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

Farming & the land, 1885

227 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 12

Sydney Wool Market

Southern Argus · Thursday 15 October 1885 · page 2

At the opening sales of Mort and Co;, on Wednesday, COX's (J.D.C. over Mudgee) wool brought 8½ being the highest offer out of a catalogue of 2153 bales. The generality of prices were from 4½d…

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Latest Telegrams. ["Argus" Special Message]. Sydney, Thursday. The Wool Market

Southern Argus · Thursday 15 October 1885 · page 2

At the opening wool sales of the season, yesterday, prices showed a reduction of 2½d. per lb. On the opening day of last season…

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Victorian Wheat Export

Southern Argus · Friday 16 October 1885 · page 2

The London Corn Trade Association have refused to accept the weight notes of the Victorian Railway Commissioners for wheat exported from that colony…

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Opening Wool Sales. Sydney

The Yass Courier · Friday 16 October 1885 · page 2

The opening wool spies of the season were held yesterday, when the price's showed a reduction of 2½d. per pound on opening rates of last season…

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Yass Plains Free Selectors and Farmers' Union

The Yass Courier · Friday 16 October 1885 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the members of the Yass. Plains Free Selectors and Farmers' Union was 'held at Mr. Argyle McCallum's office on Monday last, at which there were present -- Mr. W. J…

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The Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 October 1885 · page 7

WEDNESDAY saw the commencement of the Sydney series of wool sales. Regarded in one light, the results were to a certain extent Satisfactory. Though a larger portion…

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Farmers and Wheat-Buyers

Southern Argus · Monday 19 October 1885 · page 3

At the invitation of the Hume Farmers' Union, Mr. W. Conolly of the Argyle flour mills, Goulburn, was entertained recently at the Missouri Tavern, Gerogery. There were about twenty farmers…

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Farmers and Wheat-buyers

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 20 October 1885 · page 4

At the invitation of the Hume Farmers' Union, Mr. W. Conolly of the Argyle flour mills, Goulburn, was entertained recently at the Missouri Tavern, Gerogery. There…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

Southern Argus · Thursday 22 October 1885 · page 2

At the wool sales held yesterday by Messrs. Elder's Wool and Produce Company, Limited, there was a large attendance of buyers, and competition was brisk. Most of the wools…

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Rules for Making Butter

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 23 October 1885 · page 4

1. THE best churn is the one that will agitate the most without pounding, at the same time creating a freee current of air in the churn…

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New Markets for Australian Wool

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 October 1885 · page 2

ALTHOUGH the proposal to induce Australian wool direct into China, Japan, and India as alternative markets with Great Britain was freely ventilated by the late…

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Pastoral Holdings

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 7

THE following pastoral holdings have been divided:—Rock Forest Pastoral Holding, (comprising Rock Forest run), land district of Cooma, county of Wallace; leasehold area…

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A Caution to Wheat-growers

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 27 October 1885 · page 4

Commenting upon the subject of growing wheat, the editor of the New Zealand Country Journal says:—"And, as regards wheat,…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Yass Courier · Friday 30 October 1885 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co. report:-- An active demand was noticeable at our wool sales today, with good inquiry for lots suitable for America. Good greasy brought 7½d. to 9½d…

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Crops in the Yass District

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 6

SO severe has this month's dry weather been to the crops (says the Yass Tribune) that it is expected—and fact in some places it has gone beyond expectation—that the wheat crop will have to be…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, Thursday, 9 a.m

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 November 1885 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co. (limited) report:--We offered 1300 bales at our wool sales yesterday. There was a full attendance of buyers and brisk competition, especially, for good greasy, which brought up to…

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Springfield Wool

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 7 November 1885 · page 4
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

Mr. A. Lucian Faithfull of Springfield, Goulburn, has forwarded to Messrs. Mort and Company Limited, for inspection, some samples of wool shorn from merino rams bred at…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 13 November 1885 · page 3

Messrs. Hamsun, Jones, and Devlin (limited) report:—On account of Monday being a holiday, we held our usual weekly sale on Tuesday, bringing forward a…

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Farmers' Train

Southern Argus · Saturday 14 November 1885 · page 2

One of the first reforms in the railway system proposed to be carried out by the Hon. W. J. Lyne will meet with the hearty approval of the people residing in the…

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