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Farming & the land, 1884

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 18 August 1884 · page 4
Also in The Daily Telegraph

LONDON, August 16.—At the wool sales 50,300 bales have been catalogued up to date, and 2100 bales have been withdrawn from sale. The market remains firm, and the prices realised at LONDON, August 16.—At the wool sales to-day 10,100 bales were catalogued. Prices were firm…

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The Wool Sales. London, Aug. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 August 1884 · page 7

At the wool sales to-day 10,500 bales were offered. There is good competition, and cross-breds are ½d. higher than at last sales…

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This Farm for Sail

Evening News · Monday 18 August 1884 · page 8

Jones was riding, and saw a board nailed upon a post in the yard of a farmhouse, with a sign painted on it, "This Farm for Sail." Always ready for a little pleasantry, and seeing a women in checked…

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The Wheat Harvest

Evening News · Tuesday 19 August 1884 · page 2

LONDON, August 18.—The British wheat harvest is reported to be abundant…

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London Wool and Produce Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 August 1884 · page 8

WOOL.—Writing on the 8th July, Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and [?] report: The market for colonial wool has been very quiet si[?] the close of the large auctions here on the 12th of [?] Probably not more than 600 bales have changed h[?]…

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The English Wheat Harvest. London, Aug. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 August 1884 · page 7

The English wheat harvest is stated to be abundant…

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The Wheat Market

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 August 1884 · page 5
Also in Evening News

LONDON, August 19.--The quality of the new wheat is superior, but the quantity coming into the market is very large, and prices consequently are falling. But the quotations for…

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Mudgee Pastoral and Agricultural Show. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 August 1884 · page 5

MUDGEE, Wednesday.--The Mudgee Pastoral and Agricultural Show was opened to-day at noon, amid lovely weather. The exhibits were much more numerous than at any former shows. There was a…

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Narrandera Pastoral and Agricultural Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Reporter.) Narrandera

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 August 1884 · page 10

The annual Show, which commences to-morrow, promises to be the best ever held in Narranders, and one of the best in Riverina. The sheep exhibits, which for number and quality far exceed those of any previous year, are…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 22 August 1884 · page 2

LONDON, August 20.—About 10,100 bales were sold to-day. For fine Sydney and Port Phillip [?]erino in the grease prices were [?]d to 1d [?]igher. Other sorts barely maintained former…

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Narrandera Pastoral and Agricultural Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Reporter.) Narrandera

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 August 1884 · page 6

As was anticipated, the above show resulted in a complete success. The day was sunshiny without being too warm, and the show yard, which is prettily situated, barely a mile from the town, was fairly thronged with people. Hay and…

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Annual Sale of Stud Sheep at Ballarat. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 August 1884 · page 6

The annual sale of sh[?]p from the Hon. Phillip Russell's flocks of pure merines was held at Ballarat to-day. The attendance of bidders was limited to two or three from New South Wales and South…

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Pastoral Districts

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1884 · page 371

Our Walgett correspondent writes on the 16th instant:—"Yesterday the first wool-laden teams of the season passed through the town for the Narrabri railway station. They were from the noted Gingie run, which was one of the first…

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Sheep Parasites

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1884 · page 370

At the last meeting of the Microscopical Section of the Royal Society, Dr. Morris exhibited four different parasites obtained from the body of a diseased sheep—viz., the liver fluke, Distoma Hepatica; the…

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Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 August 1884 · page 5

London, August 21.--At the wool sales today 7800 bales were offered. The market is firm. 5600 bales have been withdrawn to date…

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Red Water in Cattle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1884 · page 370

Recently a number of residents of the Southern district forwarded to me, through Mr. G. Hindmarsh, an invitation to visit that locality, and help them to find out the nature, causes, and prevention of a few…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Saturday 23 August 1884 · page 4

LONDON, August 21.—At the wool sales to-day about 7800 bales were offered. the market was firm. About 5600 bales have been withdrawn up to this date…

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