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Farming & the land, 1881

1,222 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 62

Late Agriculture. the Weather, Agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1881 · page 712

October bids fair to be a friendly month, and its weather, so far, while doing very little harm, has done a great deal of good. The most remarkable feature of the month was presented this week, when strong south-easterly storms…

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Bone and Stone-eating in Cattle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 October 1881 · page 19

THE habit of bone-chewing is very prevalent amongst catlle raised in the castorn or coast districts of New Sonth Wales. The disease, or vice, hes been explained more than once in this journal, as being…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telecraph.] Tamworth

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 October 1881 · page 38

Messrs. Nathan Coben and Co, report —In [?]at cattle there is a fair supply forward, and bidding is brink. Prices raged from 18 to 20s pur 1001b. We Held—Ol[?]ft Bros. builooks from £1 Cs to £0 15s, average £5 14[?] 6d…

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Commercial. Wool, Peoduce, and Stock Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 October 1881 · page 3

WOOL.—The opening wool sales of the season were held on Wednesday, by Messrs. Mort and Co., and drew togethen perhaps the largest gathering of buyers yet seen in thit market. The manufacturers of Europe and America were…

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The Grazier Opening of the Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 October 1881 · page 19

The close of the wool ealos in London, as already oommented on in onr columns, has been fellowed promptly by the opening of sales in Melbourne. The Sydney sales oommence in earnoat next week, when…

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The Wool Season.—sorting House for Fleeces at Goonoo-goonoo Station

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 October 1881 · page 32

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Ostrich-farming near Sydney

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1881 · page 694

In April of this year, when the Agricultural Society of New South Wales last occupied Alfred Park, it was the universal opinion that the most novel, praiseworthy, and remarkable exhibit which appeared on…

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Colonial and Farm Produce

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 October 1881 · page 37

THE FLOUR MARKET.—This market is well supplied, and translations are limited, bayera only operating when compelled to parentie, there being no animation in the market whatever. Prices are:—…

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The Weather, Agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 October 1881 · page 7

October bids fair to be a friendly month, and its weather, so far, while doing very little harm, has done a great deal of good. The most remarkable feature of the month was presented last week, when strong south-easterly storms…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Markets

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 October 1881 · page 2

The Australasia's Murrgage and Agency Company's (Limited) report:--Wool: The first sale of the Aeason was held on Wednesday, the 19th instant, when about 800 bales round buyers at prices ranging from 7[?]d to…

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A Great Wool Sale

Evening News · Tuesday 25 October 1881 · page 3

Messrs. R. Goldebrough and Co. will to-morrow submit to public auction at their warehouse, Bourke and William streets, Melbourne, the enormous quantity of 15,000 bales of wool. We believe we are…

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Renewed Outrages in Ireland.-- Murder of a Farmer at Ennis. London, October 24

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 October 1881 · page 3

Renewed outrages are reported from the county of Clare, where the feeling against the Government still runs very high. A farmer who had given offence to the peasantry has…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Opening of the Season

Evening News · Friday 28 October 1881 · page 2

MESSRS. R. Goldsbrough and Co. (limited) held at their stores on Wednesday afternoon one of the most important wool sales that have over been held. They catalogued 16,678 bales, a…

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AGRICULTURAL & PASTORAL Forthcoming Shows

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 734

National Agricultural Society of Victoria, November 3 and 4. Queensland National Association Wool Show, January 2, 1882…

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Wool Rates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 11

Messrs. Bagery and Tooth, M.'sL.A., then interviewed the Minister on the subject of the rates charced for the carriage of wool on the railway from Goulburn to Sydney. They pointed out that the freight was much higher than…

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The Scotch Sheep Dog

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 14

THE large and increasing demand for shepherd dogs, especially the Scotch Collie type, is due to their sterling and valuable qualities, which farmers and stock breeders are not slow to appreciate. It has been but a few years…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 7

The opening of the wool season in Melbourne took place at the wool warehouses of Messrs. R. Golds brough and Co., on Wednesday, and was, according to the Melbourne Press, a great success. The sales were the…

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Colonial Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 19

MESSRS. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin reports— Our opening catalogue on Monday contained 2681 bales, principally of greasy wool. There was a very fair attendance of buyers, and competition brisk for…

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Late Agriculture. the Weather, Agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 752

The heavy rains and storms reported in our last were followed towards the close of the week by frosts and snow. The latter fell in several of the higher districts. Kiandra was covered, and around Goulburn…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph."] Tamworth

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 October 1881 · page 38

Messrs. Nathan Cohen and Co. report:—Fat Cattle. There was a fullt supply yarded, from inferior to good, and prices ruled from 14s to 20s per 100H. "We sold-Soivl's bullocks from £4 12s to £7 8s, cows at £3 13s Cd to £1 9s…

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