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Farming & the land, 1886

2,201 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 111

Pastoral. Weather, Wool, Stock Movements

Evening News · Monday 26 July 1886 · page 5

WEATHER REPORT.—The rainfall daring the forty-eight hoars ended at 9 o'clock this morning:, has been I very general throughout the colony, and was the heaviest which has been recorded for some time…

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Pastoral

Evening News · Monday 26 July 1886 · page 6

BOURSE.—It has been raining fast. The Darling looks like a sea, and is rising rapidly. If the rain keeps on the town will bo flooded. The following is the rainfall report:—Bourke, 155 points; Walgett…

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Deniliquin Sheep Sales

Evening News · Monday 26 July 1886 · page 6

The tales of stud sheep exhibited in the Deniliquin show were held on Friday. The sales hung fire considerably, and the rates obtained for the high-class…

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The Wool Market

Evening News · Monday 26 July 1886 · page 6

LONDON, July [?]—The wool market is firm, The arrivals up to the present date amount to about £40,000 tales…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 July 1886 · page 7

Stock Movements:—5000 fat sheep from Yantara Station are approaching here, bound for Melbourne markets. 3000 rat wethers have started from Menamurtie Station for Adelaide, Harvey Patterson owner. 3000 fat wethers have…

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Pastoral. Weather, Wool, Stock Movements

Evening News · Tuesday 27 July 1886 · page 8

TUESDAY'S WEATHER REPORT.—During the twenty-four hours ended at 9 o'clock this morning, rain fell generally in the eastern and central divisions of the colony; the fall being light inland…

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Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 July 1886 · page 7

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Devlin report holding their usual wool sale yesterday, disposing of 135 bales. Competition was very brisk, and although the lots were mostly [?]mall…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Care in Selecting Seeds

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 July 1886 · page 3

It is somewhat strange that more care is not taken by cultivators in this part of the world in the selection of seeds, as it is generally admitted that their quality has an…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 July 1886 · page 7

Fifty wall-bred hulls arrived by rail, J. G. Dougherty, owner. for Tannandab station, brea by Loder, of Singleton, and Chisholm, Goulburn; 2000 fat wethers, from Curralulla, and the same number from Boorara, have…

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London Wheat Market. [Some of the following items appeared in our second third, and fourth editions of yesterday.]

Evening News · Tuesday 27 July 1886 · page 6

LONDON, July 24.—The continual rains of the last few days hare imparted a firmer tone to the wheat market. Australian ex-warehouse is quoted at 35s. There being no cargos on passage…

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Pastoral. Weather, Wool, Stock Movements

Evening News · Wednesday 28 July 1886 · page 4

WEDNESDAY'S WEATHER REPORT.—At 9 o'olook this morning it was fine along- the coast, also in the extreme west of the colony., along the Darling River. In the central parts the weather was cloudy and…

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Pastoral

Evening News · Wednesday 28 July 1886 · page 6

OFFICIAL BUNGLEDOM.— Considerable interest was taken in a case heard in the Hay Police Court against James Russell, one of the owners of the Eli Elivab Station, for not continuing operations to…

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Sale of Pastoral Properties

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 July 1886 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--At the sale room of Elders' Wool and Produce Company, Limited, several large properties wore offered. C. G. Roediger's Berline Station, situated 144 miles…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 July 1886 · page 11

600 store bullocks from Red Bank, Warrego to Sydney, J. Ryan owner, and 430 bullocks from Tocal Station, Thompson River, Watkins and Morgan owners, for Sydney via Nyngan, passed yesterday. Great difficulty was…

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Rents of Pastoral Leases in the Western District. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 July 1886 · page 6

Sir,—The letters of Mr. Du Faur, which have recently appeared in your columns, disclose results in connection with the pastoral interest in the Western portion of the colong, as affected by the Land Act of 1884, of a somewhat…

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Pastoral. Weather, Wool, Stock Movements

Evening News · Thursday 29 July 1886 · page 6

ECHOCA (V.).—Stock crossings: One milch cow, from Barry Lloyd, Deniliquin, the property of Mr. Thos. F. Commings, of Toorak, near Melbourne, consigned to owner; 6 head of cattle from Peter Nolan…

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Pastoral Rents. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 July 1886 · page 4

Sir,—I will ask for space to say a few words on the question discussed in your sub-leader of the 22nd. I mean the pastoral interest in reference to rents and compensation for improvements. As you say, the question of rents is not…

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Important to Cattle-dealers. the Abattoirs Locks Broken

Evening News · Thursday 29 July 1886 · page 6

In the Balmain Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Marsh, S.M., Warden Henry Graves and Henry Martineer (a drover), and John Hughee, were summoned by George W. Shelly, assistant…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 July 1886 · page 8

The following stock movements are reported:—5000 fat wethers, Orient to Sydney, Osborne Brothers and Lester, owners; 290 fat, bullocks, Mount Margaret, tracked to Sydney; 55 cows from Thargomindah, trucked to Bathurst;…

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Alleged Railway Frauds. the Plot Thickens. Faether Cases Cropping Up

Evening News · Thursday 29 July 1886 · page 5

This morning Mr. Abigail, M.L.A., waited upon the Commissioner for Railways, and laid before him a perfect bundle of waybills from runholders and others, on which they alleged they had been charged…

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