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Farming & the land, 1877

865 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 44

Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 December 1877 · page 775

SOME parts of the pastoral regions have had rains during the past fortnight, but it is too late to expect that these will have any beneficial effect upon the feed where it has been very much dried. It will, however, be acceptable on…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 December 1877 · page 20

The following sheep crossed the Gundagai bridge last week. On 11th, 13,400 of Rankin's, from Merool, to Tumut, Donald M'Gregor in charge. 7500 of Horsley's from Yabtree to the Lachlan, Sherwin in…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 December 1877 · page 774

BY reference to our statutes we find that the Act to prohibit the importation of grape vines, grape vine cuttings, and grapes, which came in force on the 25th April, 1873, expired on the 1st of January last year. Although it is not…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Hay

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 December 1877 · page 40

There are no stock travelliag this way. The weather is warm and changeable. There is plenty, of water in the river. TAMWORTH, Thursday…

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Goldsbrough's Exhibition of Merino Wool

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 December 1877 · page 18

IF any show can PER SE lay claim to full and sufficient notice in a paper devoted in ever so small a degree to the pastoral interest, it surely must be such an exhibition as Messrs. Goldsbrough and Co. announce…

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Farm and Garden. the Ayrshire Cow

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 22 December 1877 · page 20

To those who love a fine cow the breed is of secondary consideration. There are fine cows of all pure breeds and also excellent cows of no breeding at all, without either name, reputation, or position in the world. If…

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The Cultivator. Chemistry applied to Farming and Gardening

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 December 1877 · page 20

WE take the following from an address by Mr. William Fullerton, before the Piedmont Agricultural Society:—With the aid of chemistry the farmer can know with certainty what quantities of the different…

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Facts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 December 1877 · page 21

COAL ashes as a fertilizer are said to be very beneficial for tomatoes and potatoes, and to a less extent for peas and beans. Moreover, they improve the mechanical condition of the soil, and are therefore…

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Melbourne Wool Sales [R. Goldsborough and Co.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 December 1877 · page 6

WOOL.—Our catalogue for to-day and to-morrow comprised 62[?] bales, of which we brought forward to-day 4401 bales greas[?] the scoured and fleece being reserved for disposal to-morrow[?] There was a full attendance of the trade, and biddings were fairly…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Prospects

Evening News · Friday 28 December 1877 · page 2

The accounts received from the country districts this weak go to show that much good has resulted. from the recent rains, the agricultural interest particularly being much improved. The pastoral…

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Incendiarism—350 Sheep Destroyed

Evening News · Friday 28 December 1877 · page 2

From Cullen-la-ringo Station we learn (reports the PEAK DOWNS ADVERTISER) that a rascally act of incendiarism was lately perpetrated by some evil disposed person or persons. On Monday, December 3…

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Charge of Stealing Wool From the Dock Warehouses

Evening News · Friday 28 December 1877 · page 3

Three men named Ryan, Sinclair, and Bird were brought up on remand before Mr. Chance, at the Thames Police Court, on October 19, charged with stealing four bales of colonial wool from the…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 806

ON the whole there is an improvement in the tone of the news from the pastoral districts. The great North-Western, country, which has been suffering so long and so largely from drought, has had some relief. On the 17th and 18th…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 806

MESSRS. Richard Gibson and Co., stock salesmen of Melbourne, have forwarded us a neat illustrated catalogue of the pure-bred Shorthorns which they will offer from the Brunswick herd on the 8th of next month. There are…

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Cattle and Horses

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 37

Will be conveyed at owner's risk, at 8d per truck per mile. No less charge than for a whole truck to be made. Minimum charge, 15s. To be loaded and unloaded by owners…

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Queensland Pastoral Items. (Queenslander's Correspondence.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 20

ROMA, December 15.—Stock movements' have been as follow:—237 bullocks, from Mount Inniskillen, Barcoo, on Monday, 3rd instant. 270 fat cows, from Mount Cornish, Thomson River, on the 5th…

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The First Pastoral. No. Xviii

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 3

DR. VAUGHAN, in extending his list of Holy Popes who "fought the World, the Devil, and the Flesh," and did battle with the "Demon of Pride and Luxury."…

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The Sydney Markets. Cattle Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 6

THERE was a fair supply of cattle at the market at Homebus[?] on Thursday: but the quality, with but few exceptions, did not show anything superior. The most of the bullocks put up to auction realised under £8 a-head; but for one fat yard over £10 was…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence, [By Electric Telegraph.] Homebush

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 37

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlia report:—Only one sale was held this week, owing to the holidays, and on that occasion there was a very poor attendance of buyers, the country butchers scarcely being represented at all. 341 head…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. [R. Goldsbrough and Co.]

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 December 1877 · page 812

WOOL.—Our catalogue for to-day and to-morrow comprised 6237 bales, of which we brought forward to-day 4401 bales greasy, the scoured and fleece being reserved for disposal to-morrow. There was a full attendance of the trade, and biddings were fairly…

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