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Farming & the land, 1895

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Live Cattle Shipment

Evening News · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 5

LONDON, March 1.—The Durham cattle brought by the Echuca average, dead weight, about 940lb…

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Tuesday. Stray Cattle

Nepean Times · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 3

Albert Evans, William Dent, and D. J. Small were fined 2s 6d each and costs for cattle straying. "UNREGISTERED DOGS…

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Fluke in Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 4

The Chief Inspector of Stock (Mr. Bruce) has submitted a report to the Minister for Mines and Agriculture with reference to an alleged cure for fluke in sheep adopted by…

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Shipment of Live Cattle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 47

The steamer Echuca, of Lund's line, which left Sydney on December 15 and Adelaide on January 3 with a shipment of live cattle, arrived at Portland, England, on February 18…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 4

London, February 28.—Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, has a firmer market at 26b 6d per quarter; Melbourne wheat, ex warehouse,…

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London Wool Committee

Evening News · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 4

London, March 1.—Mr. W. Weddel, of Messrs. Weddel and Company, has been appointed a member of the London Wool Committee…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 11

In the local market, there has been no public business transacted this week, the next fortnightly auctions being fixed for March 6 and 7. At these latter it is not…

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A Destructive Disease in Sheep

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 423

During the last year, or perhaps further back, there have been severe losses of sheep on the Murray through a disease which puzzled stockowners. It was neither fluke nor Cumberland, and the Stock…

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Feeding Wheat to Stock

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 9

An inquiry was sent out from one office to determine the extent to which wheat is being fed to stock in the place of corn, in what condition, and estimated feeding…

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Pastoral Intelligence. (From Our Correspodnents.) Deniliquin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 10

The stock crossings reported to-day were:— 150 rams, F. S. Falkiner owner, from Boonoke station to W. Lee, Larras Lake, Molong, via Jerilderic, thence per rail; 45 bullocks, Messrs…

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WOOL. Weekly Review

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 50

The sales of the past week, held on Wednesday and Thursday last, practically conclude the Australian selling season proper of 1894-95 as future catalogues will consist…

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The London Wool Committee

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Friday, 1. p.m--Mr. Weddel, of Messrs. Weddel and Co., has been appointed a member of the London Wool Committee…

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Alleged Cure for Fluke in Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 5

The chief inspector of stock, Mr. Alexander Bruce, has forwarded a report to the Minister for Mines and Agriculture, Mr. Sydney Smith, in regard to his recent visit to Goulburn to inquire into the alleged…

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The Wool Trade. Friday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 13

Transactions this weak have been limited to the disposal of lots privately, no auction sales having been held, but the clearances effected during the previous fortnight were so comprehensive that…

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New Market for Australian Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 4

The Colonial Secretary has received a letter from Mr. Richard N. Synnot, of the National Wool Company of Australia, Limited, who writes from Melbourne on behalf of…

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What are Considered Prize Fat Cattle in England

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 424

The question of the proper weight and breed of the Australian ox which London butchers require having been raised by the Echuca shipment, the following comments by "Agricola," in the Field, on show…

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A New Sheep Disease. Serious Outlook for Pastoralists

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 12

There is a good deal of anxiety among pastoralists in the Albury and Germanton districts owing to a new disease that has made its appearance amongst the sheep…

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Wool Cargoes. the Danger of Combustion

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 51

LONDON, February 23.—The ECONOMIST refers to-day to the admissions made by New South Wales experts as to some shipments of wool being…

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The Butter Trade. a Shipment From the Argentine Republic

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday Night.--The choicest qualities of Australian butter are selling at from 94s to 96s per ewt. LONDON, Friday.--The Argentine…

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Latest Cablegrams. British Treasury Bills. the Maori King's Cattle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 16

LONDON, February 26.—An instalment of British Treasury bills, to the value of £1,000,000, was yesterday offered to the public. The market…

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