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Farming & the land, 1885

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Weather, Wool, Movements of Stock. the Week's News by Telegraph and Mail. (Items for this department, by telegraph or mail, always welcome.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 April 1885 · page 23

Saturday morning we got the very satisfactory intelligence that somewhat heavy rain was falling at Balranald; also at Hay and Euston. Since then we have had news of rain at Menindie, Pooncarrie,…

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A Farmer Killed. CANOWINDRA

Evening News · Saturday 4 April 1885 · page 6

A farmer named Alexander Brown, was thrown from his horse on Thursday and had his skull fractured. He died last evening…

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Farm and Garden Reminders for April

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 April 1885 · page 19

FIELD.—The land should now be ready for wheat sowing. In addition to ploughing, cross ploughing and harrowing should have been done, in order to get the soil in as minute a state of…

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Why Farming Does Not Pay

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1885 · page 713

The depressed state of the wheat market and the appearance of disease in the maize crops have brought about a little more grumbling than is usually heard from the agriculturists of this colony. Like other workers, the farmers…

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Farming Questions for Liverpool Plains

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 April 1885 · page 21

About three years since I sowed some field peas on strong black soil near Scone. I had a great promise of a good crop until the peas were well formed, when a grub attacked and destroyed most of them. This…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Monday 6 April 1885 · page 4

LONDON, April 5.—The wheat market changed. The last purchase was a cargo on the passage at 35s 9d…

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A Farmer Killed. CANOWINDRA

Evening News · Monday 6 April 1885 · page 6

A farmer named Alexander Brown, was thrown from his horse on Thursday and had his skull fractured. He died last evening…

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The Land Act and Pastoral Leaseholds

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1885 · page 4

It has recently been rumoured that the Minister for Lands contemplates exercising to a large extent the power reserved to him under the Act of granting leases to squatters of their entire runs…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Gundagai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1885 · page 5

The following are the local stock movements:—51 horses, en route to Bathurst, from Mor[?] station, Cobb and Co., owners; 14,000 mixed sheep from the mountains en route to Lake Cudg[?], Mr. J. W. B. Campbell, owner…

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London Wool and Produce Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1885 · page 7

Wool.—From the European Mail of the 27th February we extract the following:— "Since the close of the public sales, the business doing in the wool trade has been very moderate. Values of colonial as well as home produce remain about the same, but…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Parkes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1885 · page 10

Last night 22 points of rain fell here, and to-day the weather is cloudy and threatening. The following are the stock movements for the past weak:—5900 sheep, Mr. Johnson owner, from Wagga…

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Carcoar Pastoral and Agricultural Association Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Carcoar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1885 · page 7

The Carcoar Pastoral and Agricultural Association held their annual exhibition to-day on the cricket ground, situated at Forks' third section of the railway line. The weather, which during the past few days has been…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 April 1885 · page 5

Moderately warm and dry weather, alternating with occ[?]sional showers, has prevailed during the week, and in the immediate neighbourhood of Albury the pastures have made fair growth, and the general outlook is encouraging…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 April 1885 · page 5

The second show in conncetion with the Coonamble Pastoral and Agricultural Association took place to-day. The weather was fine, and the attendance fair, numbering about 400 people, including many country residents. The exhibits…

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Wheat Market

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 April 1885 · page 5

London, April 8.--Australian wheat to arrive is quoted at from 36s to 36s 6d…

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Australian Wheat

Evening News · Friday 10 April 1885 · page 4

LONDON, April 8.—Cargos of Australian wheat afloat are selling at from 36s to 36s 6d per 480th ex ship…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Walgett

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 April 1885 · page 7

The weather is mild and changeable, rain threatening 70 points of rain have fallon here since Saturday, partly from thunderstorms. On the lower Barwon some stations had from 2 to 3 inches, but it was not so heavy at Narran…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Albury

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1885 · page 765

Moderately warm and dry weather, alternating with occasional showers, has prevailed during the week, and in the immediate neighbourhood of Albury the pastures have made fair growth, and the general outlook is encouraging…

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Prize Wheat

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1885 · page 761

Mr. Fred K. S. Grey, of the Tenterfield Record, has kindly forwarded to us a sample of the white wheat which won the champion prize at the Tenterfield Pastoral and Agricultural Show on the 11th and 12th ultimo. The…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Barringun, April 2

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1885 · page 763

The local stock movements are as under:—11,000 mixed weaners from Guomery station en route to Messrs. Armstrong and Erquhardt's Ruthven station; 100 horses from Dubbo, going to the Herbert River. The weather ia cool…

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