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Farming & the land, 1885

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Trouble With Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 January 1885 · page 23

A great many sheep are getting blind in this neighbourhood. The symptoms are—the eye gots inflamed, and after a while gets quite glassy, and then the animals are totally blind, but get right after a time…

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Wheat Growing

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 January 1885 · page 21

I notice a Sydney morning paper objects to the Colonial Treasurer's statement that New South Wales is not a wheat-producing colony. Yet, he is correct as iar as the intoner is concerned; but…

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Stopping a Cattle Stampede

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 January 1885 · page 23

It happened in America, of course The story is told by a passenger from the West:—"One of the smartest things I ever saw in my travels,"he said, "was a cowboy stopping a cattle stampede. A herd…

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Latest Pastoral. [By Telegraph.] Gunnedah

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 January 1885 · page 40

F. Bacon and Co. report:—The weather has been very hot, and the grass is, consequently, going off. Stock continue in fair condition. The Namoi is up about 5ft, which is the result of the heavy storms. There is good inquiry…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1885 · page 11
Also in Evening News

Sale of 567 bales, from Sydney, by Jucome, Son, and Co.:- Ex Ravenna and Assam, from Sydney: WE[?]R, Rose Valley over B, 21 scoured combings at 21d, 12 at 20[?]d, 11 at 19½d, 6 at 18½d, 44 scoured at 12½d, 80 at 11d; ditto over BR, 30 combings…

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Polled Angus or Aberdeenshire Cattle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1885 · page 113

As notified last week in our " Breeders' Facts," the whole herd of Polled Angus cattle purchased froin the Hon. M. Holmes, of Castle Rock, Southland, New Zealand, by Mr. Hogarth of Balgownie,…

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Scab in Sheep. CARCOAR

Evening News · Saturday 17 January 1885 · page 4

A meeting of the sheep directors, at which Mr. Bruce, the chief inspector, was present, was held on Thursday. Inspector Smith having reported that he had carefully examined all sheep in the…

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Commercial. Wool, Produce, and Stock Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1885 · page 11

WOOL.—The quantity of wool offered at auction this week has fallen off considerably, indicating the approaching termination of the season. The number of bales catalogued was 5840, the sales reported privately and by auction…

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Weather, Wool, Movements of Stock. the Week's News by Telegraph and Mail

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 January 1885 · page 23

The metropolitan districts had a grand rainfall during Sunday and Monday morning, but unfortunately it did not spread far, as may be seen hy the following report from the Government astronomer:…

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The Crops in the Wagga and Brucedale Districts. (CONCLUDED.)

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1885 · page 114

The road to Wagga Wagga turns abruptly to the right from Mr. Stewart's farm, referred to in last issue, and passes through a tract of rich pastoral and agricultural country almost to the man street of…

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The Hunter River Farmers' Association

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1885 · page 114

The seventh half-yearly meeting of the above wag held at the Mo[?]eth School of Arts, recently, Mr. John Mitchell, president of the association, presided, and Mr. J. N. Brunker, M.L.A., salesman, was present. The committee's report…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Monday 19 January 1885 · page 4
Also in The Daily Telegraph

LONDON, January 17.—Forward shipments of wheat are quoted at 37s 6d per 4961b. The market is quiet…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1885 · page 8

Eight thousand store wethers from Gingie passed for New England, sold by Bacon and Co. 200 horses (Fisher's) are approaching for sale, consigned to Bacon and Co…

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Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1885 · page 8

By Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited.—Wool: Dot over stroke over dot over Ta[?] 37 greasy at [?]d; Da[?] over WB over [?], 7 lambs at [?]d; MB, [?] greasy at [?]d; J over DN, 10 greasy at [?]d; [?]K over H[?] 10 greasy at 9d; LAN, 7 scoured…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1885 · page 8

Five hundred fat sheep, M'Kenzie Bros. owners, passed through for Sydney, T. M'Kenzie in charge, on the 16th. 7000 store w[?], Cobb and Co. owners, from Bathurst to Albury, are on the road, aud will travel through…

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Manning River Farmers' Association

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1885 · page 2

On Saturday, 10th instrnt, the third half-yearly meeting of the Manning River Farmers' Association was held at Tarce under the presidency of Mr Robert Campbell. J.P. The half-yearly…

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Ostrich Farming in South Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1885 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Monday.-- A meeting of Malcolm's Ostrich Farming Company was held today. The report showed that affairs are in a flourishing condition. The net increase in ostriches during the…

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