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

Farming & the land, 1893

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LONDON, Tuesday. the Wool Sales

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1893 · page 3

THE London wool sales opened with a good attendance of buyers and the trade, and fair competition. Good combing wools are at par with closing rates of the December series…

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New South Wales Sheep at Chicago

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 January 1893 · page 4

WE (Yass Tribune) are informed that Mr. F. W. Hume of Tarengo, and Mr. H.R. F. Hume of Everton, have expressed their intention of sending some of their pure-bred…

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The London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 January 1893 · page 2

The January-February series of London wool sale opened yesterday, when the catalogue for the day comprised 8000 bales. There was a fair selection of wool and a good attendance of buyers…

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Caterpillars Attacking Maize Crops

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 January 1893 · page 4

SOME time ago it was reported that a caterpillar had appeared in immense swarms in the Hawkesbury district, and had done great damage to the maize crops and grass in…

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Sheep Directors

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 January 1893 · page 4

A MEETING of the Board of Sheep Directors for the district of Young, under the Diseases in Sheep Acts, was held at the Stock Office, Young, on Wednesday 4th…

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Determining Butter-Fat in Milk

Goulburn Herald · Friday 27 January 1893 · page 5

PURSUANT to an announcement in the September issue of the Agricultural Gazette, the department of agriculture obtained a Babcock milk-tester, which has been submitted…

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The Wool Sales. London, Jan. 26

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 2

At the London wool sales merino and greasy orcesbred wools are selling well, but abort and faulty wools are in irregular demand. Mount Emu wool realised 13d per lb., and Tooloon 7¾ per lb…

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The London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 4

The wool which has arrived for the January-February series of wool sales, which opened on Monday, comprises 387,000 bales, of which 286,000 are catalogued for sale. This includes 30,000 bales…

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Australian Butter. London, Jan. 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 January 1893 · page 2

The Standard this morning, in referring to Australian butter, says that unless the Victorian producers moderate the amount of preservative that is used their butter will gain a bad repute in the…

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A Chargs of Sheep-stealing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 January 1893 · page 4

COOMA, Friday.—Edward Rowe, charged with stealing a cheep, the property of Stewart Donald Ryrie, of Eeundrab, and three sheep, the property of Robert Evans, of Kiah Lake, woe acquitted at…

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London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 January 1893 · page 4

At the London wool sales to-day the bidding was steady. As compared with the last series of sales, prices were as follow:—Good lambs crossbred ½d per lb. higher, and other sorts from per to ½d per…

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Kialla Butter Factory Co

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 February 1893 · page 2

THE annual meeting of shareholders in the Kialla Butter Factory Company will be held at the factory at 2 o'clock next Saturday afternoon, when the…

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Parliamentary. Diseases in Sheep Act Amendment Bill

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1893 · page 2

In the Legislative Council yesterday the Governor a assent was received to the Diseases in Sheep Act Amendment Bill. TEMPORARY SUPPLY BILL…

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Heavier Duties on Wheat and Flour

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 February 1893 · page 4

DR. ROSS asked the Treasurer in the Legislative Assembly last week whether it was his intention to take any steps for increasing the import duty…

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LONDON, Tuesday. the Antwerp Wool Sales

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1893 · page 3

OPENED to day. There was a fair attendance of buyers, and proces were on a par with these of hte November series last year. About 800 bales of the catalogue were sold, and 1000…

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Take a Lesson from the Farmer

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 February 1893 · page 4

WE were out amongst the milch cows, speaking of the best ones there, When the farmer of my first choice said, with patronising air:…

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Wool Market

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 February 1893 · page 4

THE fortnightly wool sales were continued on Tuesday. The market was very firm, and values were well maintained. 4401 bales were submitted, of which 4156 were disposed of at prices about on a…

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The Wool Sales. London, Feb. 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 February 1893 · page 2

At the London wool sales yesterday a good spirit was manifested and bidding was active. The Antwerp wool sales opened yesterday, bat business was flat. About 1000 bales were disposed…

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The Wheat Season

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 February 1893 · page 2

THE estimate lately issued by the Government Statistician—Mr. T. A. Cughlan, points to there being reaped in New South Wales this season the largest harvest of…

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J. H. Geddes &Co. the Pastoral Finance Association

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 February 1893 · page 2

THE half-yearly meeting of tho Directors and District Directors of J. H. Goddes and Co., the Pastoral Finance Association limited, was held last week at their offices, 13 Phillip-street, the Hon. R…

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