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Farming & the land, 1880

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Products of one Farm

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 782

Mr. James Manning, who is one of the early pioneer farmers of the Southern Coast, has brought to the Exhibition, almost too late for inspection, a very interesting collection of exhibits, all from his Bega farm. On…

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Glanmire—Mr. Combes's Farm

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 784

One of the most picturesque and charming spots of the many which the Bathurst district contains is Glanmire, which was the scene of the late interesting trials of steam cultivating machinery. Our engraving…

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Pacts for Farmers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 21

DR. LAWES'S WHEAT CROP FOR 1879.—The following interesting figures are condensed from a communication by Dr. J. B. Lawes, of Bothamsted, England, to the NORTH BRITISH AGRICULTURIST…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1880 · page 6

Sale of 115 bales from Sydney, by Henry P. Hughes and Sons, on Wednesday, 13th February, 1880. Ex Moravian, from Sydney: AT in diamond Collingwood, [?] scoured at 19[?]d, 6 at 17½d; AT in diamond, 4 scoured at 21d, 4 at…

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The London Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 26 April 1880 · page 2

LONDON. April 20—The second series of London colonial sales opened this afternoon. There was a large attendance of both home and foreign buyers. The…

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Wholesale Cattle Stealing

Evening News · Tuesday 27 April 1880 · page 2

GRAFTON, Tuesday.—Wholesale cattle stealing is reported to be taking place in the vicinity of Copmanburst. A selector named Hunter hus lost 150 bond in one mob, two of which hove been…

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Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 28 April 1880 · page 2

LONDON, April 20.—The quantity offered to-day was 9700 bales. The sales progress firmly…

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The Wool Sales. London, April 26

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 April 1880 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day 9300 bales were offered. Prices were firmly maintained…

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Wool From a Breeder's Point of View. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 April 1880 · page 5

Sir,—The valuable and instructive " Report on International Wool Show, 1879-80," published in the Sydney Mail 17th instant, and in your journal of 23rd instant, has created renewed interest in the show, and in the staple trade…

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Sale of French Merino Stud Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 April 1880 · page 4

On Tuesday Messrs. Mort and Co. sold at the Quarantine Ground, Petersham, the 12 Rambouillet sheep from the National Stud Farm of Rambouillet, Seine-et-Oise, France. These sheep, consisting of 3 rams and 9 ewes, were sent out…

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Ca[?] Messages. The London Wool Market

Evening News · Thursday 29 April 1880 · page 2

LONDON, April 27.—The quantity of wool offered to-day was 9100 bales, and the sales progressed flatly…

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Sale of Rambouillet Sheep

Evening News · Friday 30 April 1880 · page 3

Animportant sale of French merinc sheep was held by Messrs. Mort and Co., at the quarantine ground, Petersham, on Tuesday last. The numbers offered comprised 12 Rambouillet sheep from the National…

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The London Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 30 April 1880 · page 2

LONDON, April 28.—The total quantity of wool catalogued for to-day's rales was 1748 bales, and the sales progressed firmly…

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Fresh Meat and Butter Exports. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 April 1880 · page 7

Sir,—The importance of this question to the progress and wealth of this country must plead my excuse for troubling you with a few lines on the subject. Should we succeed in forming a company for the export…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 20

Rain has fallen throughout the southern Riverina districts, and pastoral prospects are bright for the coming season. There have been soaking showers at Gunning, and…

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Agricultural Pastoral Forthcoming Shows

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 830

Wellington Agricultural Society at Wellington, 13th May. Northern Agricultural Association, at Singleton, 18th and 19th August…

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The Weather—Agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 836

Reports extremely gratifying to pastoralists have been received from the various stations throughout the length and breadth of the colony. The rainy weather which prevailed along the coast last week has made its way inland,…

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Sale of Rambouillet Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 14

AN important sale of French merino sheep was held by Messrs. Mort and Co., at the quarantine ground, Petersham, on Tuesday last. The numbers offered comprised 12 Rambouillet sheep from the National…

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West Maitland Pastoral and Agricultural Show

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 24

THE valley of the Hunter may be fitly termed the garden of New South Wales. If Douglas Jerrold's pleasant description of the Australian soil—that it was only necessary to tickle it with a hoe, and it…

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Mr. Pitts's Wool

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 830

It is a recognized axiom that those who would avoid hearing the groans of the afflicted must avoid treading upon the corns of mankind; and, although this has been overlooked by the writers who took part…

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