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

Farming & the land, 1890

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The Strike. the Carriage of Wool by Non-unionists

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 8 November 1890 · page 2

THE following extracts from letters dated September 18 and October 22 respectively, received by the secretary to the Pastoralists’ Union of New South Wales, have been handed to us (Echo) for…

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The Independent Farmer

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 12 November 1890 · page 4

How pleasant it seems to live on a farm, Where nature's so ga[?]dily dressed. And sit neath the shade of the old forest tree, As the sun is just sinking to rest;…

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Crookwell Butter Factory

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 18 November 1890 · page 2

THIS factory has been working most satisfactorily for some time past, and is generally supported by the farmers in the neighbourhood. The public opening…

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Wool Sales

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 18 November 1890 · page 3

MESSRS. Dalgety and Co., Limited, report from London on 10th October as follows:-- The fourth series of colonial wool sales for this year, which opened on the…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Yass Wool to the Front. Sydney

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 18 November 1890 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report:--At our wool sales to-day, we offered sixteen hundred bales. There was brisk competition at late rates…

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Farmers’ Union

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 19 November 1890 · page 2

A MEETING of the Farmers’ Union was held on Saturday. The President, Mr. E. Taylor, was in the chair. After the usual routine business, the secretary Mr. R. B. Armstrong, announced the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 November 1890 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited, offered on Tuesday a moderate-sized catalogue of 1969 bales to a full attendance of buyers. As has been the case of late the offerings consisted almost…

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New Zealand Butter.—A Disappointing Shipment. LONDON, Nov. 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 November 1890 · page 4

The shipment of New Zealand butter in the steamship Tongariro has been sold at an average of 30s to 40s. Much of the butter proves to be old, and has been pronounced rubbish, while a…

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A Note for Farmers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 November 1890 · page 2

ACCORDING to reports received by the Department of Agriculture, farmers will have to take every care to keep their paddocks free from the weed cerastium vulgatum (commonly known as…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 November 1890 · page 2

Harrison, Junes, aud Devlin report:— For our sale on Monday we brought forward a catalogue of 1,592 bales, nearly all of which were in the grease. A numerous…

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Crookwell Butter Factory. Public Opening

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 21 November 1890 · page 3

THE Crookwell Butter Factory, which has been working with most successful results for the past few weeks, was publicly opened yesterday, when a dinner was…

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Facts for Farmers

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 21 November 1890 · page 2

Twenty years ago Denmark exported annually 900,000 eggs. Now it is estimated at over 111,000,000 per annum. In 1883, the Californian output of dried…

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A Word to Farmers

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 21 November 1890 · page 2

ACCORDING to reports received by the Department of Agriculture, farmers will have to take every care to keep their paddocks free from the weed commonly…

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The Crookwell Butter Factory

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 November 1890 · page 3

CROOKWELL, Thursday.—The Crookwell Butter Factory was publicly opened to-day, when about 300 persons were present. In the morning 760 gallons of new milk were put…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 November 1890 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited, brought forward on Thursday, being their second sale this week, and fourth of the second, 3210 bales wool. There was a very full attendance of…

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Important Concessions to Farmers

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 November 1890 · page 2

Wires the Railway Commissioners were travelling over the route of the Culcair[?]-Corowa railway line last week they were met at Walla Walla by Mr. Odewahn, secretary of the Hume Farmers’ Union,…

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The Season's Wool

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 25 November 1890 · page 2

SHEARING in the district is unusually late this season owing to the strike, and only one or two large sheds have been able to proceed with the work. So great is the…

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Crookwell Butter Factory. Public Opening

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 25 November 1890 · page 2

THE Crookwell Butter Factory, which began work a few weeks ago, was publicly opened on Thursday last. We were unable in our last issue through want of…

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Farmers’ Meeting

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 26 November 1890 · page 3

A MEETING of the Young Farmers’ Union was held on Saturday. Mr. E. Taylor, President, occupied the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read…

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Crookwell Pastoral and Agricultural Association

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 28 November 1890 · page 2

THE adjourned annual meeting of the above association will take place in the Temperance Hall at four o'clock to-morrow afternoon, when the report for the…

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