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Farming & the land, 1888

2,366 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 119

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 July 1888 · page 8

The following are the stock movements:—1000 store bullocks, from Queensland for Victoria, Bucknell Brothers owners; 1520 store cattle, from Queensland for Victoria, Warmoll and Green owners; 120 fat bullocks, from Bourke…

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Cruelty to Sheep. to the Editor, of the Herald

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

Sir,—Under the above heading in to-day's Herald "Squatter" states that some of your correspondents evidently write in ignorance of the genial climate out Far West…

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Re Havilah Wool. to the Editor of the Herald

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

Sir,—We apologise to Mr. Hume for the slight mistake. complained of in his letter to you of this date, regarding the statement in our ram sale catalogue that the Havilah wool had topped the market for the last three years. Mr. Hume…

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The Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 61

The dry weather still continues, and is the subject of complaint from many parts of the colony. It is pleasant, however, to find that grass and water are still plentiful, and that the stock are in good condition. The shearing…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Irrigation

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 6

On Wednesday evening, at the Technical hall, the instructor in agriculture, Mr. Mackay, F.C.S., gave the second of a course of lectures on "Irrigation as a means of Improving…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Bourke

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 67

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

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Sydney Sheep Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 17

MESSRS. GRIFFITHS AND WEAVER held a sale of pure merino rams and owen at the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agoncy's Wool Stores, Bridgo-street, on Tuesday last. The stocke were by the well-known breeders…

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Annual Stud Sheep Sales

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 10
Also in The Australian Star

MESSRS. Griffiths and Weaver finished the first of the present series of stud sheep sales in Sydney at a late hour on Tuesday afternoon. The cata-logue was not quite cleared, as Mr. Bettington,…

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The Stud Sheep Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 11

The stud sheep sales were brought to a conclusion yesterday afternoon, mainly through on early start made in the morning, and the vigorous efforts of Mr. Abbott, the auctioneer, who as on the previous day stuck solidly to his…

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The Wool Market

Evening News · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 6

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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How to Make Good Butter

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 60

During the butter-making competition in England, Mr. W. H. Lynch, of Ontario, delivered an address on "Butter-Making." From what he had seen during the three days he had been in England, Mr. Lynch found that…

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Commercial. the Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 16

Mail advices to 8th ultimo have come to hand during the week, aud they report that in the manufacturing districts mills were more fully employed than for home time past. Messrs: Windeler and Co., in their circular of 6th June,…

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Wool and its Uses

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 59

The subject "Wool and its Uses" is, on the present occasion, rather appropriately placed. The principal wool warehouses, the depots in which it is the custom to store immense quantities of this colony's…

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Mort's Stud Sheep Fair. Second Day

Evening News · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 6

The sale of the magnificent show of sheep, called 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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The Wool Trade. JULY 11

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 67

Telegraphic communication with England is still interrupted, and we are consequently without any news as to the progress of the London sales since our message of 28th June…

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

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 60

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, on Tuesday. The Hon. S. A. Joseph, M.L.C., presided, and there were present Messrs…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 15

The stock movements are as follow—Thirty-nine fat bullocks, from Bungowannah for Melbourne, John Grievo owner; 18 fat bullocks, from Howlong for Melbourne, T. Dalton owner…

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The Wheat Market. London, July 5

The Australian Star · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 5

At Mark Lane to-day higher prices were bid for wheat cargoes, but were refused by holders…

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The Wool Market. London, June 29

The Australian Star · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 6

At the wool sales to-day 13,900 bales were offered to a firm market…

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