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Farming & the land, 1886

2,201 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 111

Agricultural and Pastoral. Rural Topics

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 July 1886 · page 2

The colony has been blessed with another line fall of rain, which, though not quite so heavy as we might desire, has been, from the reports to hand, more general than any previous…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 July 1886 · page 7

The following stock movements are reported:—217 fat and store cattle from Victoria, for the Albury market 1000 merino sheep from various districts, for the Albury; [?]rke[?]…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Association. [By Telegraphy.] (By Our Special Reporter.) Deniliquin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 July 1886 · page 9

The tenth annual show of the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Association, which was opened to-day, was successful in several respects. The ground, a grant of 15 acres, is well situated about half a mile west of the town,…

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Pastoral

Evening News · Saturday 24 July 1886 · page 10

BOURKE STOCK MOVEMENTS. — Two thousand wethers from Boorara to Queensland, 2000 wethers from Currawinya to Queensland, and 300 fat bullocks from Nockatunga crossed the Bourke bridge on…

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Latest Pastoral News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 July 1886 · page 42

MELBOURNE STOCK REPORT.—King and Co. reported on Wednesday:—Fat Cattle: 1700 yarded, a few prime. Prices up 10s. We sold 50 bullocks from Blaisdale, Gippsland, to £14 7s 6d, average…

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Pastoral Land Troubles

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 July 1886 · page 23

THE GRAZIERS' PROTEST.—A meeting of representatives of the grazing and commercial interests of New South Wales was held on Friday in the Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of considering the…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Albury

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 July 1886 · page 177

The following stock have passed:—614 merino rams, from Victoria to Kenilworth, Byrock—Davis, Oliver, and Co., owners. COONAMBLE, MONDAY…

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Merino Stud Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 July 1886 · page 22

In keeping with our usual practice, we present in this week's issue illustrations of a few of the principal merino stud sheep which changed hands at the annual sales recently held in Sydney. These sales…

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The Grazier. The Better Pastoral Prospects

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 July 1886 · page 22

Though not over sanguine that the disastrous drought has at last been fairly broken up, there is no mistaking the encouraging signs from the great pastoral centres. Brewarrina reports more rain, and…

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Alleged Wool Frauds

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 July 1886 · page 10

Yesterday morning, in the Summons division of the Water Police Court, before Mr. Whittingdalo Johnson, S.M., Francis Augustus Wright, Edward Heaton, George R. Bonamy, Henry R. Wilson, Benjamin Windsor,…

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The Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 July 1886 · page 11

LONDON, July 15.—The wool sales will close on the 17th. The total quantity sold has been about 350,000 bales, and about 5000 have been held over till the next sales. Greasy wools are…

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The Pastoral Interest and the Land Law

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 July 1886 · page 167

It has been the exception, not the rule, for people connected with the pastoral interest to organise. An exception is before us now. Something like an organised movement has…

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Commercial. the Wool Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 July 1886 · page 16

There have been no sales of importance thin week. At the sheepskin auctions, however, competition is exceedingly active on behalf of local fellmongers, full-woolled gr[?] skins having this week realised as high as 4s. 5d. each…

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Late Agriculture Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Deniliquin

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 July 1886 · page 198

The tenth annual show of the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Association, which was opened to-day, was successful in several respects. The ground, a grant of 15 acres, is well situated about half a mile west of the town,…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 July 1886 · page 15

The following stock have passed for Homebush:— Rodier and Shaw's 800 fat wethers, a good lot. Walsh and Elliott's Murtee wethers are nearing here. FORBES, FRIDAY…

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The Pastoral Situation. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 July 1886 · page 178

Sir,—In your issue of the 10th instant I noticed a letter under the above heading signed " George Maiden." With your permission I claim the indulgence of your valuable space to make a few remarks upon the subject. I fully…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Association. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Reporter.) Deniliquin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 July 1886 · page 14

The annual dinner in connection with the above association was held last evening at Sparrow's Australian Club Hotel and proved successful in every respect; about 80 gentlemen were present. The president of the association,…

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Weather, Wool, Movements of Stock. the Week's News in Brief

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 July 1886 · page 23

The rainy weather continues to spread. Some fifty stations report less or more this week; over thirty of the reports came from points west of the Dividing Range, the remainder from helow. Amongst…

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News by Telegraph. Farmers' Protection League

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 July 1886 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Mr. John H. Byrne, general secretary of the Farmers' Unions and industrial Protection Leagues an Orange and the western agricultural districts of New South…

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Poultry Farming in Australia.—VI. Diseases Oe Poultry (Continued.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 July 1886 · page 21

In my last article, by printer's error, in speaking of cholera, in the paragraph commencing, "Anyhow they usually prove absolutely miserable," this last word should read "incurable," the meaning not…

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