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

Farming & the land, 1887

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The Alleged Sheep-stealing Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 October 1887 · page 6

William Charlton, jun., and James Biddle (on bail) wore brought before the Police-Magistrate, at the Goulburn Police Court on Thursday, on remand, charged with stealing a number of sheep,…

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Dairying at Bombala

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 1 October 1887 · page 4

Mr. A. Joseph of Maharatta informs the Bombala Herald that work at his dairies is now becoming heavy; the cows and holfers are calving very fast, and in the course of…

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Merrilla, Mummell, and Parkesbourne Farmers' Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 October 1887 · page 4

THE sixth annual ploughing matches of the above association took place yesterday on ground near the Wesleyan Chapel kindly lent for the purpose by Mr. George Chapple. As has been…

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Butter Factory at Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 October 1887 · page 4

CROOKWELL, Saturday.—A large and representative meeting was held here to-day for the purpose of concluding arrangements with reference to the establishment of a butter factory in…

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The Age of Sheep

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 4 October 1887 · page 2

No greater misapprehension exists amongst partially experienced persons than that regarding the ago of sheep am indicated by the development of teeth, and the case of Meurant v. Parker, which has just been…

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The Beetroot Crop. LONDON, Oct. 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 October 1887 · page 4

The beetroot crop in France and Germany is smaller than usual, but the yield will not be greatly reduced owing to a much larger area having been put under cultivation…

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Butter Factory at Taralga

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 October 1887 · page 4

ALL those interested in the formation of a butter factory at Taralga are invited to attend a meeting on Friday next, at 3.30 p.m., at Mooney's Argyle Inn…

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Wool Sales. LONDON, Oct. 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 October 1887 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day 8800 bales were offered. The tone of the market was firm…

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The Wool Market. LONDON, Oct. 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 October 1887 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day 10,200 bales were offered. The market was steady, but there was not an active demand…

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The Hop Crop. LONDON, Oct. 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 October 1887 · page 2

The yield of the English hop crop this season is estimated at 230,000 pockets. The quality of the crop is generally good, the damage reported to have been caused by the heavy storms in…

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Model Farms

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 October 1887 · page 2

Sir Henry Parkes, replying in the Assembly on Wednesday evening to a question asked by Mr. Tonkin, said that it certainly was the intention of the Government to take the necessary…

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Butter Factory

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 October 1887 · page 2

A PUBLIC meeting of persons interested in the establishment of a butter factory in Crookwell was held at Cross's Tattersall's Hotel on last Saturday afternoon at four…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON, Oct. 5

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 October 1887 · page 3

The colonial wool auctions closed to-day, 240.000 bales having been sold during the series, including the quantity forwarded direct to manufacturing districts, 35,000 bales being held…

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Farmers' Dinner at Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 October 1887 · page 6

A FARMERS' dinner was held at Crookwell on Thursday evening after the ploughing matches. It was laid in a room in Tattersall's Hotel, Mr. Cross providing a first-class spread…

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Proposed Butter Factory at Taralga

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 October 1887 · page 4

TARALGA, Friday.—In response to an advertisement about 20 practical dairymen assembled at Mooney's Argyle Inn to-day. Mr. Loder having been elected chairman introduced the…

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Pastoral Leases

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 October 1887 · page 2

THE Minister for Lands having had under consideration the question of the right of appeal by pastoral leases where the rents and license fees have been fixed at the minimum, has now…

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Butter Factory for Lake Bathurst

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 October 1887 · page 4

THE residents of Lake Bathurst contemplate holding a public meeting shortly with the object of starting a butter factory. Mr. J. Brown and other gentlemen are moving in the matter…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Yass Courier · Friday 14 October 1887 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co. report:-- We held our opening wool sale of the season to-day and offered 1200 bales. There was a very large attendance and competition was brisk, and…

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Proposed Butter Factory for Taralga

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 14 October 1887 · page 3

ABOUT twenty practical dairymen met at Mooney's Argyle Inn on Friday last. Mr. Loder having boon voted to the chair, introduced the subject in a short practical…

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The Ploughing matches and Farmers Dinner

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 14 October 1887 · page 2

HAVING to go to press early on the evening of the ploughing matches, we were Compelled to curtail our report somewhat, and in the hurry a few slight omissions…

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