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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1857

16 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers

Wool, Tallow and Hide Circular

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1857 · page 5

WOOL.—There has been little doing in this market for the lost fortnight, owing no doubt to the Now Year's holidays. I have purchased a few lots; one at 1s. 5¼d., and for another…

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Quarter Sessions. Monday, January 12. Before A. CHEEKE, Esq., (Chairman.) Cattle Stealing

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1857 · page 6

William Happs was arranged on an information which charged his with having, at Wheeo, on the 26th October last, stolen two cows and two heifers, the property of Janah…

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Wool, Tallow and Hide Circular

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1857 · page 4

Wool. This market has been very dull during the week, there having been but two lots offered for sale in the town, both of which I Purchased at the highest price, viz., 1s. 6¾d…

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Friday, Jan. 23. Before the Police Magistrate and John Cropper, Esq

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1857 · page 4

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A CONSTABLE.—Francis Ireton, who was remanded on the previous Monday, charged with having been drunk while on duty, appeared this morning…

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Legislative Assembly. Thursday, February 26. Albury and Small Farms

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1857 · page 6

Mr. G. MACLEAY asked the hon. Secretary of Lands and Public Works: 1. Whether the Government are aware of the great demand which at present exists in the Albury district for small…

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Protection of Cattle Act

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1857 · page 4

THERE is an Act of the old Legislative Council of New South Wales, of the provisions of which many people, especially sojourners in the bush, are evidently…

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Quarter Sessions. (Continued from our sixth page.) Thursday, July 16. Before the Chairman. Cattle Stealing

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1857 · page 4

James Feeny wits arraigned on an information, which charged him with having, at Billy Bong, in the colony of New South Wales, stolen, on the 24th March, one cow and one…

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Decrease in the Exportation of Wool

The Yass Courier · Saturday 25 July 1857 · page 3

THE serious decrease in the amount of colonial produce shipped this season has been several times brought prominently before our readers. The approaching close of the wool season enables us…

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The Cattle-market Clock Tower

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 1 August 1857 · page 3

The clock-tower, contrived a double; or say "treble debt to pay," contains on its basement the "Cattle Banks," institutions peculiar to the…

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Alpaca Sheep in New South Wales

The Yass Courier · Saturday 15 August 1857 · page 2

IT would appear from the following, taken from an English journal, that while Dr. Enabling has been striving to enlist the aid of the Victorian Legislature in adding to…

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The London Wool Market

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1857 · page 5

The following report on the state of London Wool Market is from the Home News:— "Since our last report but new transactions have occurred in our market; the small stocks…

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Transfer of Pastoral Leases. Department of Land and Public Works Sydney, 1st October, 1857

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Wednesday 7 October 1857 · page 3

THERE being reason to believe that the requirements of the Government Regulation of 1st March, 1851, having reference to the Transfer of Leases of Crown Lands beyond…

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The London Wool Market

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1857 · page 3

MESSRS. Thomas Southey and Son make the following remarks in their circular, dated the 17th of August, on the sales of Colonial wool then in progress:…

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Important Wool Case—false Packing

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1857 · page 3

IMPORTANT WOOL CASE—FALSE PACKING—Supreme Court, Sydney, Friday, 23rd October instant.—LEVY v. MARKS.—This was an action brought by Mr. Issac Levy, of the…

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August Wool Sales

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1857 · page 2

MESSRS. Hazard and Sons, in their circular closing the August sales, say:— London, August 22, 1857. The third series of public sales during the…

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The Breeding and Management of Sheep

The Yass Courier · Saturday 12 December 1857 · page 3

IN the liberal prizes offered by national and local agricultural societies, and the large prices paid for the use and purchase of rams, we see evidence of the high estimation in…

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