Bathurst Agricultural and Pastoral Association. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bathurst
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1887 · page 9
The annual meeting of the Agricultural, Horticultural, and Pastoral Association was held in the Town Hall yesterday. The Hon. W. H. Suttor, M.L.C., the president, was in the chair. There was a good attendance. The hon…
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The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1887 · page 3
BOURKE, Tuesday.--The river is expected to be navigable again in a few days. A 14ft. rise is reported from Mungundi, and the river is reported to be rising steadily at every station…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Albury
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1887 · page 10
Stock movements: 3400 merino ewes, from Brown's Spring's to Benn Lachlan, Wm. Ridby owner; 3800 merino wethers, from Bullegandra to Bennmbra, Wm. Wood owner; 240 merino ewes, from…
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The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1887 · page 9
The electors in the Wombat district have formed a union, "The Farmers' Union," and held a meeting on Saturday, the 29th ult., Mr. D. B. Frater in the chair. Mr. M'Kinnon, their…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1887 · page 7
The heavy rains that fell last week have caused a considerable amount of loss in the northern river and western agricultural districts. On the Clarence and Richmond Rivers…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1887 · page 5
London, Wednesday.--At the wool sales to-day, 11,500 bales were offered. Prices were firmly maintained. Greasy and scoured were about a penny, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Bourke
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 February 1887 · page 10
The following are the crossings over Darhng-bridge North Bourke, for the week ending January 29th:—400 cattle, Milparoa to Sydney, W. Richardson owner, R. Lamph in charge, 266 cattle, Inneskillen to Sydney, W…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"New South Wales a Vast Sheep Walk." to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1887 · page 3
Sir,--Several of the protectionist candidates in different electorates have propounded to their audiences the startling question, "Do we want to make New South Wales a vast sheepwalk ?"…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 280
Since our last, reports of a return to fine weather have been received from all parts of the colony. Taking the colony as a whole, the rains of last week and the previous week have done an incalculable amount of good. On the…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 42
NARRANDERA WOOLS.—The valuation of the six samples of rams wools weighted by Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co., Limited, and valued by Messrs. Haigh, Hinchcliffe, and Cole, for the Narrandera P. and A. Association,…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 11
LONDON, January 27.—At the wool sales to-day 10,000 bales wore catalogued. The market is firm, Coarse crossbreds are ½d higher than last sales, and scoured 1½d higher than at the last…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 42
MESSRS, MORT AND CO., LIMITED, report that they have sold since their last report the following:—Greasy: D, 10 at 7¼d; A over Col, 15 at 9¼d; B&C in hexagon, 14 at 9¼d; ID in diamond over Bywong, 4 lambs at 7¾d, 6…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 5
LONDON, Thursday.--At the wool sales to-day, 11,200 bales were offered, making a total of 100,100 offered during the present series…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 23
The heavy rains in the northern portions of New South Wales and in Queensland have been followed by close sultry weather, sometimes cloudy, with a humid tendency. Light rains are reported from…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 7
WILCANNIA, Friday.--The [?] sheep from Dunlop and Womba have [?] the river and are now on B[?], going to To[?] ; Fraser, Moore and Jones in charge…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Gundagai
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 14
The stock passings to-day were 7000 sheep from Carrabash Station, on route for Queanboyan, Cunningham owner; 2000 mixed wethers, from Adelong to Cootamundra, J. J. Miller owner. Coming forward: 2000…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Our Letter Box. "Ye who write, choose a subject for your abilities." —Horace. Pigface in Cattle
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 9
Mr. John Pottie, of Sydney, has written to us as follows:—this is a disease for which there is no cure. Prevention alone is our only hope; but to be certain of the cause is to be certain of the cure. I…
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Nepean Times · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 2
I would now draw attention (says "A Practical Farmer" in the Agricultural Gazette) to the important subject of the treatment of breeding ewes during the…
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The Protestant Standard · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 4
Sir Henry Parkes, when disabusing the farmers of the hope of "grain duties," explained that what they required was something in the way of instruction in…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 22
CAMDEN SHOW.—The annual show of the Cameden A., H., and I. Society will be held on the showground, Camden, on March 9, 10, and 11 next. A grand exhibition is expected, owing to the favorable…
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