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Farming & the land, 1888

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Annual Stud Sheep Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 July 1888 · page 8

Three serial sales commence, tormorrow, and will be continued during the remainder, of the week. Although, owing to the depression of the pastoral industry, prices have receded very much during the last year or two studbreeders…

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New Season's Wool

The Australian Star · Monday 9 July 1888 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day.—The first of the new season's wool arrived hero the morning. Tho consignment comprised sixty four bales of greasy from Peel River…

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South Australia. Hereford Cattle for Sydney

The Australian Star · Monday 9 July 1888 · page 5

ADELAIDE, This Day.—A number of prize Hereford cattle for Sydney arrived by the Bothwell Castle from London. One is the progeny of a famous British bull…

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

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 July 1888 · page 7

WOLLONGONG, Friday.--The weather to-day has been quite like summer and there not the slightest appearance of the much-needed rain. PICTON, Friday.--Rain fell for several hours…

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Wool in the Argentine Republic

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 July 1888 · page 7

From time to time the attention of Australian colonists has been drawn to what doing in other countries and colonies nearer Europe than at the Antipodes in respect of…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 July 1888 · page 8

Stock passings by train: 4 trucks or rams, Jerilderie to Bourke, Austin and Miller; 14 trucks sheep, Byrock to Albury, Lindsay Brothers, to Dyson and Parker; 14 trucks fat bullocks, Dabbbo to Melbourne via Albury, consigned to…

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Fire at a Wool Scouring Works

The Australian Star · Monday 9 July 1888 · page 6

A CABMAN, driving along Rose Valley, Waterloo, about 4 o'clock this morning, noticed the reflection of a blaze from the wool scouring works of Mr. George…

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Crublty to Sheep. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 July 1888 · page 5

Sir,—Could I ask the favour through your valuable paper why the poor sheep are shorn of their natural warm covering in the midst of the winter [?] How many of us on earth would willingly consent to have our blankets and…

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Stud Sheep Sale

Evening News · Tuesday 10 July 1888 · page 5

The first of the annual stud sheep sales for this season was that commenced at 11.30 this forenoon by Messrs. Griffiths and Weaver in the upper floors of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile…

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The Annual Stud Sheep Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 July 1888 · page 5

Circular Quay and its surroundings are at present redolent of stud sheep, this being the week of the annual sales which are to be held by Messrs. Mort and Co., Messrs. Brunker and…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Thargomindah (Q.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 July 1888 · page 7

The following mobs of cattle are now on the road between Mount Margaret and here:—350 fats, from Retreat station to Bourke, Christian Bros. owners; 606 speyed cows, from Mount Margaret to Springfield station, Jerilderie, W. and…

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Eastern Division Pastoral Leases. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 July 1888 · page 3

Sir,--The Minister for Lands has given notice to the pastoral lessees in the Eastern Division that at the expiration of the current term of the lease no extension of leases will be…

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Williams River Farmers' Union

Evening News · Tuesday 10 July 1888 · page 4

WEST Maitland, Tuesday.—The Williams River Farmers' Union purpose conducting sales of farm and dairy produce in future every week at Clarence Town. The sales will take place in…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

Evening News · Wednesday 11 July 1888 · page 4

GLEN INNES, Wednesday.-At the local land office Harry Avery Smith has, applied for a conditional purchase of 80 acres and a conditional lease of 240 acres in the couny of Clive, pariah of Moogel…

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Annual Stud Sheep Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 July 1888 · page 12

Messrs. Griffiths and Weaver, of Norwich-chambers, had [?]he honour of opening the series of annual stud sheep sales, at the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's stores, yesterday morning. The selections of pure…

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The Stud Sheep Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 July 1888 · page 5

Yesterday Messrs. Griffiths and Wsaver commenced operations in the stores of the Now Zealand Loan and Agency Company, Bridge-street, when they offered for sale…

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Stud Sheep Sales. Big Prices Realised

Evening News · Wednesday 11 July 1888 · page 5

The second of the annual sales of stud sheep was commenced this morning, under the conduct of "Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe, auctioneers, on the top floor of Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and…

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Commercial, Pastoral and Agricultural Association of New South Wale

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 July 1888 · page 3

THE Hon. S. A. Joseph, M. L. C., presided at the annual meeting of members of this association, held yesterday, in the offices, Hunter-street…

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Commercial, Pastoral, and Agricultural Association of N. S. W.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 July 1888 · page 6

The annual general meeting of the members of the C., P., and A. Association of N. S. W. was held in the offices of the association, Hunter-street, yesterday. The Hon. S. A. Joseph, M.L.C., presided, and there were present Messrs…

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Cruelty to Sheep. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 July 1888 · page 12

Sir,—In the advertising columns of Saturday's issue an appeal is made by the Animals' Protection Society to the compassionate consideration of flockmasters not to shear their sheep until more temperate weather. The above…

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