The Alleged Wool Robberies
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 134
THE disagreeable disclosures which the investigation at the Water Police Court brought to light list week should make those who have the interests of Sydney's wool trade at heart a little more watchful in future. It is alleged that bales of…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 32
THE wool-stealing cases were resumed at the Water Police Court on Tuesday. The court was crowded, and there was a large attendance of females, probably friends of the prisoners. The prisoners, Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Homebush
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 40
Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—Fat Cattle: 1077 forward, and there has not been so good an attendance of either town or country buyers this week, still for any prime lots there was good competition and…
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Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 18
THE hearing of the case against the men charged with an extensive wool robbery was resumed at the court on Wednesday afternoon, when the following astounding evidence was…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The English Wool and Produce Markets. (From the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's Circular, 13th December, 1877.) London, December 13
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 37
WOOL.—As the present sales are arranged to close on the 14th Instant, we are able by this opportunity practically to review the entire series. The course of the market on the whole can hardly be other…
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Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 19
[We shall be happy to receive from practical farmers such suggestions as to the treatment of crops, or stock as their experience has proved to be useful. By written for this journal…
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The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 2
THE SEASON.—There has been no relief from the drought since our last issue, although the prospect of rain has been frequent. Almost daily the sky…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 February 1878 · page 20
NEW South "Wales is at present suffering from drought of great severity, and it is now almost beyond doubt that, coupled with the losses sustained during the two dry years immediately preceding the present, it will…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1878 · page 3
SIR,—Your remarks in the money article of this morning must have been written under some misapprehension of facts when you say that the South Australian statistics of last year were so erroueous that "they induced the belief…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pastoral Leases Act of 1869. Sale of the Unexpired Terms of Leases of for Feited Runs of Crown Lands in the Unsettled Districts. Department of Public Lands, Fastoral Occupation Branch, Brisbane, 28th January. 1878
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1878 · page 8
The attention of Slock-owners and others, is drawn to the Notice, in the Suppicment to the GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, of the 25th,insant, having reference to the undermentioned FOR FEITED RUNS, situated in the…
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Evening News · Thursday 7 February 1878 · page 3
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—1150 head of cattle were yarded, and prices advanced 50s for best quality. 11,000 sheep and Jambs were penned, end paces advanced 3s…
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Evening News · Thursday 7 February 1878 · page 2
The abundant fall of rain of late has improved the prospects of the next crap, while it has to some extent interfered with sugar-making, which will result in a decrease as regards the produce of the present…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1878 · page 6
AT Homebush, on Thursday, the number of cattle yarded amounted to about 500, all of which were sold. There were again no prime bu locks, but the best pens realized from £3 to £9; fat heifers, about £6 104 to £7 10s per head. There were 3935 sheep…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1878 · page 166
MANY of the pastoral districts, if not all, have this week received the rainfall they have for many months been anxious for. The country was no doubt reduced to terrible straits for feed, and water, even on the frontages, was…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1878 · page 165
THE January number of the New South Wales Agricultural Society's journal has been published, and contains a mass of information of a useful character. The annual report and statement of accounts, with the reports of several…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 February 1878 · 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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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 February 1878 · page 19
THE following letter, which appeared some time ago in the Field, supplies subjects for consideration by cattle breeders generally:— I have lately been on a visit to a friend in one…
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Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 February 1878 · page 18
Experience teaches us that cattle thrive best on is mixed diet; all hay or all grain will produce lead beef than hay and grain. The animal structure of the ox also demands bulk in…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph]. Homebush
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 February 1878 · page 37
The cattle and sheep market shows an advance. The glut being over, prices are likely to continue improved. HAY, Thursday. Rain began on Monday evening, and continued in showers…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 February 1878 · page 19
AT the present time, with the Southern Railway approaching us (remarks the WAGGA WAGGA EXPRESS), it may not be uninteresting to draw a comparison between the cost of the carriage of cattle to Sydney…
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