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Farming & the land, 1886

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Vernon V. Model Farms. to the Editor Ok the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 April 1886 · page 2

Sir,--Much has been said and written as to which is the best system to reform the neglected and criminal waifs and strays of our colony As I have had an experience of the conduct of…

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Pastoral. Weather, Wool, Stock Movements, &c

Evening News · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 6

BEGA, Friday, April 16.—A terrific gale prevailed at Bega last night and is continuing. Only 25 points of rain have fallen. ADELONG, Friday, April 16.—Several serviceable…

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Agricultural Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 791

The information in this department is complete up to Thursday morning. For later items, see page 822…

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Pastoral Intelligence

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 793

Our Deniliquin correspondent writes on the 10th instant: —The weather has been monotonously dry during the fortnight. Rain has occasionally threatened, but none fell, and the district is getting into a bad state. The grass…

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Latest Pastoral News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 41

WEATHER REPORT.—Generally fine, except in coastal districts, where the aspect is cloudy. A very strong southerly wind is blowing and a beavy sea is rising all along the coast, but especially on the line…

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Wool

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 41

MESSRS. MORT AND Co., LIMITED, report: Arrivais during the week have been limited, and no public sales have been held. We have, therefore, no alteration to note in the market. Quotations remain nominally the same as…

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Wool Market

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 18

LONDON, Thursday, April 15.— The wool catalogued to-day amounted to 12,000. bales Business still quiet…

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Vines versus Wheat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 21

During a visit, some months since, to the Gundagai district,, I was struck with the depression everywhere manifest among the wheat farmers. The crops as a rule were short and thin, and were backward in…

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The Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 11

LONDON, April 7.—At the wool sales to-day about 10,100 bales were catalogued. The market was flat. LONDON, April 9.—At the wool sales to-day,…

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Sheep District of Port Stephens

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 9

Yesterday morning a deputation introduced by Mr. J. H. Young, M.L.A., and Mr. C. J. Roberts, M.L.A., had an interview with the Hon. Minister for Mines. They presented a petition stating that the sheep district of Port…

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Commercial. the Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 15

The Sydney Mail states that the arrivals of wool by mail and coastwise during the past week amounted to 313 bales, as against 718 bales for last week, and 1714 bales for the corresponding week last year…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 15

Two lots of sheep, 10,000 each, have just returned from the mountains to Kilfera station. 100 trucks of sheep return this week for Monga, and 100 more for Canoon station, are coming next week, principally owes about to lamb…

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The Wool Sales. London, April 15

Globe · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day, 9000 bales were offered. The market is quiet. Total withdrawals to date are 29,000 bales…

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The Grazier. The Leicester Sheep per R.M.S. Parramatta

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 22

Brief reference was made in last issue of the JOURNAL concerning the Border Leicester sheep brought to Sydney in the last voyage of the Parramatta, and which were intended for a firm in…

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New Crops

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 794

The Royal Commission appointed by the Victorian Legislature to inquire into and report upon new vegetable products recently received the following evidence from Mr. Charles Moore, the director of Botanic Gardens in this…

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Losses by Farmers

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 800

IN the Legislative Assembly, on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Stokes presented the following petition from the farmers of Engowra and surrounding district:—"That your petitioners have sustained heavy losses through…

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Victorian Produce and New South Wales Farmers. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 3

Sir,--Considering the expense and difficulty which surround land settlement, and the frequent droughts to which farmers in this colony are subject, it appears incredible that the…

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The Farmers and the Tariff. (By TELEGRAPH.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 5

MILLTHORPE, Friday.--At a meeting of farmers held here to-day, it was resolved--" That this meeting, having carefully considered the new tariff of proposed taxation…

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Farm and General Produce

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 40

At the, Darling Harbor hay sales this week there was an extremely small supply; with a good attendance of the trade. Buyers were active at an advance for prime oaten hay, which was very…

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Pastoral. Weather, Wool, Stock Movements, &c

Evening News · Monday 19 April 1886 · page 6

WILCANNIA.—The lambing season is beginning, and promises to be good, though rain is wanted to freshen up the feed. COONAMBLE.—Splendid rains fell in this district…

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