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

Farming & the land, 1887

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The American Wheat Yield. LONDON, Nov. 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 November 1887 · page 4

The American Department of Agriculture reports that the yield of wheat for the year amounts to 1,453,000,000 bushels…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Messrs. J. H. Geddes and Co’s. Special Wool Retort

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 16 November 1887 · page 4

We submitted a catalogue of 850 bales of woo at our usual weekly sale on Tuesday, and sold 1016 bales by auction and privately, at prices which will compare more than favorably with the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 November 1887 · page 2

MORT and Co., Limited, brought forward 5295 bales of wool for Wednesday's sale, being the largest catalogue yet submitted this season. The catalogue was a thoroughly representative…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 November 1887 · page 4

MESSRS. HILL, CLARK, AND Co. held their weekly wool sale on Tuesday, and brought forward a catalogue of 2047 bales. There was a very fair muster of buyers, but owing to the…

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The Butter Factory at Jamberoo

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 November 1887 · page 4

KIAMA, Tuesday.—The new butter factory at Wanghope, Jamberoo, commenced operations yesterday afternoon, under the direction of Mr. Josephson, from Messrs. Waugh and…

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Butter Factory

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 2

As anything on the above subject must be interesting to our readers at the present time, we will proceed to rive a brief descriptive account of the factory which is now in full operation at…

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Crookwell Pastoral and Agricultural Association

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the above association was held on last Saturday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, at Forrester's Tattersall's Hotel. There were present -- Messrs. G…

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

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 2

The wool market was somewhat improved, especially for light conditioned greasy. We sold 3000 bales this week, which brought up to 10½d.; this price was obtained for Moses…

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The Crops

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 18 November 1887 · page 2

A DRIVE through the district within a radius of fifteen miles of Crookwell will convince one of the condition of the coreal crops this season. With regret we…

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The Orizaba's Shipment of Butter. LONDON, Nov. 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 November 1887 · page 3

The shipment of butter by the Orizaba arrived in excellent condition, and is selling at lie 2d a cask…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 November 1887 · page 2

HARRISON, Jones, and Deylin, Limited, submitted a catalogue of 256 bales at their weekly sale on Monday, consisting of small lots and oddments, and by auction they sold 241 bales…

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Notice to Sheep Owners

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 November 1887 · page 4

THT attention of owners possessed of less than 500 sheep, and butchers, dealers, and salesmen is called to section 42 of the Diseases in Sheep Acts Amendment Act of 1878, which requires…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 November 1887 · page 4

Mr. F. L. Barker held a sale of wool on Tuesday, offering 801 bales. There was a large attendance of buyers, and the competition reported at the latter end of last week was again…

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Professor Custance on Root and Fodder Crops

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 24 November 1887 · page 4

SOME months ago Professor Custance delivered a lecture on this subject before the Alma Farmers' Union. The Professor, who was well received, in his opening remarks…

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

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 November 1887 · page 2

The wool market was very firm to-day. We sold 2000 bales, at a good average. Greasy up to.9d. Scoured to 15d. Kings, of Kings Vale, 83¾d. Betts' Vale head 8¾d. Keens'…

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Exported Butter

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 November 1887 · page 3

THE Premier received a cablegram from the Agent-General on Thursday to the effect that about one ton of New South Wales butter, shipped from this colony on board the Orizaba,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 November 1887 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mort and Co., Limited, offered 3016 bales wool at auction to-day, and sold 2266, including 642 bales placed privately. For good-conditioned parcels the biddings were…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 November 1887 · page 4

R. GOLDSBROUGH AND Co., LIMITED, offered on Friday 2532 bales of wool, and sold at auction and privately 1800. There was a full attendance of buyers, and biddings were brisk…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON, Nov. 22

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 November 1887 · page 6

The wool sales opened to-day. There was a large attendance of home and foreign buyers, and competition was animated…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 November 1887 · page 2

HARRISON, JONES, AND DEVLIN, Limited, at their sale on Monday submitted an attractive catalogue of 5662 bales wool—being the largest yet offered in Sydney this season. Privately and…

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