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Farming & the land, 1888

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

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1888 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Saturday.--The weather continue very hot, but a slight shower fell this afternoon. Mr. Hanna, the water supply engineer, has recommended the construction of a…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1888 · page 7

The following are the rain reports:—Walgett, 80 points; Mogil, 117 points; Brewarrina, raining; Bourke, cloudy, close, like more rain. 66,000 wethers are just starting from Taloula to Boorooma., G. and A. P. Weir. 340 fat…

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"Come a Cropper."

The Australian Star · Monday 2 January 1888 · page 4

FREE-TRADERS should read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest the commercial review of the year given in this morning's HERALD. If it does no effect their…

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Help for the Farmers. Speedy Protection or Ruin

The Australian Star · Monday 2 January 1888 · page 5

Writes our travelling correspondents:-- Since my last letter,I have been travelling over a splendid stretch of agricultural country between Orange and Blayney,…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1888 · page 6

Continuation sale of 1171 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by Edenberough and Co.:- Ex Oriana, from Adelaide, with Sydney wool: Corona over N. S. W., 147 grease at 7½d, 147 at 7d; 3 damaged at 7d; GO,…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1888 · page 5

The following are the district reports:—Walgett; Good rains have fullen, and will improve the already splendid season. Eighty points fell yesterday. Grass is plentiful, and everything is looking splendid. It is the best season…

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Help for the Farmers. Speedy Protection or Ruin

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 January 1888 · page 6

Writes our travelling correspondents:--Since my last letter, I have been travelling over a splendid stretch of agricultural country between Orange and Blayney…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1888 · page 7

Our Coonabarabran correspondent wires:--" The rain is interfering seriously with the harvesting operations. The wheat in several instances is beginning to germinate in the ear…

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Victorian Railway Wheat Freightage

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE. Tuesday.--Mr. Speight, chairman of the Railway Commissioners, in an interview with the Minister for Railways, stated that it would not pay the department to make…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1888 · page 5

The following are the crossings at Darling Bridge for the week ending 31st December:—On 28th 660 cattle, Natal Downs to Albury, J. and W. Christiam owners. 29th: 103, Bourke to Carrington Park, J. and W. Christian…

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Farm and Dairy Produce

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1888 · page 7

A moderate supply of forage was to hand at Darling Harbor yesterday morning. Although there was a fair attendance of buyers, sales opened quietly and prices remained about the…

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The Irish Difficulty. the Wheat Market. Further Proclamation of the League. Mr. Gladstone and the Vatican

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1888 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--It is understood that Mr. Balfour, the Chief Secretary of Ireland, has resolved to proclaim the National League both at Dublin and Meath, the object being LONDON, Sunday,--The tone of the wheat market is firm. Off coast cargoes of Australian wheat per 480lb. ex ship O. F. and I, for F.A.Q., are quoted at 34s. 6d. to 34s. 9d…

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Trades Meetings. Suburban Dairymen

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 January 1888 · page 3

A meeting of the Suburban Dairymen's Protective Society was held at the Gold-stone Club House, Railway-street, Petersham, last evening. Mr. E. J. Davies…

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The Baby Farming Case

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 January 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, This Day.--A coroner's jury has returned a verdict of manslaughter against Ellen Gardiner and Janet Dibbin, one the allotted nurse, and…

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Baby-farming in Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--An inquest on the infant who died while under the charge of Ellen Gardiner, of Prahran, who is undergoing a sentence of six months for baby-farming, re-…

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The Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1888 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--The arrivals of wool up to date are 72,000 bales, and probably an additional 12,000 bales will arrive before the opening of next series. The tone of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Agricultural Society of New South Wales

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1888 · page 7

ALl those who are interested will do well to bear in mind that entries for the Great Centennial Exhibition close on Saturday next, the 7th inst., except trotting races, entries for…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1888 · page 7

Stock passings: 1012 ewes, Mountain Crock to Mittagong. J. Bell owner; 4000 wethers, Yarra Yarra to Sandy Creek, E. C. Pearson; 7000 ewes, Billabong to Cotaway Creek, J. Cheshire; 1200 [?]wes, Cromer to Mullengandra,…

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Hunter River Farmers Association. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1888 · page 8

The half-yearly meeting of the Hunter River Farmers Association was,held in the School of Arts, Morpeth, last evening; Mr. J. J. Kearney presided. Addresses were delivered by Messrs. J. N. Brunker, M.L.A.; J. H…

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COUNTRY. Hunter River Farmers' Association

The Australian Star · Thursday 5 January 1888 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, This Day.--The report presented at the last half-yearly meeting of the Hunter River Farmers' Association is regarded as a most satisfatory one. The…

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