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Farming & the land, 1884

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Australian Wheat

Evening News · Friday 27 June 1884 · page 2

LONDON. June 25,—Adelaide wheat, 40s per 4961b, ex warehouse; New Zealand wheat from 34s to 40s per 488lb, according to quality…

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Australian Wheat

Evening News · Friday 27 June 1884 · page 2

LONDON, June 25.—The wheat market is again lower, [?] of Australian wheat are of [?] at 10s per [?] of list the fact of [?]…

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The Land Bill. Pastoral Leases

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 June 1884 · page 12

The debate in committee on the Land Bill was resumed in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, shortly before 5 o'clock, clause 82, dealing with pastoral leasts, first coming under consideration…

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The Sheep Dipping Regulations

Evening News · Friday 27 June 1884 · page 3

This morning a deputation, consisting of Messrs. Badgery, Quinn, Wilkinson, and A. Wilson, M's.L.A. waited upon the Hon. J. P. Abbott, Minister of Mines, to ask him to allow the regulations relating to…

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Pastoral Tenants and Their Leases. Votes Challenged in the Assembly

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 June 1884 · page 12

Last night, when the House divided upon Mr Lyre's amendment to the 82nd clause ol the Land Bill, dealing with pastoral leases, to extend existing lesses in the western division, the member for…

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Latest Commercial Telegrams. (Reuter's Telegram.) London, June 25. Adelaide wheat, 40s.; New Zealand, 34s. to 40s. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 June 1884 · page 6

Victorian Share Market.—Sales: Band and Albion, 65s., 66s.; Egerton, 24a.; Long Tunnel, £53; Loughlin's 60s; United Devonshire, 31s; Commercial Bank, £6 6s.; Federal Bank, 28s. 9d.; Tramway and…

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Mr Walker's Challenge. to the Editor of the Dairy Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 June 1884 · page 11

Sir.--Could you inform me if the Mr Walker who Writes in to-day's "Daily Telegraph," challenging me to meet him in public discussion is the same Mr Walker who used to spout infidelity at the Sunday…

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Pastoral Districts

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 1219

Our Deniliquin correspondent writes on the 24th instant "Another most refreshing break in the weather has been experienced since last writing ; and over an inch and three- quarters of rain has been recorded. The district is wel…

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Sheep Regulations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 8

A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Wilkinson, Quin, Wilson, and Badgery, Ms.L.A.; and Mr. W. A. Cottey, manager of the Australian Mortgage, Land, and Finance Company, waited upon the Minister for Mines yesterday…

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Australasian Wheat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 18

LONDON, June 25.—Adelaide wheat, 40s per 496[?]b, ex warehouse; New Zealand wheat, from 34s to 40s per 496lb, according to quality…

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To Equip a Wheat Farm in Dakota

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 1219

The amount of machinery necessary to plant and harvest the crops of the north-west (according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press) is enormous. The principal crop of the north-west is wheat, and as nearly all the labour required to seed and…

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Scrub Feed for Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 22

IN your issue of June 7 I noticed an interesting letter, signed "Narran," re scrub as feed for sheep. As I have had vast experience in this branch in sheep station management, kindly allow me space in…

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Dipping of Imported Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 5

Messrs Wilson, M.P., Wilkinson, M.P., Quin, M P. and Cottee waited upon the Minister for Mines yesterday, for the purpose of ascertaining il the regulations could be relaxed to admit stud…

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London Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 11

LONDON, June 20.—The wool market is quiet. About 200,000 bales have been received for the next sales…

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Advice to Shippers of Cattle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 1218

Regarding the recent shipments of cattle from Queensland, Mr. Henry Friend, senior, of Gladstone, writhe to the Capricornian:—In years gone by I have been a large shipper of fat cattle to New Zealand. In years 1865 and…

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The Points of Ayrshire Cattle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 1219

At the Ayrshire Society's meeting recently the report of a committee appointed to revise the points of excellence in the Ayrshire breed of cattle was adopted:— 1. Head short, forehead wide, nose fine between the…

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Late Agriculture. the Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 1240

The weather of the week now closing was unmistakably wintry, with light showers in the first half and a rainfall which was almost general on Thursday. At 3 p.m. on that day it was raining in Inverell, Warialda, Bundarra,…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Gunnedah

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 41

Messrs. F. Bacon and Co. reports:—The weather in cloudy, and more rain is looked for. Sharp frosts occur almost daily ard retard the growth of the grass and herbage. For sheep the demand is improving, and the lots now…

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The Town and country RustProof Wheat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 15

As will be seen from the following correspondence, ample tests have been appliod to this wheat, and its qualities as a flour yielder, and for making bread, are of very high standard. Sufficient of the rust-proof…

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The Grazier. Animal Sales of Stud Sheep. Date of Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 22

Mudgee Journal Ram Fair, July 9 and 10. Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Mudgee, July 10 and 11. Messrs. Brunker and Woolfe, at the Australasian Wool…

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