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

Farming & the land, 1893

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Baby Farming in Melbourne. Another Makin Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 September 1893 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The gruesome discovery made at Brunswick yesterday, when the body of a female child was found buried in the yard attached to a house occupied by…

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The Melbourne Baby-farming Case

Goulburn Herald · Friday 8 September 1893 · page 2

In connection with the discovery of the bodies of three infants in backyards in Melbourne, a woman named Mrs. Frances Thwaites (or…

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Melbourne Baby Farming Case Thwaites and Knorr. Arrested in Sydney

The Yass Courier · Friday 8 September 1893 · page 2

THE persons Millie Knorr, or Thwaites for whom warrants were issued in Melbourne on Wednesday for their arrest in connection with the discovery of the buried infants in backyarc's…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 September 1893 · page 6

AT the beginning of the potato season we warned growers not to send their potatoes into market in a dirty state, as it was likely to damage their produce in the eyes of the…

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The Melbourne Baby-farming Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 September 1893 · page 2

THE woman known to the police under the name of Thwaites, who was placed under arrest at No. 25 Brisbane-street (Sydney) on Wednesday in connection with the recently discovered case of…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Sunday 10 September 1893 · page 4

SYDNEY, 5th October, 1893 Dalgety and Company (Limited) report:—We held our opening wool sales in the Wool Exchange, Macquarie Place, this afternoon, offering a catalogue of 5100 bales, made…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Sunday 10 September 1893 · page 4

THE opening series of wool sales were continued on Friday. The attendance was again large and competition animated, prices paid being well up to the equivalents now…

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London Wool Sales. London, Oct. 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Sunday 10 September 1893 · page 4

Wool closed firm at the highest point reached during the series of sales…

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How Land Values Affect the Farmer

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Sunday 10 September 1893 · page 4

Thus Adelaide Voice:—Mr. A. T. Saunders is the statistician of the reform army. Here are some of his figures:—Land held by absentees in the city of Adelaide and…

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Wool Report. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report: London, 1st July, 1893

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 12 September 1893 · page 4

The 3rd series of colonial wool sales for the current year, which opened on the 20th Jure, will close this evening, the quantities catalogued being Sydney, 71,803 bales against 89,615 bales;…

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The Melbourne Baby Farming Cases. Rudolph Knorr Re-arrested

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 12 September 1893 · page 2

THE Melbourne police on Friday wired to the Sydney authorities stating that they had decided to charge Rudolph Khorr with child murder in conjunction with Minnie Thwaites, his wife. A…

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The Baby-farming Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 September 1893 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—There is nothing new to record in connection with the Brunswick babyfarming case. Digging operations were resumed yesterday at houses at Carlton and Auburn…

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Sydney Wool Market

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 4

THE fortnightly local wool sales were resumed on Wednesday, and all the sales, in accordance with previous arrangement, were hold on the one day. Some interest attached to the sales on account of…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. Garden and Field Calendar for September

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 6

GENERAL.—The past month has been mild end spring growth is very forward, and with care and favourable weather there should be good spring crops. All heavy work in farm and garden should…

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Interesting to Dairymen

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 6

The Minister of Agriculture has received a report from a dairy expert in reference to the establishment of a market in England for Australian butter. "The fact," he says,…

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The Baby-farming Case. London, Sept. 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 4

The police authorities have made inquiries concerning the antecedents of Minnie Thwaites, or Knorr, who was arrested in Sydney on a charge of murder in connection with the Melbourne…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. London, Sept. 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 September 1893 · page 4

At the Antwerp wool sales 4251 bales of Australian wool were offered, of which 2169 bales were sold. Prices show a fall of about 5 per cent. as compared with the last London sales…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday, 2.36 p.m. the Baby-farming Case

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 20 September 1893 · page 3

MINNIE THWAITLS, under arrest in connection with the Melbourne baby-farming case, is still unable to leave the hospital and the case has been adjourned to the beginning of next week…

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The London Wool Sales. London, Sept. 19

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 September 1893 · page 2

THE fourth series of London wool sales was commenced to-day. Messrs. Charles Balme and Co. and Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co. offered catalogue comprising 10,660 bales. The…

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The London Wool Sales. London, Sept. 19

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 September 1893 · page 4

The September-October series of London wool sales opened to-day with a large attendance. The wool catalogued includes 8400 bales of Australasian and 2200 bales from the Cope…

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