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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1887

2,132 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 107

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 August 1887 · page 8

The following are the crossings at Darling Bridge, North Bourke, for the week ending August 6:—43 cattle, Nulty to Sydney, A. B. Burcher owner; 785 cattle, Richmond Downs to Sydney, J. and W. Christian; 950 cattle,…

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The English Hop Crop

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 August 1887 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday. -- It is expected that the yield of the English hop crop will this year be a little below the average, though…

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The Merryvale Pastoral Company

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 August 1887 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday. -- The Merryvale Pastoral Company of Otago, New Zealand, is being floated with a capital of £ 165,000…

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The Wholesale Poisoning of Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 August 1887 · page 5

BOURKE, Thursday.--The Government veterinarian (Mr. Stanley), has just returned from inspection of Hurtle Fisher's dead sheep at Stone Quarries. He reports that the mortality…

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Nevertire Wool Season. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 August 1887 · page 7

NEVERTIRE, Thursday.--The first two load of this [?] came in this morning, twenty-two ladies of Do[?]ohoe's from Bourbah station and [?] of Flood's from Carabea…

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(Reuter's Messages.) the Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 August 1887 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--Wool is quiet, but steady. The total arrivals for next sales are 150,000 bales…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 August 1887 · page 6

Stock Movements; 1000 merino wethers, from Talmalmo to Bulgandra, John Fagan; 6000 merino wethers, from Springvale to Cuddell, Riall Bros.; 385 store cattle, from Victoria to Billabong, G. W. Scrivener; 150 fat bullocks,…

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Destruction of Sheep by a Poisonous Weed. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 August 1887 · page 6

The mob of Mr. Hurtle Fisher's ewes, over 1000 of which lately died from the effects of having eaten a poisonous weed near here, now seem to have recovered from the most violent symptoms, though many are still weak and hardly…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Mesrs. [?] and Co. have been awarded first [?] the poultry show, Young, for their [?] Young Poultry, Pigeon, Canary and Horticultural Show. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 August 1887 · page 7

Y[?], Thursday.-- The second annual exhibition of the [?] Canary and Horticultural Association which opened in the Mechanics [?] and ad[?] rooms yesterday…

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The English Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 August 1887 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The Hessian fly and the drought are injuring the crops in England…

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The Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1887 · page 329

Cold, frosty weather, with light showers, has fallen to the lot of this colony during the present week. The cereal crops are gaining strength. The pastures are still well grassed, and stock still in good condition. A few cases of…

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Salvaged Wool

Evening News · Saturday 13 August 1887 · page 5

LONDON, August 12.—Seven thousand five hundred bales of wool have now been salvaged from the wreck of the ship Darling Downs, and to obtain the remainder it is intended to blow the…

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Sheep Poisoning at Bourke

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1887 · page 328

Intelligence was received at the Mines Department on Tuesday, to the effect that about 1000 sheep had been poisoned, through some unknown cause, on the road to Bourke, about 10 miles from that place. Inspector Mallon,…

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Mudgee Pastoral and Agricultural Society. Mudgee

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1887 · page 329

The Pastoral and Agricultural Society's show to-day was, as regards the attendance of visitors, a great success. The weather was beautiful and fine. Considering that the district has not recovered from the effects of the recent…

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Commercial. the Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 August 1887 · page 14

At the fortnightly sales held during the week only small catalogues were submitted. Possibly owing to its being now too late to ship for the September sales, competition was less active, and prices accordingly receded somewhat,…

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Pastoral Difficulties in the Far West. No. VI

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1887 · page 327

Whilst I am writing this, Mr. Abigail, Minister of Mines, and Mr. Clarke, Minister of Justice, are on their way through the rabbit-infested district lying between the Barrier Ranges and the Darling River…

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The Destruction of Sheep by a Poisonous Weed

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1887 · page 361

A telegram from Bourke on Thursday says:—The mob of Mr. Hurtle Fisher's ewes, over 1000 of which lately died from the effects of poison near here, now seem recovered from the most violent effects, though many are still weak…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 August 1887 · page 12

Large mobs of stock are coming forward. Full particulars are not yet to hand. GOODOOGA, FRIDAY. Twenty-four thousand fat wethers, Hann and Hodnett's,…

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EXCHANGE. The Wool Trade. AUGUST 11

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1887 · page 335

There has been no reference in any published cablegrams to hand during the week having any bearing on wool or its prospects at the ensuing sales. Meantime, however, as a good harvest usually…

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Narandera Pastoral Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Narandera

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 August 1887 · page 13

The entries for the Pastoral Show on Wednesday and Thursday next are fairly good, but somewhat under anticipation in view of the splendid season. In the horse section there are 76 entries; in cattle, 34; sheep, 160;…

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