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

Farming & the land, 1896

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London Wool Sales

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 2

LONDON, Monday. The wool soles showed good competition. The prices are unchanged…

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Casual Labor Farm

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 3

The Cabinet yesterday decided to convert the Pitt Town Village Settlement area into a farm for casual labor under the control of the Department of Industry…

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London Wool Sales

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 7 May 1896 · page 3

At the wool sales this evening prices were unchanged. Homo buyers are inactive. The demand for the Continent is strong…

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The Wool Sales

National Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1896 · page 3

Special clips realised as follows:—Gum Greek, 8d; Lagmore Kiccatao, 8 1/2d; Glencoe, 8 3/4d, and Bindage, 9 1/2d. The Bradford market is quiet, and…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1896 · page 3

At the London wool sales to-day prices were unchanged. Home buyers are inactive, but representatives purchasing for the continent operated freely…

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Seed Wheat

Molong Argus · Friday 8 May 1896 · page 2

THE first consignment of seed wheat applied for by farmers in this district, arrived at the local railway station this morning. The consignment…

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London Wool Males

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 8 May 1896 · page 3

At the London wool sales to-day medium and best classes of wool were slightly firmer, but the market for faulty kinds was week…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 3

At the wool sales the prices are unchanged, and competition is fair. SYDNEY, Friday night. Goldsbrough, Mort and Coy.'s cable:…

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The Wool Sales. Heavy Fall in Prices

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 3

At the London wool sales to-day the prices ruling were: For merinos, from par to 5 per cent. below the prices realised at the March sales; for faulty descriptions, 7½ to 10 per…

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Good Cheques not Money. Important to Business Men and Farmers

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 3

A case recently tried and determined before the Circuit Court at Maitland, will cause some consternation amongst those business people who have dealings with…

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London Wool Sales

National Advocate · Monday 11 May 1896 · page 2

The London wool sales show a fall in prices of from 5 to 10 per cent, below the closing rates of March series. Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co. say that…

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Wheat From America

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 12 May 1896 · page 3

2590 tons of wheat and flour arrived yesterday from San Francisco…

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Special Notice to Wool Growers

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1896 · page 2

We have much pleasure in drawing attention to ah announcement which appears in to-day's issue, to the effect that charges for selling wool in Sydney and…

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A Wheat Ship burnt at Sea

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 12 May 1896 · page 3

The barque Centaur, from San Francisco to Brisbane with wheat, was burnt at sea…

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Advance in the Price of Butter. SYDNEY, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1896 · page 3

At a meeting of the principal butter-sellers to-day the price was advanced ld per lb. all round…

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The Wool Sales. Fancy Prices Realised

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 3

At the London wool sales to-day an excellent selection of all classes was offered. Fancy prices were paid for Tasmanian wools, and the market for other kinds remained firm and unchanged…

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A Cattle Ship in a Storm

National Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 2

During a recent gale in the Great Australian Bight, the Asphodel, a cattle steamer, bound for West Australia, lost 95 bullocks, 900 sheep, 40 horses, and…

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London Wool Sales. Strong Competition

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 3

At the wool tales this evening, there was strong competition at the best rates of the series…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 3

At the wool sales there was a strong competition at the best rates…

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Wheat and Flour From San Francisco

National Advocate · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 1

Another cargo of wheat and flour from San Francisco arrived yesterday by the Italian ship Cavaliere Ciampa. The consignment comprises some 2586 tons…

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