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

Farming & the land, 1881

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The Farmer. Tillage and Pasture

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 December 1881 · page 3

The copious showers that have fallen will offer an opportunity for getting in extra breadths of fodder for the use of the stock during the summer. Sowings of…

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Sheep-farming in the Southern States

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 3 December 1881 · page 2

AUSTRALIAN sheep-farmers should keep an eye on the doings of their American brethren, and a recently-published report prepared in the department of agriculture at Washington…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 6 December 1881 · page 2

Messsrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report: --We offered twenty-four hundred bales of wool at our sale to-day, and will offer one thousand to-morrow. A private cablegram…

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Southern Dairy Argus. Published Every Morning Truth, ever lovel since the world began, The fee of tyrants and the friend of man.—Campbell. Goulburn: Wednesday, Dec. 7. Argyle Election the Nomination

Southern Argus · Wednesday 7 December 1881 · page 2

LAST Monday was the day fixed for the nomination of candidates aspiring to fill the vacancy in the Legislative Assembly caused by the sad death of Mr. P. G. Myers, and…

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Yass Pastoral & Agricultural Association

The Yass Courier · Thursday 8 December 1881 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the committee of the above society was held at the Mechanics' Institute on last Tuesday afternoon. There were present -- Dr. Campbell (president, in the…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, Wednesday, 8 a.m

The Yass Courier · Thursday 8 December 1881 · page 2

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report: -- At our second sale of wool this week, we offered 1024 bales, and sold at auction, and since our sale yesterday,…

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The Farmer

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 December 1881 · page 3

During the harvest reason is the appropriate time to see about securing a suitable sample of seed for next year's use. Much depends upon the selection of seed…

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Shropshire Sheep

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 10 December 1881 · page 7

MERINO sheep have proved to be so well adapted for the greater portion of the Australian continent that it is not very probable that the bulk of our flock-owners…

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Stud Sheep

Southern Argus · Tuesday 13 December 1881 · page 2

We have already mentioned that Mr. A. Lucian Faithfull, of Springfield, has trucked to Dubbo two lots of his stud sheep. Yesterday, there were three rams and two ewes…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, Monday, 8.15 p.m

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 13 December 1881 · page 2

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devin report:--We offered 2100 bales at auction to-day, and have sold at auction and privately 1700 bales. Although good competition still exists,…

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The Wool Season of 1881-82

The Yass Courier · Thursday 15 December 1881 · page 2

THE prosperity of New South Wales is so inseparably associated with the success of the wool season that any data concerning it is always received with the keenest public…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, Tuesday, 6 p.m

The Yass Courier · Thursday 15 December 1881 · page 2

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report :--At our second sale of wool to-day, we catalogued 1050 bales. The lots offered were principally of medium description, which sold…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, Monday, 4.29. p.m

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 20 December 1881 · page 2

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, aud Devlin report: --On account of the heavy rain we have postponed our. wool sale until to-morrow…

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New Wheat

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 22 December 1881 · page 2

The first parcel of new wheat this season has been received at the City Steam Flour Mills, from Howlong near Albury. It comprised 118 bags, and was a fine sample of white lammas…

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The Wool Season

Southern Argus · Thursday 22 December 1881 · page 2

Notwithstanding the number of up-country railway stations available at present for the transit of wool, the Guulburn station has a very large share in that traffic. The number…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, Tuesday, 7 p.m

The Yass Courier · Thursday 22 December 1881 · page 2

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report -- To-day we offered 4200 bales of wool at auction, and our sale at auction and privately amounts to 3000. Although prices are…

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Goulburn Agricultural, Pastoral, and Horticultural Society

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 December 1881 · page 4

A MEETING of the General Committee of the above took place at the Mechanics' Institute on Friday afternoon. There were present: Mr. Wm. Davies, J. P. (in the chair), the…

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