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

Farming & the land, 1889

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The Wool Market. LONDON, Oct. 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 October 1889 · page 3

The present series of wool sales have closed very strong, with the highest prices reached during the series, except for faulty sorts. The outlook is promising. Stocks in band are small…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 October 1889 · page 4

THE wool sales wore continued on Tuesday with increasing animation, with a growing attendance of buyers. 2042 bales were catalogued by the various firms, and the sale of 1674…

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The Baby-farming Cases

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 October 1889 · page 4

THE last inquest concerning the Woollahra baby-farming affair was concluded on Tuesday, when the third verdict of wilful murder was recorded against the woman Ellen Batts. An…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 October 1889 · page 3

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, report :— Our catalogue on Monday consisted of 836 bales. There was a very fair attend­ance of buyers, and values were quite…

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Sydney Wool Report. Sydney, Wednesday. Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co. Report:--

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 October 1889 · page 2

We held our weekly wool sale yesterday. There was an increased attendance, several new buyers being present, having arrived since last week. The competition was very strong,…

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The Wool Season 1889-1890 to the Pastoralists of New South Wales

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 October 1889 · page 2

We cannot refrain from sincerely thanking our old constituents, as well as those Pastoralists who have kindly signified their intention for forwarding the consignments of wool and…

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The Wool Season—1889-1890. to the Pastoralists of New South Wales

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 October 1889 · page 2

WE cannot refrain from sincerely thanking our old constituents, as well as those Pastoralists who have kindly signified their intention of forwarding their…

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Shipping Butter to England

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 October 1889 · page 6

THE Victorian Minister for Agriculture is arranging for a continued series of shipments of prime butter to London during the present favourable season. Those shipments, which are…

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Gunning. Pastoral, Agricultural, and Industrial Society

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 October 1889 · page 3

This society held the second annual general meeting in the Temperance Hall on Tuesday afternoon last, when about thirty members were present; the president, Mr. A. S. Jones, in the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 October 1889 · page 6

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited, report having brought forward on Wednesday the largest catalogue so far submitted this season, viz., 2196 bales. Several attractive lots were…

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Increased Charges for Wool Storage. LONDON, Oct. 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 October 1889 · page 6

The warehouse charges for wool and for woollen skins are to be increased after the closing of the list for the fifth series of London wool sales…

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The Wool Rates in London. LONDON, Oct. 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 October 1889 · page 6

The dock companies and warehouse firms of London announce that owing to the loss suffered by the late strike of dock labourers, and the concessions to be made to the men, it has been…

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Our Fiscal Policy.—interesting to Farmers. To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 October 1889 · page 8

SIR,—In my last, which you published under the above heading in your issue of the 16th instant, I just mentioned in pausing that a farmer in Argyle requiring a plough is…

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Gunning. Pastoral, Agricultural, and Industrial Society

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 29 October 1889 · page 2

THIS society held the second annual general meeting in the Temperance Hall on Tuesday afternoon last, when about 30 members were present: the president, Mr. A. S. Jones, in the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 October 1889 · page 2

At the suction wool sales on Monday 2325 bales were offered. The associated buyers still hold aloof from the sales. The number of other buyers has boon increased by arrivals from…

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The Wheat Crop of the United Kingdom. LONDON, Oct. 26

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 October 1889 · page 4

It is estimated that the wheat crop in the United Kingdom this season will amount to 8¾ million quarters. Nearly 19,000,000 quarters will require to be imported…

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Farm Work

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 29 October 1889 · page 4

So far as farming is of the nature of a trade its successful pursuit requires skill in certain fundamental arts. It is true that the extensive use of machinery has rendered…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 November 1889 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited, report having offered on Wednesday 1895 bales of wool to a good attendance of buyers. The catalogue was mainly…

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Syyney Wool Sale. Sydney

The Yass Courier · Friday 1 November 1889 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co. report:--We offered to-day 922 bales and sold privately and at auction 649 bales, under good competition. Greasy brought up 10½d. No…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 November 1889 · page 6

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited, report having offered on Wednesday 1896 bales of wool to a good attendance of buyers. The catalogue was mainly composed of greasy, and included…

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