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

Farming & the land, 1888

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 November 1888 · page 2

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:— Our catalogue on Monday contained 3,828 bales, and the balk consisted of medium to good greasy wool. No extra…

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The Fruit Crop

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 30 November 1888 · page 2

THE orchards in this district will be remarkable for their unproductiveness this season. What with the frosts at the time the trees were in blossom and the continuous drought,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 December 1888 · page 6

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. brought forward their 16th wool catalogue for the season at their Circular Quay warehouse on Wednesday. The market showed considerable animation, and…

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London and Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 December 1888 · page 4

At the wool sales on Monday there was a numerous attendance of buyers. Competition was brisk, but the prices obtained were pretty much the same as last week. Buyers have for…

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Wheat

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 December 1888 · page 2

THE wheat market continues firm both locally and otherwise, and we notice from our exchanges that the tone of firmness pervades the markets of the neighbouring colonies. The…

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Antrax in Sheep

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 December 1888 · page 2

A TELEGRAM from Gundagai says:-- Mr. D. L. McKonzie, the local Inspector of Stock, has received the following telegram from Mr. Edward Stanley, Government Veterinary…

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The Wool Season

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 December 1888 · page 2

THE clip of wool in this district is turning out equal to expectations. A great deal of the staple is being purchased by local buyers, and judging from prices paid, the growers have…

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Sydney Wool Set

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 December 1888 · page 2

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, report:—For our sale on Monday we submitted a catalogue of 4,300 bales. There was a very numerous attendance of buyers, and…

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Inspection of Butter in France

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 December 1888 · page 4

AMONG the recent decrees made in France is one relating to the inspection of butter for the repression of fradulent dealings. By this, special persons are autheriied to…

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Sydney Wool Sales. the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company's Report. Sydney

The Yass Courier · Friday 7 December 1888 · page 2

We offered 3,650 bales of wool to-day, and sold 2,442 bales. The market is firm, strong competition, and large attendance. We sold two hundred and thirty bales BBB, from…

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The Crops

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 December 1888 · page 2

THE recent rains will have the effect of filling out the wheat that was in car at the time of the change, and several farmers who intended cutting their crops for hay have now…

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Protect the Farmer

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 December 1888 · page 2

THE following is from a recent speech at Carcoar by Mr. R. C. Luscombe:--" When Mr. Wise or anyone else told them that Victoria was poorer because of the reduction of her…

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Cooling the Dairy

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 December 1888 · page 4

A COOL place should never be ventilated unless the air admitted is cooler than the air within, or is at least as cool as that, or very little warmer. The warmer the air…

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Anthrax in Sheep

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 December 1888 · page 8

GUNDAGAI, Monday.—In connection with the supposed poisoning of several thousand sheep within the past two or three weeks from eating thistles while crossing the river flats at Gun…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 December 1888 · page 6

THE wool sales business continues active—117,228 bales having boon sold since the 1st of July, against 67,181 bales in the corresponding period of last your, an increase of 50,047 bales…

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London Wool Market

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 December 1888 · page 3

LONDON, Dec. 5.—The wool market is very buoyant. Merino wool has advanced 10 per cent; fine crossbred wool is scarce, and is 10 per cent. dearer; coarse has advanced 5 per cent;…

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Australasian Wool Trade

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 11 December 1888 · page 2

SOME interesting particulars respecting the Australasian wool trade are to be found in a recently published report by Mr. G. W. Griffin, United States Consul in Sydney The report…

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Wool

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 14 December 1888 · page 2

It is refreshing to [?] the numerous waggons laden with wool that daily pass through Crookwell en route for Goulburn. On one day we counted eleven teams representing at least…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 December 1888 · page 2

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, report:—For our sale on Monday we brought forward a catalogue of 3,876 bales. The bulk of the wool was in the grease, and…

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Centennial Exhibition Wool Awards

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 December 1888 · page 4

THE following are the awards made by the jurors in wool at the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition:— MERINO WOOL—WASHED…

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