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Farming & the land, 1884

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Lectures on Agriclture. How Crops Grow

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 July 1884 · page 21

MR. R. "W. Emmerson Maolvor, F.I.C, Mem. Phys. Soc. Lond., F.C.S., &c. recently appointed lecturer on agriculture at the Technical College, delivered the first of his course on Thursday, June 26,…

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Australasian Wheat

Evening News · Monday 7 July 1884 · page 4

LONDON, .July 5.—Four "off-coast" cargoes of Australasian wheat have been sold at the average price of 39s 3d…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Monday 7 July 1884 · page 4

LONDON, July 6.—"Off coast" cargoes of Australasian wheat are offering at 39s 3d per [?] ex ship at the port of call…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 July 1884 · page 6

Sale of 2773 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by J. T. Simes and Co., on Wednesday, 7th May, 1834:- Ex Merkara, Almora, and Waroonga, from Brisbane: S. Gunbower, Darling Downs: 12 clothing at 25d. 1 combing at 00, 4…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 July 1884 · page 8

Sale of 2778 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by J.T.Sime[?] and Co., on Wednesday, 7yth May, 1894:— Ex Gulf of Venice, Timaru, and Hadron, from Newcastle N.B.W.: W over CO, 7 combing at [?]½d. 17 at [?]1½d, 2[?] clothing…

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The Weather-agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 July 1884 · page 11

The table of rainfall for the past fortnight has but few blank spaces. All the principal centres have received rain, and the totals of the full registered since January are gradually reaching a fair average. On the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd…

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The Stud Sheep Fair

Evening News · Wednesday 9 July 1884 · page 5

The stud sheep fair of this year, which will commence at 11 o'clock to-morrow morning, has every indication of comprising one of the most successful exhibitions of pure merinos yet held in this city…

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Hat Pastoral Show. Bay, Thursday

Evening News · Thursday 10 July 1884 · page 3

The annual show of the Bay Park Association opened yesterday. The great feature of the show was the sheep, of which there were 102 entries, including a pen of 25 two-tooth ewes, shown by Messrs. Miss, Seilson, and Smith,…

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The Stud Sheep Fair

Evening News · Thursday 10 July 1884 · page 3

The annual sales ef stud sheep for the year 1884 were opened this morning at the Australasian Wool Stores, Central Wharf. At an early hoar the attendance promised well, and consisted chiefly of buyers,…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 10 July 1884 · page 2

LONDON, July 8.—The wool market is firm. Up to the present time 260,000 bales of wool have arrived for the August series of sales…

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London Wool and Produce Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 July 1884 · page 11

WOOL.—Under date 28th May, Messrs. Windeler and Co. write.—The auctions in progress here since the 20th ultimo were suspended this evening for the Whitsuntido interval, and will be resumed on the 4th proximo. The total quantity catalogued since…

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English Hop Crop

Evening News · Thursday 10 July 1884 · page 2

LONDON, July 8.—The accounts of the prospects of the hop crop are of a more satisfactory nature the recent showers having had a beneficial effect upon the plants…

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The English Hop Crop. London, July 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 July 1884 · page 10

The accounts of the prospect of the hop crop are of a more satisfactory nature, the recent showers having had a beneficial effect on the plants…

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Pastoral Precepts

Evening News · Friday 11 July 1884 · page 2

BISHOP BARRY has added another to the series of earnest and interesting addresses which he has delivered since his arrival in the colony. The opening of the Church Synod afforded him…

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The Stud Sheep Fair

Evening News · Friday 11 July 1884 · page 2

Messrs. Brunker and Woolfe having yesterday disposed of the Tasmanian stud sheep entrusted to their care, continued the slae this morning. The first lots offered were Messrs. W. Gibson and Son's consign…

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The Stud Sheep Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 July 1884 · page 9

So important have the sales of stud shepp become within the last two or three years that breeders and buyers alike have been attracted to them from nearly every part of Australia. Syney invariably takes the initiative in holding…

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Pastoral Letter of the Chief Rabbi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 July 1884 · page 3

A pastoral letter (which appears in the J[?]ish Chronicle) was issued from the Chief Rabbi's office, and it specially interesting as showing the present condition of the Jewich Church in Great B[?] Apart from this interest the…

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Hay Pastoral and Agrigultural Society. (By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Reporter.) Hay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 July 1884 · page 9

The annual show of the Hay Pastoral Association, held to-day, was the most successful of any that has been held in the district. The weather was fine, and a large attendance favoured the show Owing to the drought of a couple of…

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Trucking Cattle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 July 1884 · page 15

IN reference to a telegram from Hay concerning some cattle, an investigation has been made by tue railway authorities, and we have been furnished with the following particulars:—Tho two trucks containing…

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The Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 July 1884 · page 12

LONDON, July 8.—The wool market is firm. Up to the present time 260,000 bales of wool have arrived for the August series of sales…

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