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Farming & the land, 1887

2,132 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 107

Agricultural and Pastoral. Bourke Pastoral Show. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 June 1887 · page 7

BOURKE. Tuesday.--account of the rain the pastoral show committee have decided to postpone the show if necessary from day to day. At present it is designed to take place on…

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Central Asian Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 June 1887 · page 5

London, Monday.--Large quantities of wool from Central Asia are arriving at Marseilles…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 June 1887 · page 7

Stock movements yesterday:—3500 four-tooth wethers from Wyanangle Station, en route to Moonbi Station. Luchlan River; Hope Brothers, owners: in charge of E. Raymond. It has been raining here all day; 30 points…

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The Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 June 1887 · page 4

London, Monday.--At the wool sales to-day 11,200 bales were offered. The market is firm, with an active demand. [Some of the above message appeared in a [?]…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 June 1887 · page 8

The stock movements to-day were—115 horses, from Ournie Station, near Albury, en route for Bathurst, Cobb and Co., owners, Charles Matthews in charge. HAY WEDNESDAY…

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Central Australian and Bourke Pastoral Association. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Reporter.) Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 June 1887 · page 8

The annual show of the Central Australian and Bourke Pastoral Association will open to-morrow. The sheep were judged to-day. There were about 250 penned, the exhibitiors being S. M'Caughey and Co., of Toorale; W. and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 June 1887 · page 7

Our Crookwell correspondent writes:-- " On Tuesday afternoon rain commenced and has continued to fall with slight intermissions up to time of writing (Wednesday afternoon) with…

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The Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 June 1887 · page 5

London, Tuesday.--At the wool sales today 11,500 bales were offered. Prices were fairly maintained…

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The Tuena Sheep Stealing Case

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 June 1887 · page 6

CROOKWULL, Thursday.--Jonah Cramp, who stole some sheep at Tuena in 1866, and who absconded from his bail to Queensland, and who was arrested three weeks ago at…

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The Alleged Wool Frauds

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 June 1887 · page 4

We suppose nothing more will be heard in the Supreme Court of the alleged wool frauds. After the acquittal of one batch of defendants and the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 June 1887 · page 5

Stock movements:—50 Lincoln rams, 35 ewes, and 180 merino ewes, from Victoria to Jingellic, Edward Martin; 3976 merino ewes, from tbe South Australian border to Bowna, W. J. Lyne; 536 fat merino wethers, from stony…

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The Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 1313

The Darling is fulling rapidly, states our travelling reporter, writing from the Wilcannia, and soon all steamer traffic will be suspended. Rain continues to fall at intervals so that the grass and shrubs are kept constantly in…

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Farmer. Warm Water for Cattle

Nepean Times · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 2

One of the latest subjects brought under the notice of the farmers of Great Britain is that of warming the water given to the cattle in order to increase the flow of…

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Central Australian Pastoral Association Show

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 3

BOURKE Friday.-- The Central Australian Pastoral Show's dinner was a great success. Among the guests were the t[?]n. George Les and Thomas Cumming, M.L.C., Messrs…

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The Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 5

London, Thursday.---At the wool sales today 12,000 bales were offered, making a total of 158,100 during the present series. The total withdrawals up to the present have…

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The Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 14

It is gratifying to find that the opinions we expressed during the currency of the January as well as the March sales, that firmer ratos than then ruled would, as the year advanced, be tolerably sure to prevail, unless war…

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London Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 12

LONDON, June 18.—At the wool sales merinos and fine crossbreds have recovered from the decline; but low crossbreds are still a halfpenny below the April rates. Trade has improved in the…

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Pastoral Matters on the Darling. Wilcannia

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 1313

For the first time within the memory of either white man or aboriginal, the Paroo ran into the Darling on Saturday last. This occurred at a point 13 miles above "Wilcannia, and, at the same time, about 14 miles higher…

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Coonamble Pastoral and Agricultural Show. Coonamble

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 1345

The Pastoral and Agricultural show was held to-day, and was largely attended, there being about 500 persons on the ground. The show of stock was by far the best ever held at Coonamble. Some fine draught horses were…

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