The Australasian pastoralists' review : a monthly journal and record of all matters affecting the pastoral and landed interests throughout Australasia

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NL 338.1 PAS
Created/Published
Melbourne : Twopenny, Pearce and Co., 1891-1901
Issue
Vol. 6 No. 4 (15 June 1896)
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Contents

THE Australasian Pastoralists' Review: 1
Editorial Notes. 1 , 2 , 3
How and Why to Dishorn. 3
Review of Pastoral Situation New South Wales. 4 , 5
Victoria. 5 , 6
Queensland. 6 , 7 , 8
North Queensland. 8 , 9
South Australia. 9 , 10
Western Australia. 10 , 11
Tasmania. 11 , 12
Argentina. 12 , 13
South Africa. 13 , 14
Great Britain. 14 , 15 , 16
New Zealand. 16 , 17
Suggestions upon Consanguineous Breeding. 17
The Wool Trade. 18 , 19
Our London Letter. 20
Specification for Sheep Dip. 21 , 22
The Management of Stock and Land. 22
Meat Export Trade. Frozen Meat. 23 , 24 , 25 , 26
Australian Items. 26
Produce. 27
Shearing Tally Ready Reckoner. 27 , 28
Advertising 29 , 30
The Rabbit Pest. 31
News Jottings. 32
Advertising 33 , 34 , 35
Australasian Pastorlists' Review The Pastoral and Agricultural Position in New Zealand. 35 , 36
New South Wales Land Legislation. 36
The Present Style of Lease in the Western Division of New South Wales and in South Australia. 37
New South Wales Western Division Rents. 38
Church and School Lands in New South Wales. 38 , 39
Liver Fluke—“Distoma Hepaticum.” 39
Hereditary Diseases in Horses. 40
Advertising 41
Shows. Hughenden (Q.) Sheep Show. 41
Out West.—The Bourke Show. The Pera Bore. 42 , 43
The Sydney Sheep Fair and the New South Wales Sheepbreeders’ Show. 44 , 45
Rainfall Tables. 45
light literature. How We Lost Our Land. 46
Our Book-Shelf in the Bush. 47 , 48
Advertising 48
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. Irrigation for Natural Grasses. 48
Machine v. Hand Shearing-. 48
Stock and Station Botes. 49
Labour Union Notes. 50
Cheviots and Their Crosses. 50
Advertising 51
Record. The Pastoralists’ Union of New South Wales. 51
Obituary. 51
Artesian Boring Notes. 52
Boring Notes. 52
Station Sale. 52
Publishers’ Department. 52
Advertising 52

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THE  

Australasian Pastoralists' Review:  

MONTHLY JOUENAL AND EBCOED  

Of all matters affecting the Pastoral and Landed Interests throughout Australasia.  

No. 4.  

JUNE 15, 1896.  

Vol. VI.  

Editorial Notes.  

Undoubtedly the subject creating most interest from pastoral  

point of view in Queensland and New South Wales, but more  

particularly in the former colony, is the tick plague. Scarcely  

day passes without the announcement in the press of the develop'  

ment of the plague in some new direction in Northern Queensland,  

or the promulgation of new theory as to the connection between  

ticks and red-water, or the cause of their rapid and mysterious  

spread southward. Upon the nature of the disease, its cause, the  

means by which it spreads, the peculiarity of its severity at one  

time and apparent harmlessness at another, there has been very  

little fresh light thrown in all the late reports and correspondence.  

♦  

 

The action of the Queensland Government in prohibiting for  

period of six months ail cattle from coming south of the 21st  

parallel, and insisting on the dipping and cleanness of all cattle  

crossing the 24th parallel, is undoubtedly wise, and most rigid  

and careful inspection of the cattle crossing the latter line is the  

only way to prevent spread of the dread disease to southern  

Queensland. In such case some people must suffer, and although  

it will doubtless be most aggravating to squatter whose holding  

is situated hundreds of miles from the infected districts that he  

should be unable to start his cattle south until they have been  

carefully examined and dipped (in dip that has not yet been  

erected, or even contracted for), it is far better that few should  

have to put up with little annoyance, or possibly loss, than that  

all the southern herds should be endangered.  

 

 

One point in the proclamation of the Queensland Government  

will probably cause considerable trouble, and it is not easy to see  

solution to the difficulties that must arise under it. Horses are  

included with cattle in the prohibition, and working bullocks are  

also placed in the same category with those that do not toil. Con-  

sequently, no teams (either horse or cattle) will be allowed to  

cross the 21st parallel under any consideration, and those  

that cross the 24th parallel, travelling northwards, will not  

be allowed to return without being inspected and dipped.  

Seeing that the Central Eailway line runs all the way to Long-  

reach, about thirty miles to the north of the 24th parallel, wool  

teams will be unable to deliver the wool on the railway, and there  

will consequently be no teams to take supplies from the railway  

out to the different towns and stations to the south of the  

imaginary line. One teamster has already been made an example  

of for crossing the 21st parallel, and fined £10; but how those on  

the southern line will fare remains to be seen,  

In ew South Wales hasty legislation, consequent on the scare  

which prevails, has wisely been checked by the Upper House,  

and an endeavour to proclaim wool, skins, hides, hoofs, horns,  

bones, &c., “infected stock’’ in the meaning of the Act has been  

blocked for the time being. Had the clause as carried in the  

Lower House passed the Upper Chamber, all the above produce  

from any district which might be proclaimed infected by the New  

South Wales Minister would have been shut out of New South  

Wales, which would mean serious loss for the tanners and others  

concerned in the various trades dealing with these products. In  

this particular the Bill is to be amended, new clause inserted  

providing for the disinfecting and cleansing of hides, &c., before  

they are admitted to New South Wales. There is really very little  

danger from this source, as the process of salting and curing the  

hides effectually destroys all forms of parasitic life adhering to  

them; but it is always better in such cases to be on the safe side,  

and to make sure that the introduction of disease is rendered  

impossible by the spraying or dipping of the hides as soon as they  

are taken off an infected beast.  

 

Whether the cattle tick is indigenous to the Cape York Penin-  

sula, or whether it has been introduced into Australia by Asiatic  

camels, is matter we shall not enter into at the present time.  

The plague is ravaging an immense area of the territory of  

Queensland, and the alarmists have already incorrectly stated its  

appearance in New South Wales. We think it extremely doubtful  

whether much of the New South Wales country is adapted by  

climate and other conditions to the perpetuation of the scourge.  

Anyhow, it is surely within the province of the combined efforts of  

the Queensland and New South Wales Governments to arrest its  

march. Cattlemen have had bad innings for many years, and  

perhaps the prophecy that “ cattle are sure to come again” may be  

realised. If they do “ come,” they must have no ticks on them.  

We think that the New South Wales Government would be wise  

in having an inspection—rigid and immediate—made of all camels  

within its borders, and compulsory dipping, if necessary, resorted  

to, although, it must be stated, no appearance of ticks in camels  

has been noted in these colonies so far as we are aware.  

 

It may not be out of place to refer once again to the Queensland  

Pastoral Leases Extension Act Amendment Act of 1895, in order  

to call attention to the fact that the time during which notice  

must be given to the Minister for Lands of the lessees’ intention  

to take advantage of the provisions of the Act expires on 23rd  

June current. This notice does not entail any obligation on the  

lessee, for it does not follow that he will enclose his holding with  

rabbit-proof netting within the time stipulated [i.e, before 31st De  

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