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

Farming & the land, 1888

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Butter Factory for Laggan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 October 1888 · page 6

A meeting to consider the advisability of forming a company to establish a butter factory was held at Claney's Hotel, Laggan, on Wednesday afternoon. On the motion of Mr. Oram of…

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Sheep Twelve and a-Half Hands High

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 October 1888 · page 3

THE Pall Mall Gazette has a correspondent in Russia who is sending home "Traveller's tales." He has just interviewed an English sportsman, Mr. G. S…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 October 1888 · page 2

HARRISON, JONES, AND DRVLIN, LIMITED, report having submitted a catalogue of 2303 bales for sale on Monday. There was a numerous attendance of buyers, and as the ideas of…

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News by Cable. The Wool Sales, London, Oct. 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 October 1888 · page 2

At a mooting of wool buyers it was resolved that farthing bids would benefit neither the importers nor purchasers, and, moreover, would involve oxtra labour, which would prove…

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Yass Free Selectors' and Farmers' Union

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 16 October 1888 · page 2

THE half-yearly meeting of the Yass Plains Free Selectors' and Farmers' Union, was held at Mr. Barber's office, on Saturday last. Present--Messrs. A. McCallum (President),…

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The Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 17 October 1888 · page 3

ON Thursday last some 24 gentlemen, comprising sheepowners and others interested in pastoral pursuits, and a few residents of the town, paid a visit by invitation to Tiverton, Barwang, one of the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 October 1888 · page 4

At the auction wool sales on Tuesday the attendance of buyers was large, competition brisk, and a large proportion of the wool catalogued disposed of. The quantity offered was 3325…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, Tuesday. New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co., (Lim.), Report

The Yass Courier · Thursday 18 October 1888 · page 2

At our sale yesterday, we catalogued 2013 bales, selling 1750. There was strong competition for good wools, at slightly better value than last season. Brundah. near Grenfell…

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Butter Factory

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 19 October 1888 · page 2

THE adjourned meeting in reference to the above will beheld at Clancy's Hotel, Laggan, next Monday afternoon, when a considerable amount of information collected by the hon. sec. Mr…

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London Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 October 1888 · page 7

THE fourth series of the London wool sales for the year closed on Wednesday last, the market being firm at some slight advance on the rates of the previous series. The following…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 October 1888 · page 7

AT the auction wool sale on Wednesday the clips submitted were mostly of an unattractive character; 1041 bales were offered and 820 sold.—Messrs. Goldsbrough Mort, and Co. report…

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Danish Butter. Important Official Report

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 October 1888 · page 7

Consul Inglis, of Copenhagen, has just published a report on dairy farms in Denmark. He states that the total annual exports of butter from that country,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 October 1888 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., at their sixth sale of the season, on Friday, offered 2182 bales of wool, and including private sales sold 2018 bales. There was a very full attendance of…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 October 1888 · page 3

AT the auction wool sales, on Monday 4961 bales were offered. Competition was brisk, especially for good wools, and 3683 bales were cold publicly and privately. Harrison, Jones,…

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Danish Butter

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 25 October 1888 · page 2

CONSUL INGLIS of Copenhagen has just published a report on dairy farms in Denmark. He states that the total annual exports of butter from that country, which in 1877-82…

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The Steam Farmer

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 25 October 1888 · page 4

THIS new machine, of which a model was exhibited in the Canadian court of the Glasgow exhibition, is the invention of a Mr. Romaine of Ottawa, who for thirty years has…

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Pastoral Gloom

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 October 1888 · page 2

PASTORAL tenants in Western Riverina are passing through a period of great tribulation. Drought, the rabbits and land legislation combined, are rendering…

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Butter Factory

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 26 October 1888 · page 2

THE adjourned meeting of farmers interested in the establishing of a butter factory was held at Clancy's hotel, Laggan, on Monday ahternoon. There were present-- Messrs…

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Gunning. Pastoral and Agricultural Society.--

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 October 1888 · page 2

The usual committee meeting was held on Tuesday, 16th inst. Present--Mr. A. S. Jones (President) in the chair, Dr. English (Vice-President), and Messrs. Patrick Clancy, John…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, Wednesday. Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort & Co., Report:--

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 October 1888 · page 2

We sold 2272 bales at our wool sale to-day: greasy fleece to 9½d., greasy lambs 10d., ordinary country scoured to 15½d. Market very firm, and competition active from all…

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