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Farming & the land, 1879

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International Show of Sheep and Swine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 September 1879 · page 6

The first of the series of stock shows to be held in connection with the Grand International Exhibition comprises sheep, swine, goats, and alpacas, and will open to the public this morning. Yesterday was…

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International Exhibition. Show of Sheep. Goats, and Swine

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 September 1879 · page 3

The judging of the sheep, goals, and swine--the first series of live stock shows to be held in connection with the International Exhibition--commenced yesterday. The entries in the sheep and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 October 1879 · page 7

The weather since our last summary, published on the 11th September, has been exceedingly changeable. Sometimes there have been several flays in succession when, to all appearance, we had…

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The Weather, Agricultural, and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 October 1879 · page 8

Since the last summary was dispatched, the weather in this colony has been remarkably variable. The last work of winter and the first week of spring have passed. The former was a great contrast to the latter. Winter closed…

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International Show of Sheep and Swine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 October 1879 · page 3

The work of judging to complete the merino section commenced yesterday morning, at 9.30, and was continued until 11, when all the classes were finished. The prize cards were all posted, and many pens…

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Telegraphic News. the Wool Sales

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 October 1879 · page 5

The following London produce telegram, dated September 27,1879, has been received by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.:-- " Wool.—The sales closed on 26th instant, at an…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Thursday 2 October 1879 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Thursday.-The wheat market is firm. 20,000 bushels were sold at the mills to-day at 5s 6d per bushel. Town floor is £12 10s per ton. The Derbyshire, now in Melbourne, and…

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Adelaide Wheat Market

Evening News · Friday 3 October 1879 · page 2

ADELAIDE. Friday.—The wheat market is very firm, and all parcels offering at Port Adelaide at 5s 6d per bushel have been taken up at 6s 7d to secure…

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The Irish Tenant Farmers. London, Sept. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 October 1879 · page 5

Considerahle agitation is taking place among the tenant fanners in Ireland for an extensive reduction in rents. Mr. Parnell made several speeches, openly advocating…

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Tenant Farmer Agitation in Ireland. London, September 30

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 October 1879 · page 3

Considerable agitation exists among tenant farmers in Ireland for the extensive reduction of rents. Parnell made several speeches openly, advocating non-payment of rent in…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 October 1879 · page 20

The TAMWORTH NEWS says:— In all directions, for hundreds of miles, the country looks magnificent, in the matter of grass, herbage, and water. At Blackall the weather has cleared up this week,…

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The Fourth Pastoral

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 October 1879 · page 13

WHENEVER the Church assumes a position of antagonism to any part of the world outside Her pale, we may be sure that She considers that Her vital interests are…

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Agricultural Pastoral Forthcoming Shows

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1879 · page 550

Glendaruel, Beckworth, Clames, Eglinton, Victoria, and Glengower Agricultural Society.—At Clunes (National Show), October 23 and 24. General Show National Agricultural Society of Victoria…

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Pastoral and Its Critics

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 October 1879 · page 18

THE following conclusive reply to a lecture recently delivered by Mr. Gray, appeared in a recent issue of the Macleay Herald :— SIR,—In the Macleay Chronicle, of the 18th of…

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The Weather—Agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1879 · page 566

Spring is advancing with giant strides, and from each district come prognostications of a season almost unparalleled in fertility. Everywhere an abundance of rain has fallen, pasture is generally good, and the prospects for…

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Sheep at the Exhibition

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1879 · page 566

Among the sheep at the present sheep show the exhibits of Messrs. Lamb and Roberts, of the Mudgee district, are noteworthy, in consequence of the extraordinary instance they afford of the effects of close in-breeding. These…

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Clarence Pastoral & Agricultural Society's Ploughing Matches

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1879 · page 551

The annual ploughing matches under the auspices of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society (says the Clarence Examiner) were held on the Reserve, Junction Road, on Wednesday September 24. The entrances were very fair,…

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Notes for the Farmer and Free Selector. to Ascertain the Weight of Cattle

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 4 October 1879 · page 21

MEASURE the girt close behind the shoulder, and the length from the fore part of the shoulder-blade along the back to the bone, at the tail, which is in a vertical line with the buttock, both in feet. Multiply the…

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International Show of Sheep and Swine

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1879 · page 550

The first of the series of stock shows to be held in connection with the Grand International Exhibition comprises sheep, swine, goats, and alpacas, was opened to the public on Tuesday morning. Monday…

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The Sheep Show at the International

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 October 1879 · page 18

THE first live stock sections of the International Exhibition opened this week, and chief among them are those devoted to sheep, the animals producing the principal staple of Australia. The best enactment of…

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