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Farming & the land, 1884

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Tine Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 11 September 1884 · page 2

LONDON, September 9.—At the wool sales, to-day, about 12,000 bales were catalogued. Prices were fairly maintained…

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Mrs. Bladen Neill. (From the Pastoral Times)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 September 1884 · page 4

The death is announced of Mrs. Sarah Florentin Neill, widow of the late Lieutenant-Colonel John Bladen Neill, of H.M. 40th Regiment. Twenty-five years ago Lieutenant-Colonel Neill, who had obtained his, elevation for lengthened…

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Suas in Sheep. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 September 1884 · page 4

Sir,—I have read carefully over the report of the Royal Commissioners appointed to inquire into the stock regulations, and the recent outbreak of scab lately published in your paper. The commissioners have made a very great…

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

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

The fine weather of the past few days culminated at about 3 o'clock this morning in a thunderestorm. The lighting was extremely vivid, and rain continued steadily falling till about 11 a.m., when 22 points weie registered. Fins…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 12 September 1884 · page 2

LONDON, September 11—About 12,100 bales were catalogued to-day, Prices continue firm…

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Blayney Agricultural and Pastoral Association's Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Balyney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 September 1884 · page 8

The ploughing match, horse parade, on poultry and pigeon exhibition, under the ausp[?]es of the Blayney Agricultural and Pastoral Association, took place yesterday, under the most unfavourable circumstances. Rain fell in…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 September 1884 · page 8

Slack biddings, as a rule, characterised the stock sales to-day, this being especially the case with sheep. Some good figures for the latter were, however, realised in odd cases. The principal prices for cattle were obtained by Mr…

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Pastoral Districts

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 September 1884 · page 526

A nice shower of rain fell at Armidale on Sunday. On Sunday a few showers fell at Wagga Wagga. At Nyngan some nice showers fell on Saturday night. Nine hundred sheep and lambs have crowed at Hay from…

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Selection and Breeding of Dairy Cattle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 September 1884 · page 21

IN view of the importance of the dairying industry, which is certain to be the case in the near future, everything that would tend to instruct our people in regard to the best mode of raising dairy stock must…

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Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 September 1884 · page 5

London, September 11.--At the wool sales today 8000 bales were offered for sale. The market still remains firm. 20,000 bales have been withdrawn to date…

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Pastoral Settlement in the Northern Territory

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 September 1884 · page 524

The survey party in charge of Johnson speak highly of the country about the River Ord for pastoral purposes. A number of Northern Territory residents intend waiting upon the Minister of…

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The Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 September 1884 · page 18
Also in Evening News

LONDON, September 11.—1[?],100 bales were catalogued to-day. Prices continue firm…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 September 1884 · page 15
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

Sale of portion of 1270 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by Charles Balme and Co., on Thursduy. June 12,1884:- 9 lambs at 17d. 9 at 15½d. 4 scoured mixed at 16½d, 2 locks at 12½d; CD in diamond, 8 pieces haggets at 16d. 14 at 14d, 6…

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Late Agriculture. the Weather, Agricultural, and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 September 1884 · page 545

Since last Saturday a most welcome change has taken place in the weather, which has rendered the prospects of both fanners and graziers much brighter than they appeared when we last wrote under this head. On Sunday evening, as…

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Wheat Fields of the World

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 September 1884 · page 526

The Mississippi valley is at present the greatest wheat field of the world, and produces a larger surplus to feed other portions of the United States and Europe. California has evidently arrived at about her highest production, and…

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The Recent Outbreak of Scab in Sheep

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 September 1884 · page 525
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

The following are the principal portions of the report of the Royal Commission appointed on the 29th April last to inquire into the quarantine regulations for stock, and also into the circumstances connected with the recent outbreak…

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Commercial. Wool, Produce, and Stock Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 September 1884 · page 15

WOOL.—There has been no local business this week. The opening sales of the new season's clip, it is announced, will probably take place about the end of this month or the beginning of the next. Nearly 20,000 bales of the new…

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