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

Farming & the land, 1887

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South Australian Wheat Harvest

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 25 February 1887 · page 3

THE returns of the wheat harvest of South Australia show a not increase of 20,000 acres in the area under cultivation. The total area is 1,970,000 acres, yielding…

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Crow's Farm

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

WE have been requested to draw attention to the fact that the hour and place for the sale of Mr. G. T. Crow'se farm by Mr. G. McDonald have been altered. The farm will be submitted…

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Sheep-shearing by Machinery

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 3 March 1887 · page 4

A very numerous company assembled recently at Messrs. Goldsbrough's wool store, Melbourne, to witness an exhibition of…

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Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Yass Courier · Friday 4 March 1887 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the committee of the Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held on Tuesday. Present—the President (Dr. Campbell), Messrs. E. A. Iceton, Nichols,…

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Farm Produce

The Yass Courier · Friday 4 March 1887 · page 2

Best three bushels wheat, prize, 20s ; must be an extra exhibit.' Henry Boswell, two entries also Mr. Crago's special prize of £1. Best three bushels White Wheat, prize 20s…

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Sheep Shearers Union

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 March 1887 · page 4

Mr. Walter George S[?]ott, secretary of the Tubbul Sheep S[?]ers’ Union, has Written to us to the following effect: On February [?], 1886, the Shearers Union of New South Wales…

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More Sheep-stealing at Burraga

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1887 · page 2

At the Burraga police court on the 18th ultimo, William King, residing near Peelwood, was charged with laving in his possession one sheepskin reasonably…

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Sheep-stealing at Burraga

Crookwell Gazette · Thursday 10 March 1887 · page 2

AT the Burraga police court on the 18th ultimo, William King, residing near Peelwood, was charged with having in his possession one sheepskin reasonably…

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Sample of Wheat

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

A FINE sample of what is said to be a new variety of bearded wheat may be seen at the Lion Flour Mills, Kent-street, Sydney, Mr. Thomas L. Coombe, the manager of that…

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More Sheep-stealing at Burraga

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

AT the Burraga Police Court on Friday, 18th February, before Messrs. T. A. Smith, P.M., and H. Hackney, J.P., William King, residing near Peelwood, was charged with having in his…

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Sheep Shearing by Machinery

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 March 1887 · page 2

A VERY numerous company assembled at Messrs. Goldbrough's wool store on 24th Feb., (says the Melbourne Age,) to witness an exhibition of sheep shearing by…

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Wolseley's Sheep-shearing Machine V. Hand-shearing

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1887 · page 4

AT the last trial of Mr. F. Y. Wolseley's sheep. shearing machine a wish was expressed by some large flockmasters to see the machine tried upon more difficult sheep and against an experienced…

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Poultry on the Farm

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 17 March 1887 · page 4

Farming is made up of many home industries, and to neglect poultry as one of the sources of income, is poor economy. At certain…

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Wolseley's Sheep-shearing Machine

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 4

The committee appointed to investigate and report on the working of Mr. F. Y. Wolseley's sheep-shearing machine met at Messrs. R. Golds brough's and Co.'s wool warehouse on Monday. Several points…

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Sheep Owners and Shearers

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

THE attention of the above is directed to an advertisement from the Amalgamated Shearers' Union of Australasia which appears in another, column. Owners are requested to forward the…

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Wheat-growing

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

WITH a view to the promotion of a better system of wheat-growing, Mr. Thomas L. Coombe, of Kent-street, has forwarded us (S. M. Herald) his opinion as to what is required to…

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London Wool Sales

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 30 March 1887 · page 4

No commercial event of the year is looked forward to with more interest than the opening of the Loudon wool salts. Giving is it does about three-fourths of the value of the…

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Wool of the Argentine Republic. (Consul Baker.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 30 March 1887 · page 4

The wool season of 1885-6, which is just now. closing in the Argentine Republic, exhibits a large deficit on the return of the previous year…

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Poultry Farming

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 4

A LECTURE on “Poultry Farming” was delivered on Friday week in the Technical Hall, Pitt-street, Sydney, by Mr. Walter Hope, in the presence of a large audience. Mr…

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Alleged Wool Frauds. the Wright, Heaton, and Co Case

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 5 April 1887 · page 4

IN the Central Criminal Court this morning, a formal application was made on behalf of the Crown with respect to the case preferred against Francis Augustus Wright, Edward…

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