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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1889

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By Cable. Australian Butter. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 December 1889 · page 3

Five tons of Melbourne butter shipped to England has been sold for 112s…

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Wool Sales

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 12 December 1889 · page 3

At yesterday's wool sales the attendance was maintained. There was a slight decline in price from 2½ to 3 per cent. on last week's prices…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Market

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 12 December 1889 · page 3

Messrs. Goldsborough, Mort & Co. wired us from Sydney this morning as follows:—We offered to-day 3300 bules wool, chiefly average to good greasy, with fair production of washed fleece and scoured. The…

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The Wool Market

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 13 December 1889 · page 3

Prices of wool remain unchanged…

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Better Railway Arrangements for the Transit of Butter

National Advocate · Friday 13 December 1889 · page 3

A deputation of Sussex-street, produce dealers, have asked the Railway Commissioners to make better arrangements for the transit of butter, mill the Commissioners have acceded…

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By Cable. The Wool Market. London

National Advocate · Friday 13 December 1889 · page 3

The price of wool is unchanged…

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Farm Versus Profession

National Advocate · Friday 13 December 1889 · page 3

The ranks of the professions are filled and running over, yet parents persist in educating their children so that they are fit for nothing else. The farm and workshop are neglected,…

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The Wool Market

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 December 1889 · page 3

We submitted to day a catalogue of 1200 bales, principally greasy. The offerings in washed and scoured were unimportant. Attendance fully up to the…

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The Wool Sales

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 December 1889 · page 3

Yesterday's wool sales were largely attended, and the biddings were spirited. Good greasy realised 10½d and 10d ; lower qualities showed slight decline…

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Shipments of Butter to England

National Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1889 · page 3

The total shipments of butter to London under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture have been 450 tons, valued at £30,000. The success of the movement is assured…

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Opening of a Butter Factory

National Advocate · Monday 16 December 1889 · page 3

A butter factory for the Shoalhaven district was opened at Nowra on Saturday…

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Latest Telegrams. SYDNEY, Tuesday Morning. Decline in Wool

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 17 December 1889 · page 3

Yesterday's wool sales exhibited a marked decline in demand, and withdrawals were freely made, the prices offered being considerably below owners'…

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Crops Destroyed by Fire

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 17 December 1889 · page 3

A great bush fire at Tocumwell has destroyed 30 acres of standing crops, a large quantity of grain, &c, and 3000 acres of grass…

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Pastoral Lessees

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 December 1889 · page 3

The total refund to the pastoral lessees under the decision of the Privy Council will amount to a quarter of a million storling…

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Wheat Yield

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 20 December 1889 · page 2

The wheat yield in the Narrandera district will be from 25 to 30 bushels per acre…

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Diet of Old Farmers

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 December 1889 · page 2

In regard to food, the evidence is so uniformly one way that those who advise a simple diet, and these who cry out against meat, must either hold their theories to be above…

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Australian Butter

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 23 December 1889 · page 3

Australian butter is bringing 9d. to 1s. per pound in London, and there is a great demand for further shipmonts…

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Damage to Crops

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 December 1889 · page 5

The wheat crops at Wellington have been greatly affected by the thunderstorms last week…

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Farm & Garden

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 24 December 1889 · page 1

Though quantities of grapes are consumed all through the fall, yet it is to meet the demand at Christmas and New Year that the Eastern vineyardist directs his chief efforts…

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Rust in Wheat

National Advocate · Saturday 28 December 1889 · page 3

Sydney, This Day. At Carcoar the rust is showing in the wheat crop…

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