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

Farming & the land, 1888

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Disease Amongst Sheep in the Taralga District

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 2

Ms. WILKS, Inspector of Stock for this district, has made a report to the Chief Inspector of Stock on the disease prevalent amongst some of the sheep in…

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The Farmer of the Future

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 2

THERE be many dreamers amongst us, and doubtless, in a materialistic age, we need them all; but, in presence of the man of action before whose ,will the thought…

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Sydney Wool Sale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 July 1888 · page 2

AT the wool sales on Monday there was a marked falling off in the demand owing to the uncertainty respecting the London market, and a good deal of the wool was withdrawn…

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Harrison Jones and Devlin's Annual Wool Circular

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 17 July 1888 · page 4

WE have been favoured with a copy of Messrs. Harrison Jones and Devlin's wool Circular from which we take the following extracts:--In issuing this our annual review of…

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Commercial Messrs. Harrison, Jones & Devlin’s Annual Wool-circular

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 18 July 1888 · page 2

IN issuing this our annual review of the Sydney wool trade, we must first congratulate the colony upon the important position she now holds as the chief expo[?]…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 July 1888 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co. report:—The partia restoration of cable communication with England this week has revived the confidence of buyers, who are now operating as freely as the small…

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Sheep Disease

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 20 July 1888 · page 2

MR. WILES, inspector of stock for the Goulbura district, reports that disease is prevalent amongst some of the sheep in the Taralga district. On one holding all are more or less affected with…

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How Milk, Cream, and Butter Are Made

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 21 July 1888 · page 3

THE foregoing was tie title of a lecture given under the auspices of the committee of the Mechanics' Institute on Thursday evening. The lecturer was Angus Mackay F.O.H., instructor in agriculture for…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON, July 12

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 July 1888 · page 6

At the wool sales to-day 14,000 bales were purchased. Tasmanian greasy and combing very dear. London, July 13.—Wool on merina skins is…

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Concerning Farmers

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 21 July 1888 · page 2

CONCERNING FARMERS.—In the Victorian Assembly the other day Mr. Wright, in the course of remarks on the address in reply to tile opening speech,…

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Technical College Lecture on Dairying

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 July 1888 · page 3

ANOTHER of the always welcome series of agricultural lectures from the Technical College was given on Thursday evening in the Mechanics' Institute, Goulburn, by the Instructor in…

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Local & General News. Yass Plains Free Selectors' and Farmers' Association

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 24 July 1888 · page 2

THE quarterly meeting of the Yass Plains Free Selectors' and Farmers' Union, was held at Mr. F. O. Barber's office, on Saturday afternoon, for the purpose of receiving the delegates report at…

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The Wheat Market

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 2

IN each of the colonial markets wheat has a firmer tendency. This may be in consequence of the following report respecting wheat in the London market. The cable states:--The…

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The American Wool Duty. the Effect of Its Repeal

The Yass Courier · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 4

THE cable message notifying the repeal of the American wool duty will be more welcome to Australian pastoralists than even the best of good rainfalls. The new fiscal departure of…

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A Travelling Dairy

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 27 July 1888 · page 2

THE Minister of Agriculture for Victoria has received a progress report from Mr. D. Wilson upon the travelling dairy plant purchased by the Government. The whole of the machinery…

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Unjust Dairymen

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 July 1888 · page 3

AT the Central Court on Thursday, before Mr. T. K. Abbott, S.M., Inspector Seymour had a field day, and amongst others he summoned Patrick Keogh, of…

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Sydney Wool Sale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 July 1888 · page 2

AT the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited's, fortnightly solo on Monday a small catalogue, consisting chiefly of scoured oddments, was submitted. Prices ruled…

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News by Cable. The Canadian Grain Crop. LONDON, July 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 August 1888 · page 2

The Canadian grain crop is large enough to allow the export of fifteen million bushels, which is a fourth above the amount exported last year…

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Victorian Farmers

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 3 August 1888 · page 2

THE Victorian Premier in his budget speech, when referring to the farmers, said: -- I have taken the trouble to have inquiries made. I have dons this so that it should not be…

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Farm and Garden Calendar for August

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 4 August 1888 · page 4

THE present [?] has largely prevented all agricultural operations. There is every proposed of a [?] change, when a new face will [?] Kitchen Garden.—Sow [?]…

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