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Farming & the land, 1881

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Pastoral Leases Act of 186[?]. Sale of the Unexpired Terms of Leases of Forfeited Runs of Crown Lands in the Unsettled Districts. Department of Public Lands, Pastoral Occupation Branch, Brisbane, 14th. November. 1881

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 December 1881 · page 11

THE Attention of Stockowners and others is drawn to the notices in the Supplement to the Government Gazette of the 5th instant, having reference to the undermentioned Forfeited Runs, situated in the unsettled Districts, the unexpired terms of…

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New Zealand. Sale of Pastoral Leases of Crown Lands. Preliminary Notice. General Crown Lands Office, Wellington, 7th November, 1881

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 December 1881 · page 11

Three million acres of Crown Lands will shortly be open for sale and lease in the Provincial District of Otago, New Zealand. This country is at present held under lease in large runs until 1st March, 1883…

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Another Farmer Murdered. Lomdon, Dec. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 December 1881 · page 5

A farmer has been murdered at Abbeyleix in Queen's County, Ireland…

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Farm Produce

Evening News · Friday 23 December 1881 · page 2

At the Darling Harbour railway station this morning there was a very good supply of forage forward from the numerous country districts along the western and southern lines. The market was fairly…

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Butter Exportation to England

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 7

Encouraged by the success which has attended the exportation of Australian meat to England, an attempt is about to be made (says the Argus) to place Victorian butter on the English market…

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New Cattle Sale Yards, Homebush

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 3

THE work in connection with the new cattle sale yards at Homebush is being proceeded with rapidly, under the direction of Messrs. Topham, Angus, and Co,, the contractors, in accordance with designs prepared by…

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Red Rust in Wheat

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 1061

Mr. R. A. Perkins, of the Experimental Farm, Millicent, near Mount Gambier, South Australia, speaks of red rust as follows:—"This fearful pest first made its appearance in this colony about the year 1853 or 1854. Many will…

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Late Agriculture. the Weather, Agricultural, and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 1080

The summer season has commenced with warm weather and light thunderstorms. In many districts to the westward the heat is intense, but the temperature does not reach the maximum of the early part of the present year. Since our…

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Wool and Station Produce

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 7

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin report : -- Wool : We have to notice a rather better demand at this week's sales, resulting in 6574 bales being quitted at auction out of 11581 dialogued owners being…

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Latest Pastoral Intellicence; (By Electric Telegraph.) From Our Own Cordespondent.) Tamworth

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 38

Messrs. Nathan Collen and Co. report— The fat cattle market is well supplied. We sold-Colley Creek bullocks, heavy weight, average £3 17s 6d j Maher's light- bullock £1. Fat Sheep: There is. a good supply. Wo sold,…

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Ill-treatment of Cattle. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 8

Sir,—Being quite without peronal interest in either station or trade, I yet wish to say a few words in regard to the system by which the meat supply of Sydney and the suburbs is carried on. Surely some steps might be taken…

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Inland Wool Trade [By Electric Telegraph Wentworth,'

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 13

THE; steamer Cumberoona, with the barges Stanley and Livingstone, arrived last,night from Cuthero and Polio stations, with 1451 bales of wool. She leaves to-night with 1881 bales. This is by far…

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The Farm&station Dairy Farming in England

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 18

THE two first prizes offered by the Royal Agricultural Society of England for the best managed farm of about 150 acres, within twenty miles of Derby, have fallen to two farms where the chief product is milk, the whole…

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Indian Wheat. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 1080

Sir,—Respecting the Indian wheat, of which I sent you a few notes some weeks ago, I regret to have to report that the whole of the wheat sown by me has succumbed to the rust, and has been cut down for day…

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A Tour through the Southern Wheat-growing Districts. No. Iv.—albury, Howlong, and Corowa

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1881 · page 1060

The Albury district has long been [?] extent and importance of its wheat-growing areas, and the quantities of grain produced in the province has been se great as to place it at the head of the list in the wheat…

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Sale of Pastoral Leases Northern Territory. Under Clauses 2 AND 3 of the Northern Territory Land Amendment Act. 1881. Crown Lands Office, Adelaide, November 15, 1881

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 December 1881 · page 8

NOTICE is hereby given that leaces for pastoral purposes of the undermentioned Crown Lands, of which plans may he seen and obtained at the office of the Surveyor-General, at Adelaide, and at the Land Office, Palmerston, will be offered for sale by…

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Unsettled Districts. Pastoral Leases Act, of 1869. Department of Public Lands, Pastoral Occupation Branch, Brisbane, 22nd October, 18[?]1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 December 1881 · page 8

The attenion of Pastoral Lessces in the Unsettled Districts and others, is directed to the LIST 'OF RUNS situated in the Unsettled Districts, upon which the RENT was NOT paid on or before the 30th September last, published in the Goverment Gazette of…

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Pastoral Leases Act of 18[?]. Sale of the Unexpired Terms of Leases of Forfeited Runs of Crown Lands in the Unsettled Districts. Department of Public Lands, Pastoral Occupation Branch, Brisbane, [?] November, 1881

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 December 1881 · page 8

THE Attention of Stockowners and others is drawn to the notices, in the Supplement to the Goverment Gazette of the 5th instant, having reference to the undermentioned Forf[?]ted Runs, situated in the unsottled District, the unexpired terms of…

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New Zealand. Sale of Pastoral Leases of Crown Lands. Preliminary Notice. General Crown Lands Office, Wellington, 7th November, 1881

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 December 1881 · page 8

Three million acres of Crown Lands will shortly be open for sale and lease in the Previncial District of Otargo, New Zealand. This country is at present held under lease in large runs until 1st March, 1883…

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The Premier and the Wool Duties

Evening News · Wednesday 28 December 1881 · page 6

THE following is from yesterday's Melbourne "Argus":—In writing recently concerning the determination of our Government to abstain from joining the other colonies in authorising Sir…

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