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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1878

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Ill-treatment of Cattle

Evening News · Saturday 26 January 1878 · page 2

At the Central Police Court yesterday, Michael Moran, a cattle drover, wan charged by the police with ill-treating a bullock, by leaving it lying for several days without food or water. It appeared that…

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The Grazier. Cattle Prohibition

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 January 1878 · page 18

As it is quite possible that some other "stud breeders " may fancy themselves entitled to an apology, like Dr. Jenkins, if 1 venture on any further diagnosis of your "Stud Breeder," and as…

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Extensive Wool Robbery

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 January 1878 · page 13

AT the Central Police Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. Palmer, Brown, and Edwards, five mon, named respectively George Gunn (on remand), Henry Harman, merehant, John Smith, storeman, John…

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Committal for Wool-stealing

Evening News · Saturday 26 January 1878 · page 5

All the prisoners charged with the stealing of wool, as reported in yesterday's issue, were committed for trial on the charge, bail allowed ; Harman himself in £300, and two sureties of £150 each ; Smith…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Temcgraph.] Homebush

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 January 1878 · page 37

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—Fat Cattle: 1052 were forward for the week, and of this number 200 were turned out. The sales throughout the week have been fully attended. A very large number of paddock-fed have been…

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How to Grow Wheat with Certainty and Profit

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 26 January 1878 · page 10

THIS is rather a perplexing question with many people in this colony; but, notwithstanding the capricious nature of the climate, and other circumstances adverse to culture, we venture to think that a system of dealing…

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Pastoral Rents : the Other Side. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1878 · page 103

SIR,—You balance your censure of the selector picking out the best room of the squatter's leasehold, by accusing the squatter of buying up the front and back doors, also, staircases, passages, &c, of his own leashold…

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Cattle-slaughtering in the City. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1878 · page 2

SIR,—Having during the last two months or so complained in vain to the police, and latterly also to the Inspector of Nuisances, respecting a flagrant infraction of the town regulations, which is not only dangerous to the health of the…

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The Farmers’. Graziers’, and Gardeners ’ Column

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1878 · page 2

During Monday night several heavy showers fell in Parramatta, and we learn that some other parts of the colony were similarly favored, but the…

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The Richmond Stud Farm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 January 1878 · page 33

WHEN I was at Mr. Andrew Town's in October, many of the mares had not foaled, for the season was a late one in that stud; and so, being anxious to see the whole crop of foals, as also to make…

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Weekly Wool Report. [R. Goldsbrough and Co.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1878 · page 6

WOOL,—We eatalogned 2488 bales for our sale to-day, of which we sold 1755 bales at auction and by private contract. The lots were, as is usual towards the close of the season, principally in inferior to ordinary condition, and the rates obtained were up to…

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Nefarious Practices in the Wool Trade

Evening News · Wednesday 30 January 1878 · page 2

A correspondent writes to us as follows:—The number of cases of false [?] which have lately been discovered by the wool buyers. and for which la[?] or no redress (in many cases) can be [?] has…

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The Weather.-agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1878 · page 3

Since the 19th instant, the data of the last summary, there has been no change of importance reported from any of the inland districts. Last week the coast was visited by a few heavy rain clouds, which discharged their contents and…

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The Sydney Markets. Cattle and Sheep Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 6

ON Thursday about 6134 sheep were yarded and sold at from 4s 1d to 14s 4d per head for extra prime. The number of cattle yarded amounted to 257, all of which were sold. There were no prime fat bullocks, but the best pen; realizel from £7 10s to £8…

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Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 135

AS yet there is no improvement to report as to tho state of the pastoral districts. The drought continues; the hottest period of the summer has come; it is a time of great hardship for stock, which are starring in nearly all parts, and…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 19

Mr. J. Feilen, of Greendale, informs the MONARO MERCURY that a score or more of fine sheep belonging to him have been poisoned. The poison has been most likely mixed in with salt, and laid as a trap for…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 134

"COMPETITION is the life of trade." We therefore hail with satisfaction the announcement that our woolbrokers are active in their endeavours to obtain for Sydney a fair share of the wool traffic of Australia. A large business in wool is…

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The First Pastoral. No. Xx

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 3

Dr. VAUGHAN, in concluding his list of Popes who were impersonations of the Supernatural, and who "fought the Demon of Pride and Luxury and Cruelty,"…

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Sheep Inspection on the Border

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 134

LAST week a meeting of the sheep directors of the Albury district was held at the instance of Mr. George Day, M.L.A. who has undertaken a rather thankless task, that of adjusting the little differences which have for some time existed…

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Cattle Importation. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 19

SIR,—As my friend "Old Breeder" has left town I beg to trouble you with a few remarks on Hereford's letter in last week's "TOWN AND COUNTRY." Hereford mentions " foolish " talk, and I confess Old Breeder…

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