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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1886

2,201 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 111

Farmers Trains. To the Editor

Evening News · Thursday 29 July 1886 · page 7

Sir.—In your issue of the 22nd instant,"Country" is doubtful whether the above trains pay. It ia a well known fact, they do not pay, from three causes:—1. A great number travel by them from the…

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Pastoral. Weather, Wool, Stock Movements

Evening News · Friday 30 July 1886 · page 6

CAIRNS (Q.).—The weather daring the past week has been fine and clear, with prevailing south-east winds. Rainfall nil. ALBURY.—Twenty-five points of rain fell on…

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Pastoral

Evening News · Friday 30 July 1886 · page 8

ALBURY—At a committee meeting of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society Held on Thursday, it was decided to hold the annual ploughing match at Bungowannah on August 13. The weather is still broken…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Farm Work for August

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 July 1886 · page 2

There hay now been an ample supply of rain in all the agricultural district's for the present wants of crops, and the downfall has also been sufficient to remove anxiety as regards the…

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Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 July 1886 · page 7

Messrs. Hill, Clark and Co. held their fortnightly wool sale yesterday, the catalogue consisting of oddments, for which competition was brisk, and all lots quitted realised good…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 July 1886 · page 8

The following stock movements are reported:—5000 mixed sheep, Cuinia to Polly Brewan, D. Macmater owner; 7000 ditto, Collie to Bunba, J. Hellmann owner; 7000 mixed sheep, F. Y. Wolseley owner, going to Euroka…

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The Pastoral Industry in the Western Division. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Silverton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 July 1886 · page 8

A numerously attended meeting of squatters was held this afternoon, when the following resolutions were passed:—"That, in the opinion of this meeting, the minimum rental prescribed by the Act should, in…

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Pastoral

Evening News · Saturday 31 July 1886 · page 10

OBNOXIOUS SALES.—On Thursday, in the Bathurst Police Court, Mr. Thompson, solicitor, called the attention of the Bench to the practice of the bailiffs in Belling stock seized under executions in front of…

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Pastoral

Evening News · Saturday 31 July 1886 · page 9

ALBURY.—Owing to the scarcity of feed in Riverina, caused by the drought, large quantities have been imported from the Victorian border districts. The returns show that 2300 tons of chaff were…

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Latest Pastoral News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 July 1886 · page 42

CAIRNS (Q.).—The weather during the past week has been fine and clear, with prevailing south-east winds. Rainfall nil. ALBURY.—Twenty-five points of rain fell on…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Bourke

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 July 1886 · page 229

Fifty well-bred bulls arrived by rail, J. G. Dougherty, owner, for Tannandah station, bred by Loder, of Singleton, and Chisholm, Goulburn; 2000 fat wethers, from Curraninya, and the same number from Boorara, have…

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Pastoral Matters in Queensland

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 July 1886 · page 228

The weather commenced to break on the evening of the 5th June, and it has been raining with slight intervals ever since. We have only had three days of westerly winds as yet, with, slight frosts. The whole of the colony has…

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Merino Stud Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 July 1886 · page 23

Supplementary to our illustrations of last week we now give further portraits of the best stud sheep submitted and sold during the recent annual sheep fair. The portraits represent some of the most…

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Deputations. Pastoral Rents and Improvements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 July 1886 · page 13

A deputation waited upon the Minister for Lands yesterday, to represent to the hon. gentleman the commercial depression, which it was alleged was due to the unsatisfactory provisions of certain clauses of the Land Act. It…

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Important to Cattle-dealers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 July 1886 · page 18

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

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 July 1886 · page 14

Sale of 51 bales, from Queensland, by Thomas and Cook:- Ex Quetta, Roma, and Bulimba, from Queensland: Amby Downs, 2 scoured at 12½d, 14 scoured pieces at 11d, 4 at 10½d, 5 at 9d, 9 bellies at 10d, 1 locks at 7[?]d, 4 grease clothing at 8½d, 1…

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The Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 July 1886 · page 14

Several sales have been held during the week ended on Wednesday. Competition has been very spirited for all descriptions, and ruling prices are considered fully equal to those current in London, less freight and charges. For 11…

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Alleged Wool Frauds

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 July 1886 · page 233

On Friday, the 23rd instant, in the Summons division of the Water Police Court, before Mr. Whittingdale Johnson S.M., Francis Augustus Wright, Edward Heaton, George, R. Bonamy, Henry R. Wilson, Benjamin Windsor,…

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Wool and Sheepskins

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 July 1886 · page 42

Messrs. MORT AND CO. report:—Wool: Our fortnightly wool sale was held on Wednesday. The catalog no composed principally odd lots and remnants, for all of which there was spirited…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Deniliquin, July 23

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 July 1886 · page 228

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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