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Farming & the land, 1888

2,366 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 119

Denili[?] Pastoral and Agricultural Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Deniliquin

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

The foll[?] are the number of entries for the Deniliquin Past[?]d Agricultural Society's Show, to be held next week [?]ep, 305; cattle, 14; horses, 133; dogs, 27: poultry, 26[?]m and dairy produce, 122; needlework, 27;…

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Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 July 1888 · page 7

Messrs. Willans and Overbury, London, in their circular of Mar 30 write:-- Since the close on last auctions there has been a steady and at times, active inquiry for wool,…

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Annual Stud Sheep Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 July 1888 · page 5

The annual stud sheep sales begun on Tuesday at the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. were continued yesterday, by Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe, in Harrison, Jones, and Devlin's wool store. The attendance…

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The Stud Sheep Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 July 1888 · page 6

Yesterday the annual stud sheep sales were resumed at the stores of Messrs. Harrison, Jones nod Devlin, Macquarie-place, Messrs Brunker and Wolfe being the auctioneers. The…

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Annual Wool Circular

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 July 1888 · page 9

Mr. Henry Austin, under date 1st July, writes:— "On the 30th June, the year closed for the wool trade on 12 very uneventful months. Steadiness and uniformity of price, at a low level, with a tendency until quite recently to get lower, are…

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Hereford Cattle for New South Wales

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 July 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- The steamer Bothwell castle brought three bulla and ten cows, Hereford breed, for Sydney. They are in good order and are for Mr. R. Wyndham,…

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Stud Sheep Sales. Big Prices Realised

Evening News · Thursday 12 July 1888 · page 6

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

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

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 July 1888 · page 7

BALRANALD, Wednesday.--There is no change in the weather to report. The dry weather, doubtless, has much to do with the fact of our not having received any resorts of…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 July 1888 · page 8

The following stock are approaching from Queensland:— Eleven hundred store bullocks, Dawson River to Albury, Bates and Bray owners; 600 s[?]ore cattle, Roma to Dubbo, Mutton Bros. owners; 780 bullocks, Roma to Wodonga,…

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Cruelty to Sheep. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 July 1888 · page 8

Sir,—Some of your correspondents are writing on this subject evidently through ignorance. If they were to go out on these stations, which mostly are far west, they would find the climate as warm, or warmer than Sydney is in…

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Hunter River Farmers' Association

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 July 1888 · page 5

MORPETH, This Day.--The half-yearly meeting of the Hunter River Farmers' Association was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday night, the chair being occupied…

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The M.l.a. and the Farmer

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 July 1888 · page 7

The other day a Burragorang man discovered a seam of shale, and the news came to the cars of a certain M.L.A, The latter hied him away far beyond the reach…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 July 1888 · page 7

The half-yearly meeting of the Hunter River Farmers' Association was held in the School of Arts, Morpeth, last evening. Mr. John Mitchell, the president, occupied the chair. The secretary read apologies for non-attendance…

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The Stud Sheep Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 July 1888 · page 6

In the presence of a large gathering of stud-masters and others from all parts of New South Wales and the other colonies of Australasia the stud sheep sales were resumed…

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The Judging of Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 July 1888 · page 7

A meeting of those interested in the breeding of sheep was held in Mort's Wool Stores last evening to hear a paper read by Mr. Brace, the Chief Inspector of Stock, on the classification…

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The Wool Market

Evening News · Friday 13 July 1888 · page 5

LONDON, June 29.—There were 14,000 bales of wool catalogued for to-day's sales. No change has taken place in the quotations…

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Lectures. Classification and Judging of Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 July 1888 · page 5

A large number of gentlemen interested in pastoral pursuits assembled yesterday evening at Mortis Wool Stores; to hear a lecture by Mr. Alexander Bruce. Chief Inspector of Stock, on the "Classification and Judging of Sheep."…

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Mort's Stud Sheep Fair. Second Day

Evening News · Friday 13 July 1888 · page 5

The sale of the magnificent show of sheep, culled from the choicest and best of the Tasmanian flocks, was resumed in the upper floors of Messrs. Mort and Co.'s spacious…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Lecture on "Pruning and Training."

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 July 1888 · page 7

Last night, at the School of Arts, Mr. David A. Crichton delivered to a large and attentive audience the second of two lectures upon "Pruning and Training" for the Board of…

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Hay Pastoral and Agricultural Association Show. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 July 1888 · page 7

HAY, Thursday.--The annual show of this society was held today. There was a large attendance, although the weather was cold and threatening. The total number of entries was…

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