams College, and member of the Sonate, delivered an exceedingly able and instructive lecture lately upon "AGRICULTURE AS AN EMPLOYMENT, ITS DIGNITY AND…

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Wool

Empire · Monday 13 August 1866 · page 5

The wool sales closed on the 23rd. The total number of bales catalogued was 157,602. Notwithstanding the great failures and continued panic, the average rates…

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London Wool Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 August 1866 · page 5

The sales closed on June 23rd. Total bales catalogued, 157,602. Failures and the tightness of the money market caused a decline of from 1½d. to 2½d. on all descriptions; but best…

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The Cowper Administration and the Squatters of Riverina. (From the Pastoral Times, August 4.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 August 1866 · page 3

In dealing with the Riverine petition to the Queen for our independence, the Cowper Cabinet must have considered that a fatal blow was being dealt at us when it took so much trouble to assure the Secretary…

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On the Nature and Properties of Wool. (Communicated to the Western Post, August 7.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 August 1866 · page 3

THE growtn of wool is generally completed in one year, at the expiration of which it spontaneously falls and decays. In this respect the covering of the sheep bears a close resemblance to the hair of other animals, although it differs…

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Wool

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 August 1866 · page 523

The wool sales closed on the 23rd. The total number of bales catalogued was 157,602, Notwithstanding the great failures and continued panic, the average rates maintained showed a…

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Mudgee Sheep Exhibition

Empire · Monday 20 August 1866 · page 5

If weather was any type of coming events, we might have much cause for hope that a bright future is in store for coming exhibitions. A more glorious day than Thursday we have not had for weeks, and the…

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The Pastoral Interest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 August 1866 · page 7

HEAVY rains have been general throughout the country, particularly in the central districts, and in New England. The squatters never had better prospects before them than they have at present. Stock…

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Wool, Tallow, Hides, &c

Empire · Thursday 23 August 1866 · page 3

Flying Cloud, for London: 1428 bales wool, 28 bales leather pieces, 8 bales rage, 30 cases essence of meat, 565 old brass tubes, 7 casks old metal, 523 [?] copper, 5 below 2 pockets cotton, 9 blales skins. 16,270 treensils, 114 casks…

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The Weather and the Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 August 1866 · page 7

SINCE the date of our last monthly summary, the weather has been most favourable to the agriculturists, whose prospects are this year more bright than they have been for many seasons past. From…

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Mudgee Sheep Exhibition and Fair. [From Our Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 August 1866 · page 2

THE somewhat gloomy forebodings with respect to the weather the beginning of the week were happily dispelled on the morning of the 16th. when, after a sharp frost, the sun shone out with unwonted brilliancy, putting all sheep breeders in good spirits…

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The Sheep Fair

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 25 August 1866 · page 4

On Friday morning the first sheep fair in Mudgee was held. With the exception of Mr N. P. Bayly, all the leading brecders had stock on the ground, and the unmber of head was about 1500, several lots having been…

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AGRICULTURAL. Mudgee Sheep Exhibition

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 25 August 1866 · page 4

If weather was any type of coming events, we might have much cause for hope that a bright future is in store for coming exhibitions. A more glorious day than Thursday we have not had for weeks, and the Agricultural…

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Country News. Mudgee Sheep Exhibition and Fair

Sydney Mail · Saturday 25 August 1866 · page 9

THE somewhat gloomy forebodings with respect to the weather the beginning of the week were happily dispelled on the morning of the 16th, when, after a sharp frost, the sun shone out with unwanted brilliancy, putting all sheep breeders in good spirits…

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Australian Discovery and Colonisation. Chapter Xxiv. General Darling's Administration. The sheep and cattle mania. The case of Sudds and Thompson. Attempts to restrict the Liberty of the Press. Trail by Jury

Empire · Friday 31 August 1866 · page 2

A circumstance which showed more strongly than[?]even the previously narrated case the bitterness of party spirit which pervaded the community, took place in the…

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Punch's Pastoral

Sydney Punch · Saturday 1 September 1866 · page 1

PUNCH, BY THE GRACE OF KINDLY HUMOUR AND FAVOUR OF ALL WHO LOVE FAIR PLAY, CARDINAL ARCHBISHOP OF WIT, AND METROPOLITAN TO THE CLERGY AND LAITY OF HIS ARCH-DIOCESE,--HEALTH AND BENEDICTION. In these days, Dearly Beloved, of irreverent curoisity and blameworthy familiarity…

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Archbishop Manning's Pastoral

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 September 1866 · page 550

Dr. Manning's Pastoral on the education of the poor Roman Catholic children in London is in the main so studiously free from exaggeration that we can only refer to it with the wish to…

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AGRICULTURAL & PASTORAL General Instructions to Shepherds

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 1 September 1866 · page 4

A correspondent of The Atutrakuiaa submits thu following general instructions to shepherds to the attention of squatterai:- 1. In the summer months sheep to be out on their run…

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London Wool Report. June 29, 1866

Empire · Monday 3 September 1866 · page 2

Prior to the commencement of the large sales just terminated, a very general feeling existed that the high prices of March would not besupported; the continued advance in the value of money had checked operations…

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