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Farming & the land, 1887

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[By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Tumut Agricultural and Pastoral Society. Tumut

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 March 1887 · page 11

The twelfth annual show of the Agricultural and Pastoral Society, notwithstanding that it was raining in the forenson, was a splendid success. There were 676 exhibits, and the attendance numbered fully 1000 people The horse…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 March 1887 · page 7

"Wheat and its Cultivation," was the subject of Mr. D. A. Crichton's fourth lecture delivered at the Technical College-hall, School of Arts, Pitt-street, last night. There was a good…

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The Government and the Pastoral Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 March 1887 · page 4

The pastoralists of New South Wales may be congratulated upon their rapidly brightening prospects. A magnificent season has given them plenty of water…

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Bombala Agricultural and Pastoral Show. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 March 1887 · page 7

BOMBALA, Thursday. -- The Agricultural and Pastoral Show was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, and on both days the business people closed for half the day. There were large…

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Crookwell Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Crook Well

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 March 1887 · page 8

The ninth annual show under the auspices of the Crookwell Agricultural and Pastoral Association took place on the association's ground to-day. The weather for the past two or three days has been showery and threatening, and…

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Bombala Pastoral, Agricultural, and Industrial Society. Bombala

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 March 1887 · page 8

The Bombala Pastoral, Agricultural, and Industrial Society's show was opened to-day Great efforts had been made to make this show a more than ordinary success, and not having had any exhibition last year, it was confidently…

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Farm and Dairy Produce

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 March 1887 · page 7

A small supply of forage was to hand at Darling Harbor yesterday. The consignment consisted of some 30 trucks. There was a moderate attendance of buyers. Trade was…

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Sheep-shearing Competition. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 March 1887 · page 8

A sheep-shearing competition took place to-day at Goldsbrough and Co.'s warehouse between Wolseley's sheep-shearing machine and an export hand-shearer. The trial was for six sheep each. The shearer got…

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Latest Intelligence. [By Cable.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Colonial Wool at the Late Colonial and Indian Exhibition. London, March 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 March 1887 · page 7

Mr. Bowman, the expert in wool at the late Colonial and Indian Exhibition, states that the Adelaide exhibit of wool was most tasteful and effective, and he praises the models of…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 541

The weather during the past week has been, generally speaking, fine and warm. On Saturday light rain fell in the north coast districts, the heaviest fall being on the Clarence. On Monday the weather was cloudy and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 6

The committee of the Temora Pastoral and Agricultural Association have decided to hold their annual show on Wednesday and Thursday, September 7 and 8…

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Wolseley's Sheep Shearer

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 23

A second trial of Mr. Wolseley's patent sheep shearer came off last week in Goldsbrough and Co.'s wool store, Melbourne. An immense crowd of persons was present. The great merit in the invention is the…

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Fluke in Sheep

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 24

Two prizes offered by Miss E. A. Ormerod, the consulting entomologist of the Royal Agricultural Society of Great Britain, for the best essays on the Fluke have been awared to Mr. E. Halse and Mr. H…

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Australian Wool

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 11

LONDON, March 9.—Mr. Bowman, one of the exhibition experts, who was appointed to make an exhaustive report on the wool exhibits in the Indo-Colonial, Exhibition, says that the…

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Tumut Agricultural and Pastoral Society

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 541

The twelfth annual show of the Tumut Agricultural and Pastoral Society, which took on Wednesday, not-withstanding that it was raining in the forenoon, was a splendid success. There were 676 exhibits, and the…

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American Wool Clip

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 23

The wool clip of the United States in 1886 ia estimated at 227,101,580lb of unwashed, and 55,228,416lb of washed wool, a total of 282,330,026lb. The sheep numbered 48,322,331…

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Weather, Wool, Stock Movements

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 40

The weather during the past week has generally been close and hot, with storms in places. Rain has fallen in Wilcannia, Lismore, Cobar, Gundagai, and elsewhere. In Balranald, on Monday, the weather…

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Bombala Pastoral, Agricultural, and Industrial Society. Bombala

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 562

The Bombala Pastoral, Agricultural, and Industrial Society's show was opened to-day. Great efforts had been made to make this snow a more Chan ordinary success, and not having had any exhibition last year, it was confidently…

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Discellaneous. In the Wheat-field

Nepean Times · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 2

When the lids of the virgin Dawn unclose, When the earth is fair and the heavens are calm, And the early breath of the wakening rose…

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French Tax on Foreign Wheat. London, March 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 11

The French Chamber of Deputies have agreed to the imposition of a tax of 5 francs per 100 kilos, upon foreign wheat admitted into France…

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