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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1871

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Intercolonial Exhibition. [Continued From Page 269.] SHEEP

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 August 1871 · page 6

THE show of sheep-though there were seventy-nine entries, engaging fifty-seven pens-was, in relation to the magnitud of the other sections, almost insignificant in importance—a circumstance that may in some degree be attributable to the…

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Acute Dropsy in Sheep. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 August 1871 · page 28

SIR,—Judging from the symptoms which "Subscriber" has given in the Town and Country Journal of the disease which his sheep are suffering from, I am of opinion that it is acute dropsy. Red water consists of an inflammation of the skin…

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Ode. to a Fat Sheep. [We extract the following exquisitely humorous piece from the Wagga Wagga Advertiser. The initials indicate the graceful pen from which it comes.]

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 26 August 1871 · page 12

Fat friend of human race, Whose pale and patient face, And eye that yellows, Tell of all hope forlorn…

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Weather and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1871 · page 808

IN the metropolitan district the weather has been brilliantly fine during the week, and spring is beginning to herald its approach. The peach and early plums are breaking out into bloom, and most of the…

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Farm Roads

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1871 · page 809

THERE is no one thing which so marks the difference between a long settled and a new region as the roads; and yet, throughout this demecratic country, where so few public expenditures can be made which do not carry with…

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Facts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 August 1871 · page 14

ROTATION of crops may not positively enrich, a farm, but it will at least retard aud postpone its impoverishment. He who grows wheat after wheat, corn after corn for twenty or thirty years will need to emigrate…

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Farm Produce

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 August 1871 · page 11

Sir William Macarthur, of Camden Park, takes the silverr medal for the completest collection of agricultural produce, his exhibits in class 287, large yellow maize (weighing 66½lbs to the bushel), smaller yellow…

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Arrival of the Suez Mail at Adelaide. Wool Higher. Prince Arthur, and Marquis and Marchioness of Lorn Enthusiastically received in Ireland Imperial Prince and Princess of Germany in London. Civil List passed Parliament, granting £15,000 Annuity to Prince Arthur. Amendment Proposing £10,000 Rejected. Great Opposition Meeting in Trafalgar Square. Lords Refusing to Pass Army Bill, the Queen's Warrant Abolished Purchase System. House of Lords Passed Bill, but Censured Government. Gladstone took no notice of the Censure. Loss of the Magaera—All Hands Saved

Evening News · Saturday 26 August 1871 · page 2

[A portion of the following appeared in our second edition of yesterday.] The branch mail steamer Balclutha arrived off Glenelg at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, with the South…

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Arrival of the Suez Mail at Adelaide. Wool Higher. Prince Arthur, and Marquis and Marchioness of Lorn Enthusiastically received in Ireland. Imperial Prince and Princess of Germany in London. Civil List passed Parliament, granting £15,000 Annuity to Prince Arthur. Amendment Proposing £10,000 Rejected. Great Opposition Meeting in Trafalgar Square. Lords Refusing to Pass Army Bill, the Queen's Warrant Abolished Purchase System. House of Lords Passed Bill, but Censured Government. Gladstone took no notice of the Censure. Loss of the Magæra—All Hands Saved

Empire · Saturday 26 August 1871 · page 3

THE branch mail steamer Balclutha arrived off Glenelg at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, with the South Australian portion of the European mail per Rangoon. She brings newspaper dates to July 14th, and late…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence

Evening News · Monday 28 August 1871 · page 4

OUR Wentworth correspondent, says the Pastoral Times, reports:—Last week 2900 fat sheep crossed Gunn's punt on their way from Mr. W. Reed's, Tolarno, to the Adelaide market; but little stock has passed…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Interlligence

Empire · Monday 28 August 1871 · page 3

OUR Wentworth correspondent, says the Pastoral Times, reports:—Last week 2[?] fat sheep crossed [?] punt on their way from Mr. W. [?] to the Adelaide market; but little stock has passed…

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Wool and Pastoral Association

Evening News · Tuesday 29 August 1871 · page 3
Also in Empire

A MEETING of the Wool and Pastoral Association of New South Wales was held yesterday afternoon, in the Chamber of Commerce, to consider recommendations made by Sir D. Cooper, viz.:—That there be six sales…

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London Wool Sales

Empire · Tuesday 29 August 1871 · page 2

The third series of the colonial wool sales commenced in London on the 22nd of June, and have continued from day to day until now, and will very probably continue for a fortnight longer. At the opening…

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Lecture on Sheep and Sheepbreeding

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 August 1871 · page 6

THE following is the lecture delivered by the Hon. G. H. Cox, Req., M.L.C., on Friday evening last, before the members of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales:—…

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Mr. Cox's Lecture. Sheep and Sheep Breeding

Empire · Thursday 31 August 1871 · page 4

HIS Excellency, Lord Belmore took the chair at half-past 7, on Friday, when the Hon. G. H. Cox gave his lecture on sheep and sheep-breeding. Between forty and fifty gentlemen was present; but many of these came only…

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Trade Circulars. Wool. [Webster, Darvall, and Co.] July 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 August 1871 · page 6

SINCE our report of the 22nd ultimo., announcing an improvement of a 1d per 1b. upon April—May rates, the market has continued to advance, stimulated by a brisk demand for America for unwashed wools, and a general desire on the part of French…

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Mr. Clark's Lecture. Central Cattle Yards

Empire · Friday 1 September 1871 · page 4

As on Thursday night, the Council of the Society did not visit their rooms to assist at Mr. Clark's lecture on Monday night; and one might almost suppose that having invited the reading of papers on horses and…

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Wool and Pastoral Association

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1871 · page 840
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

A MEETING of persons interested in pastoral pursuits, called by the committee of the above association, took place at the Chamber of Commerce on Monday, to consider matters connected with the London wool sales, to which…

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