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Farming & the land, 1874

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Farm Mechanics, &c. No. V.

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 November 1874 · page 612

PLOUGHING is the moat important of agricultural operations, and on the manner in which it is performed depends all the subsequent operations ef tillage on the same land. A large volume might well be written on this subject, but…

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Our Western Railway and Farming

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 14 November 1874 · page 7

To the observant traveller a trip along our western line of railway as far as Bathurst will prove a very interesting one, and, apart from the beauties of the scenery to be encountered, will suggest many subjects worthy of attentive…

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Facts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 November 1874 · page 17

Eggs may be kept in good condition until winter by packing them in milk of lime, or thin whitewash in barrels or tubs. The enormous California fleece, which is said to…

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Telegrams This Day. Cable Messages. the Civil War in Spain. Defeat of the Carlists. Retreat of Don Carlos to the Mountains. the Wool Sales. Wool, Tallow, Leather, Preserved Meat, Wheat, and Copper Markets. London, via Singapore, November 13th. Received in Sydney, November 14th, 5.41 p.m

Evening News · Monday 16 November 1874 · page 2

After obstinate fighting, the Carlists have been defeated by the Republican forces under La Serna, and compelled to abandon the siege of Irun, a frontier village of Spain…

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Telegrams This Day. Cable Message. Re-arrest of Count Arnim. Failure for £400,000. London Markets—wheat, Copper, Tin. Large Steamer for Sydney. London, November 14

Evening News · Tuesday 17 November 1874 · page 2

Received in Sydney, November 16, 6.23 p.m. Count Arnim, who was arrested at the instigation of Bismarck, on a charge of detaining documents belonging to the archives of the German…

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The London Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 19 November 1874 · page 3

Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co. report under date October 1, 1574:— The third series of public sales of colonial wools, which opened on the 18th August, has closed to-day. There has…

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London Wool Sales. London, November 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 November 1874 · page 5

The London colonial wool sales opened this evening. The total arrivals amount to more than 80,000 bales. Upwards of 5500 bales have been offered. Cape of Good Hope wools…

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The Weather and Crops—pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 November 1874 · page 8

DURING the past month the season has on the whole been very plessant, a few exceptionally hot days in the early part of the month having been succeeded by agreeably cool weather. Some rain has fallen and greatly refreshed…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

Empire · Friday 20 November 1874 · page 3

In our last summary for Europe, by the Pacific route, we noticed that shearing had almost ceased and that the attention of graziers was being mainly devoted to getting their clips to market…

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Wool Circulars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 November 1874 · page 14

FANNING, GRIF[?]THS, AND CO.—The general and not unreasonable anxlety that, with the very large supplies for London May sales, the existing values must [?], has caused a quict tone, and buyers show no inclination to ope[?] on [?]. What…

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Wool Up and Wool Down. Part Ii. Wool Is Down

Sydney Punch · Friday 20 November 1874 · page 1

BLACKER than e'er the inky waters roll Upon the gloomy shores of sluggish Styx, A surge of sorrows laps my leaden soul For that which was at "two" is now "one--six "…

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Long-woolled Sheep. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 November 1874 · page 10

SIR,—I have read with mich interest, in your paper of 8th October, Mr. W. P. Gordon's well written and most instructive paper upon the principles which should guide the breeders and grazlers of long-woolled sheep. There is,…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 647

Tub season's clip may now be said to have finished, but a very small portion of the work remaining to be done. The lone of satisfaction exhibited in the reports from all quarters would seem to indicate that the fall hopes of the…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 14

We (Narrabri Herald) regret to have to chronicle the death of Captain Moseley's oldest pure-bred Angora buck. The unimal, but a shorttime before In perfect health, was found in a moribund condition one forenoon last week, and died,…

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Agriculture, Pastoral. The Weather and Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 646

Owing to several heavy showers accompanying thunderstorms within the week ended Wednesday, vegetation in the metropolitan district has been kept in a thriving condition. The orchards continue to look well, and to promise…

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The Grazier. Breeding of Dairy Cattle. No. 2

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 14

IN our first number under the above beading we endeavoured to show that to obtain a first-class breed of dairy cattle, having distinctive characteristics as a breed, requires great judgment,…

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The London Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 10

Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co. report under date October 1, 1674:— The third series of public sales of colonial wools, which opened on the 18th August, has closed to-day. There has…

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London Wool Sales. London, November 17

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 662

The London colonial wool sales opened this evening. The total arrivals amount to more than 80,000 bales. Upwards of 5500 bales have been offered. Cape of Good Hope wools…

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London Colonial Wool Sales. London, November 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 7

At the London Colonial wool, sales the opening competition is well maintained. We have received the following telegram from the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency…

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The Wool Warehouses of the East and West India Dock Company

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 20

AN Australian in London is pretty sure to find his way sooner or later "down to the Docks." His voyaging experience gives him a sympathy for all that relates to ships and salt water. A Sydney man…

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