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Farming & the land, 1884

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Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 18 February 1884 · page 4

LONDON, February 16.—At the wool sales today, 10,800 bales were offered. The market is quiet…

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Australian Wool Shipments

Evening News · Monday 18 February 1884 · page 4

LONDON, February 17.—The committee of the London Wool Merchants' Association have requested Mr. Cowderoy to improve the method of advising by cable the shipments of Australian…

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Reported Outbreak of Scab in Sheep. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Carcoar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 February 1884 · page 8

Great consternation has been created among the stockholders of this district by the reported outbreak of scab among a small flock of 200 sheep imported from the United States some months ago, and depastured for three weeks in…

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Country News. [By Telegraph.] Failure of Crops at Bathurst

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 February 1884 · page 5

BATHURST.--The continued dry weather is exercising a depressing influence on the prospects of the district. No rain worth mentioning has fallen since November. The last grain crop was in…

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To-day's Cables. Australian Wheat

Evening News · Tuesday 19 February 1884 · page 2

LONDON, February 18.—The average price realised for three shipments of Australian wheat to London direct was 41s to 41s 6d per quarter. Five cargoes were sold during the week. Recent…

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Outbreak of S[?]ab in Sheep in the Car[?]ar District

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1884 · page 5

A telegram from Carcoar published in yesterday's Herald contained the startling announcement that scab had broken out in a small flock of about 200 sheep recently imported from America, and which are at present in Mr. H. G. Lomax's…

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Bathurst Agricultural, Horticultural, and Pastoral Association. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bathurst

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

The annual meeting of the Agricultural, Horticultural and Pastoral Association was held here to-day at the Royal Hotel, the Hon. W. H. Suttor, president, in the chair. There was, a very fair attendance. The report…

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The Scabby Sheep. Prompt Measures Adopted. the Diseased Animals to Be Destroyed

Evening News · Tuesday 19 February 1884 · page 3

An important deputation waited upon the Minister of Mines this morning, in reference to the outbreak of scab in a number of recently imported American sheep, located in the Carcoar district. The…

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The Sheep Scab

Evening News · Wednesday 20 February 1884 · page 3

At the Royal Hotel yesterday, a meeting of those interested in sheep rearing was held to consider what steps should be taken in regard to the infected sheep at Maitland. The Hon. W.A. Brodribb…

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The Outbreak of Scab in Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1884 · page 6

Bather more than a week ago information was received by the Minister tor Mines, under whose direction the stock department is placed, that there was reason to inspect the existence of scab in a…

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Outbreak of Scab in Sheep in the Carcoar District

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1884 · page 7

The excitement consequent an the announcement that [?]cab had b[?]oken out in the Carcoar district does not appear to have abated, although there have not been any fresh d[?]velopments up to the present…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuesday, February 19. The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. Scab in Sheep

Evening News · Wednesday 20 February 1884 · page 8

Mr. LYNCH asked what steps the Minister of Mines had taken with reference to the outbreak of sheep scab at Mr. Lomak's station at Carcoar. Mr. ABBOTT said a report that sheep were…

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Scab in Sheep

Evening News · Thursday 21 February 1884 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co. (limited) have received the following telegram from the chief inspector of stock in Tasmania, in response to an inquiry from that firm, viz.:—"Messrs. Mort and Co., Sydney. Tasmanian…

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The Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1884 · page 11

Although showers have been reported of late from various parts of the colony, the rainfall has not been sufficient to make any appreciable difference, and the drought in the central and western parts of the colony is still…

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The Sheep Scab Scare

Evening News · Thursday 21 February 1884 · page 2

Since the 207 sheep belonging to Mr. Garland subsequently to Mr. Lomax'a station, at Carcoar were quarantined, font lots of Americans sheep have left quarantine, one for Messrs.M'Farland, Barooga…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 21 February 1884 · page 2

LONDON, February 19.—350,000 bales of wool have arrived for the present series of sales, and the list has closed. The shipments which have arrived in time include those by the Iberia, Etna,…

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Outbreak of Scab in Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1884 · page 7

There is no further outbreak of scab in the colony than the case first reported as having occurred near Carcoar. The intelligence we published yesterday morning relative to the American sheep at Maitland being free…

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Outbreak of Scab in Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1884 · page 5

Intelligence came to hand yesterday of the destruction of the American sheep on Mr. H. G. Lomax's Errowangbang run, about 15 miles from Carcoar. The following telegram from Mr. Inspector Willows was received by the Chief…

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Infected Sheep at Blayney. BLAYNEY

Evening News · Friday 22 February 1884 · page 2

The station-master of Blayney says that only one of the trucks which brought Mr. Lomak's sheep to Blayney was used for carrying Mr. Fagan's sheep which have been quarantined…

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Pastoral Districts

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1884 · page 355

The Forbes Times says:—"Unfortunately we have still no change in the weather to report, and matters are beginning to assume a very serious aspect. The worst feature is that everywhere we hear of water giving out, and tanks and…

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