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Farming & the land, 1887

2,132 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 107

The Bishop's Pastoral Letter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 May 1887 · page 4

The following is the text of the pastoral letter from the Bishop of Sydney, which was read yesterday in the Anglican Churches of the diocese:— "Dearly beloved in the Lord.—Although temporarily…

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

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 May 1887 · page 7

GRAFTON, Saturday.--At the silting of the land board to-day the following cases were deal with, and the decisions of I be hoard received:-- Ramorme leasehold, 62,400 acres, A. C…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 May 1887 · page 5

The following stock have been trucked to Homebush:— 150 mixed fat cattle, Norley Station, F. W. Armytage owner; 186 fat cattle, Wambanderry Station, Reid and Co.; 200 mixed fat cattle, Norley Station, Armytage…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Weather and Stock. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 May 1887 · page 7

WILCANNIA, Monday.--5000 fat ewes and 1000 wethers are leaving Tongo for Bourke. A mob of fat bullocks from Mount Margate; are crossing the river to-day, Watson in charge…

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Pastoral Intelligence. by Telegraph. (From Our Own Correspondents.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 May 1887 · page 8

Fifteen thousand fat wethers from Darr River Downs, en route to bourke, purchased by J. and W. Christian, have passed Tambo. TAMBO (Q.), MONDAY…

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Cable News. Farmers and Protection

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 May 1887 · page 5

London. Monday.--The Oxford fanners, who have recently been suffering from the agricultural depression, have turned their eyes towards…

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Pastoral Rents Question

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 June 1887 · page 4

Contrary to expectation, the motion standing in the name of Mr. M'Millan on the business paper of the Legislative Assembly, that the rents for Crown lands fixed by the local land…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Grafton Land Hoard. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 June 1887 · page 7

The local land board sitting to-day lasted until half-past 6 o' clock, when the following runs were dealt with and the decision of the board in each case reserved until the conclusion…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 June 1887 · page 10

Stock movements:—350 fat wethers, W. W. Barde owner, Forbes to Homebush; 1066 mixed store sheep, Bathurst to Coombing, W. F. Whitney owner; 2232 mixed store sheep, Bathurst to Errowanbang, Wilson and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 June 1887 · page 7

Our West Maitland correspondent wires:-- "Very satisfactory entries have been received for the ploughing matches, held under the auspice? of the Agricultural Society, and the…

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The Pastoral Appraisements

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 June 1887 · page 4

The worst consequence of the heedlessness in which time was frittered away in a disorderly fashion on Tuesday night was the prevention of the discussion of…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 June 1887 · page 8

Jundah reports the following stock passings:—820 bullocks from Richmond Downs for Bourke, J. and W. Christian owners; 484 stores fiom Mount Merlin for Bourke, Collins and Sons owners; and 340 rams from Deniliquin for…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 June 1887 · page 7

Our Temora correspondent wires :-- " A meeting of the committee of the Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held last night at the committee rooms, when the rules were revised…

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Traffic in Diseased Cattle

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 June 1887 · page 4

Answering a question put by Mr. O'Sullivan in the Assembly yesterday, Mr. Abigail stated that he was aware that cattle infected with cancer, pleuro-pueumonia and other diseases,…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 June 1887 · page 6

Three hundred and thirty Mouut Margaret (Q.) cows crossed the river this morning, in charge of Charles Chenery, for Melbourne. In consequence of the river falling so rapidly, the crossing is extremely bad, and…

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Butter Factories at Jamberoo. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kiama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 June 1887 · page 6

The movement commenced at Jamberoo a few weeks since for the establishment of two butter factories in that locality is now an assured success, the requisite amount of capital having been raised. Sites were chosen, and…

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The Warrnambool Potato Crop

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 June 1887 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday. --The yield of potatoes in the Warrnambool district for the past year shows a great falling off compared with previous years. The total quantity…

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The Hop Crop

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 June 1887 · page 5

London, Wednesday.--The hop crop in England is improving, but it is still in a backward state…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1887 · page 1165

On the evening of Wednesday, the 25th ultimo, rain commenced to fall in the metropolis and in some parts along the coast, and from that day to the time of writing, the evening of the 2nd instant, there have been but small…

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The Pastoral Rents

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1887 · page 1155

The question of the raising of the pastoral rents is shortly to he discussed in the Assembly in a practical way. Before the holidays Mr. HASSALL brought the subject…

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