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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

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Wool Sales. LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 September 1899 · page 1

The new series of wool sales were opened to-day. Merinos were low, but fine crossbreds sold at 7½ per cent, above the July rates…

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A Baby-farmer Sentenced

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 September 1899 · page 2

A CABLE message received a tiny or two ago from London stated that Am; Douglas had been sentenced ti five Tears' imprisonment in connection with the chingford baby…

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How Kruger Sold His Farm

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 September 1899 · page 3

STEPHANUS JOHANNES PAULUS KRUGER is, as our (St. Jame's Gazette readers are by this time well aware, a man who has in his day played many parts—same with indifferent…

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Wool Still Rising

Western Grazier · Wednesday 27 September 1899 · page 2

THE cable brings the welcome intelligence that at the September series of London wool sales opened on the 20th inst, an advance of 10 to 15 per cent. was…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 September 1899 · page 2

At the Eales yesterday all classes of wool hardened. Crossbreds were sold at 5 per cent, above opening prices. This was owing to the scarcity of fine wool…

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The Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 September 1899 · page 2

OUR Adelaide correspondent writes, supplementary to the information telegraphed yesterday afternoon:—Messrs. Strachan, Cheadle, and Co. began the sales. The buyers…

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The following appeared in yesterday's second Edition:— Adelaide Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 September 1899 · page 4

The local wool sales opened to-day. There was a large attendance of buyers representing England, the Continent, and America. Most of the wool offered to-day came from stations…

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The Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 September 1899 · page 2

The highly successful opening of the Adelnide wool sales on Thursday has already been reported. Kider, Smith, and Co., Limited, say in their report:— We have to go back to…

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The Wheat Market. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 2

The unsettled condition of affairs connected with the Transvaal has caused the wheat market to stiffen…

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The London Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 October 1899 · page 2

MESSRS. Strachan, Cheadle, and Co., of Adelaide, have received the following cablegram from their London agents, dated October 6:—…

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The Wool Sales

Western Grazier · Wednesday 11 October 1899 · page 1

One result of the South African crisis has been to depress the London market for Australian wool. This of course is regrettable, but unavoidable. The…

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The Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 3

THE Register's correspondent says that the opening sate of the Melbourne wool season, which was held on Monday by Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited, was one of…

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Late Cable News. British and Foreign. the Wool Market. the Antwerp Sales. London, Oct. 11

Western Grazier · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 2

At the Antwerp wool sales, rates showed an advance of 25 per cent. upon rates ruling at the February sales…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Association

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 October 1899 · page 2

ENT[?]IES for the fourth annual show of the Broken Hill Pastoral and Agricultural Association close with the secretary (Mr. Alex. Hendry) at Mr. W. A. Waugh's office,…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] a Wool Combine. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 October 1899 · page 2

The Yorkshire Woolcombers' Association has formed a wool "combine," with a capital of £2,500,000. The "combine" includes 38 firms…

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Adelaide Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 October 1899 · page 1

The Adelaide wool sales were continued, to-day. The highest price realised for scoured was 1s. 11d per 1b., and for unscoured 1s, 01/2d., but as the sales are still proceeding this may…

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The Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 October 1899 · page 2

THE following were among the wools sold at Melbourne during last week: Murtee, first combing Wethers and ewes, 11d. to 10½d; Whittabrinoah, [?]. to 10d. And in…

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The Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 October 1899 · page 3

AT the Melbourne wool sales this week 111 bales of the Burta clip sold for 11½d., and 44 bales for from ll ½d. and 11½d. The Buckalow clip sold—33 bales A wethers ll ld., 20 bales…

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Sydney Wool Sales. a Record. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tharsday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 October 1899 · page 4

At the Sydney wool sales yesterday all records were broken. A Mudgee consignment of greasy wool realised 17½d, A parcel of scoured wool from Brewarrina realised…

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Adelaide Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 October 1899 · page 4

The third series of the wool sales began this rooming. There was a large attendance of buyers, and about 20,000 bales were offered, constituting a record Prices all round were…

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