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

Farming & the land, 1889

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The Boom in Wool. How Long Will It Last Interview with a Wool Broker

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 26 November 1889 · page 4

THE high prices which have been paid for wool at the various auction sales during the past few weeks have attracted so much attention, and elicited so many expressions of satisfaction from…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 November 1889 · page 4

AT Monday's wool sales there was no abatement of the active competition ruling in the market for the past fortnight or more. All classes of buyers were present, and the biddings…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, November 27

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 November 1889 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co. report:-- We sold 860 bales at our wool sales to-day and the market was very vigorous, greasy fleece brought up to 11½d., this was for Thos…

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Butter Factory at Laggan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 November 1889 · page 3

A well-attended meeting was held at Willow Vale, Laggan, for the purpose of establishing a butter factory company. Mr. W. H. Oram, of Crookwell presided Mr. Benjamin Short…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 November 1889 · page 4

AT the auction sales of wool in Sydney on Friday there was again very brisk compettion. Nine thousand three hundred and forty-three bales were catalogued by the various auctioneers,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 November 1889 · page 6

At the auction wool sales on Wednesday there was a brisk competition at late prices. The news of an advance at the opening of the November series in London…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON, Nov. 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 December 1889 · page 4

The tone of the London wool sales is hardening. Melbourne and Sydney scoured wool of the new clip are fetching 2s. Nov. 30…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 December 1889 · page 4

At the auction wool males on Tuesday there was some slight falling-off in the competition. Nevertheless, prices wore well maintained. 4079 bales were offered, and nearly all sold…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 December 1889 · page 2

The wool sales have been continued with unwonted animation; and notwithstanding the delay at the opening of the season, the sales to date, amounting to 121,987 bales, compare with…

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The Wool Market. LONDON, Dec. 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 December 1889 · page 4

The wool market continues firm, prices being unchanged…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 December 1889 · page 2

Competition for greasy wool except best descriptions is hardly so animated as it was last week, and in consequence some, lots were passed in, the biddings being…

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Cattle and Sheep Sale-yards. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 December 1889 · page 4

SIR,—A very youthful and hitherto quiet and inoffensive member of the aldermanic body is reported in your paper to have stated et a meeting of the Council on Wednesday evening…

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The New Wheat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 December 1889 · page 4

THE first consignment of the new season's wheat is now on its way by rail to Goulburn. Eastgrove Church of England school-room…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 December 1889 · page 4

AT the auction wool sales on Friday competition was again very native. Nearly all the wool on the catalogues was sold, the total sales reported comprising 3855 bales. Up to 13d was…

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Overdue Rents of Pastoral and other Leaes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 December 1889 · page 3

An important step has been decided upon by the Minister for Lauds. The attention of the Minister having been drawn to the fact that in a large number of cases the rentf of pastoral…

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News by Cable. London Wool Sales. LONDON, Dec. 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 December 1889 · page 3

The advances in the price of wool at the present sales as compared with those of last October are:—Best scoured 2d per lb., faulty 1d per lb, good greasies 1½d per lb, and other…

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New Wheat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 December 1889 · page 2

NEW wheat is coming in freely from the warm districts. The Argyle Mills have already received several trucks from Cootamundra and Coolaman, and the quality is excellent…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON, Dec. 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 December 1889 · page 4

At the wool sales the price has reverted to the rates obtained at the opening…

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Twenty per cent. Reduction on Railway Rates for Farm Produce

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 December 1889 · page 4

AT the present time, enormous crops, greater than have been obtained for the last twenty years, are being gathered in nearly all parts of the interior. On many of the richest areas the…

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