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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1887

2,132 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 107

Agricultural and Pastoral. Bourke Land Board. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 7

BOURKE, Monday.--The Land Board[?]sat today and dealt with the following applications : --James Aylward, homestead lease, 10,240a., Lilla Springs, resumed area, sent on for survey…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 8

The following are the principal stock movements:—1161 merino wethers from Bonegilla, Victoria, to Cootamundra, J. R. Currie owner; 2183 merino wethers from Albury for Cootamundra, J. R. Richardson; 275 merino ra[?]s from…

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Cable News. the Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 May 1887 · page 5

London, Monday. -- It is announced that the next series of wool auctions will commence on June 7, when the quantity offered, including that held…

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[?] Farm

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1887 · page 3

[?]cultural Society of [?] of Captain Bro[?] Shepherd, vice[?]presi[?] [?] treasurer ; and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 May 1887 · page 7

Mr. John P. Arthur, of Waverley, writes:-- "I see that the Dog Show to be opened at Moore Park in connection with the Agricultural Exhibition on May, 20 will be open untill…

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The Wool Market

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 May 1887 · page 5

London, Wednesday.--There is a strong inquiry for coarse crossbred wools. For merinos there is no improvement…

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News by Telegraph. Worms in Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 May 1887 · page 3

DUBBO, Wednesday.--Nearly 500 sheep, belonging to Messrs. Tink and Baird, Binalong Station, have died during the past few days, suffering from worms…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 May 1887 · page 8

The following are the crossings at the Darling Bridge for the week ending April 30:—April 24: 220 cattle. Dunrobin to Sydney, Walker and Co., owners, P. Walker in charge; 160, Werribree to Sydney, Davis, Dale, and Co., owners,…

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Manure for Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 May 1887 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--A representative of the East Moreton Farmers' Association interviewed the Mayor to-day to arrange for a supply of city manure to the farmers around…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 May 1887 · page 7

Mr. David A. Crichton delivered his ninth lecture under the auspices of the Board of Technical Education on Wednesday at the School of Arts, Pitt-street. There was a very large audience…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 May 1887 · page 5

Six hundred and fifty merino wethers from Bungowannah to Daysdale, Melbourne market, John Grieve; 760 mixed sheep from Annandale, Victoria, to Daysdale, James Day; 310 store bullocks from Gunning to Bungowannah, John…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 957

Our Mudgee correspondent writes on the 2nd May:—The weather is beautifully fine and clear. Frosts are beginning to appear, several mild ones having been experienced since my last. The threshing is now about done, and farmers are…

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Pastoral Rents

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 960

Appraisements of rents have recently come in so well to the Lands Department, through the land boards, that there has been a large accumulation of cases requiring determination, and there u every reason…

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The Wheat Trade

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 43

There are no signs of improvement in the corn market (wrote a London correspondent on March 25). Reviewing the operations of the week, the MAGNET said that English wheat was fairly held, and was,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Weather and Stock

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 6

FORBES, Friday.--The weather is now beautifully fine and clear, the days still being warm, though the nights are cold, with heavy frosts in the mornings. Pasture everywhere is abundant…

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Weather, Wool, Stock Movements

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 41

THE WEATHER during the past week has been generally fine and warm; with occasional light frosts at night, but, on the whole, very favorable for farming operations. Rain fell in Easton, Wentworth, and…

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EXCHANGE The Wool Trade. MAY 5

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 952

Our latest written advices from London are dated March 25, the same mail bringing catalogues of the two first days' sales of the second series which came to a close on 23rd ultimo. At that time it is evident,…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 12

The following sheep are approaching from Queensland:— 350 fats, Thargomindah to Sydney; 300 fats, Woombunderri to Sydney; 300 fats, Notley to Sydney; 330 fats, Reerongoola to Bourke; 320 fats, Bulloo Downs to…

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Establishment of a New Northern Dairy Farm

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 8

THE duties on dairy produce are doomed, but the following information given by the Singleton correspondent of the Maitland Mercury shows that dairy farmers are not dismayed thereat:—…

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The Major's Farm

Nepean Times · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 7

Whatever soilis washed up on a shore of the old Missouri River belongd by law to the owner of the shore. Sometimes a whole farm changes hands by crossing the wicked river…

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