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

Farming & the land, 1887

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Yass Courier · Friday 7 January 1887 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co report We held our first, wool sales for the new year to-day, and sold 3400 bales. The market was firm and competition vigorous. Julian's greasy. from…

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Wool Sales Sydney, Wednesday. Messrs. Mort and Co Report

The Yass Courier · Friday 14 January 1887 · page 2

We sold 3350 bales ol wool were offered at auction to-day. The sale-room was crowded and competition was most animated. The late advance was fully maintained, Bendenine clip…

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Farm Produce

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 14 January 1887 · page 2

THE following is a return (supplied by Mr. V. Heaton, Sussex-street, Sydney) of farm produce imported into Sydney from the neighbouring colonies, duty free…

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Protection and Farmers. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 January 1887 · page 4

SIR—The replacement of Jennings by Parkes will be hailed as satisfactory both by Freetraders and Protectionists. There is no controverting the fact that there is a strong protective party in…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Yass Courier · Friday 21 January 1887 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co., Report There was a very animated competition at our wool sale to-day and prices further improved Greasy brought 10¼d; medium…

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A Prize Farm

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 21 January 1887 · page 2

MR. RICHARD GRILLS, a tenant of Sir W. Clarke, in Dowling Forest, near Ballarat, has on successive occasions taken the prize offered by his landlord for the…

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The Best Acre of the Farm

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 22 January 1887 · page 6

MR. C. E PARNELL, a well-known gardener of New York, thus discourses concerning the valuable uses that can be made of an acre of garden:—…

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Fair-trade for Farmers

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 January 1887 · page 2

AT the beginning of the Parliament just dissolved, Mr. WILLIAM CLAREKE, member of the present Government, moved that upon the motion for the House going…

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The Weather and the Crops

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 28 January 1887 · page 2

IT is almost impossible to estimate the amount of damage done to the wheat crops in this district by the disastrous rains of the past week. In not a…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Messrs. Mort and Co. Report

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 1 February 1887 · page 2

We offered 2800 bales at our wool sale to-day. There was a full attendance and a spirited competition, but no further advance in prices. Jamiesan's greasy from Marulan brought 10½d.;…

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Sheep-stealing at Cook's Vale

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 4 February 1887 · page 2

AT the Bathurst Quarter Sessions on Friday last, Matthew and John Cartwright were charged with stealing 72 sheep, the property of Alfred Pearce,…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Yass Courier · Friday 4 February 1887 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co. report:-- We sold 1000 bales of woof this week. The demand was brisk and prices about level with last week's rates. Ryan's greasy, from Burrowa, brought…

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The Crops in the Braidwood District

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 4

The loss sustained through the late unseasonable rains appear to be much greater than was at first supposed. At Budawang, Monga, Reidsdale, the Upper…

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Alleged Cattle-Stealing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 February 1887 · page 4

At the Murrumburrah Police Court on Thursday, Richard Marks was brought up on remand before Messrs. S. Robinson, P.M., and T. Barnes, J.P., for being in possession of 32 head…

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A Dose of Farmers' Friend

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 10 February 1887 · page 3

"WILL I try your scheme Protection?" said the farmer. "Thank you! No! There are others that have tried it, and in fact it doesn't go…

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Cattle—stealing

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 February 1887 · page 4

ALL[?] CATTLE [?].—At the Murrumburrah Police Court on Thursday, Richard Marks was brought up on remand before Messrs. S. Robinson, P.M.,…

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Committal for Cattle Stealing

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 11 February 1887 · page 3

At the Murrumburrah police court on Thursday last. Richard Marks, on remand, was brought up on a charge of cattle-stealing. Mr. A. M. Betts of…

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Cattle-Stealing Case

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 18 February 1887 · page 3

AT the Yass quarter sessions on Monday lost, before Judge MeFarland, Richard Marks pleaded guilty to stealing cattle at Binda from G. D. Hay and James Paget,…

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Yass Plains Free Selectors' and Farmers' Union

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 February 1887 · page 2

THE usual quarterly meeting of the members of the Yass Plains Free Selectors' and Farmers' Union, was held in the office of Mr. Argyle McCallum on last Saturday morning at 11 o'clock…

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Lenten Pastoral

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 February 1887 · page 2

THE following pastoral was read by Dean O'Keeffe in St. Augustine's Church on last Sunday:-- WILLIAM--BY THE GRACE OF GOD AND OF…

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