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

Farming & the land, 1895

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Dairy Farmers' Association—Crookwell Branch

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 September 1895 · page 4

A MEETING of the provisional committee, appointed to arrange for organising a district branch of the above association, was held at Tattersall's Hotel, Crookwell, on Tuesday. Those present resolved…

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Cable News. the London Wool Market. London, Sept. 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 September 1895 · page 2

The London wool market is very firm. Only 2500 bales have been sold since the close of the last series of sales, holders being indisposed to anticipate the coming soles…

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Hopeful Outlook for Pastoral Ists

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 17 September 1895 · page 2

Albury, Friday.--At a conversazione held by the Albury and Border Agricultural Society last night, promises of £120 towards special prizes for wheat, malting barley, and…

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The Cattle Export Trade. London, Sept. 12

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 September 1895 · page 4

Experts in the Smithfield market are of opinion that only 40 of the sheep brought by the steamer Southern Cross are good, and worth about 35s each…

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Shipment of Live Sheep London, Sept. 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 September 1895 · page 4

Mr. Partridge, who had charge of the live stock on board the steamer Southern Cross, says that the mortality among the sheep shipped was due to exposure during the heavy weather experienced in…

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Opening of the Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 September 1895 · page 2

THE commercial event of Monday in Sydney was the opening wool sales of the season. There was a large attendance of all classes of buyers, and the market exhibited a measure of buoyancy which…

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Wheat-growing at the Cape. London, Sept. 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 September 1895 · page 4

In consequence of the farmers of Cape Colony being undersold in their own market by imported Australian wheat, the Government of the Cape has decided to despatch two representative farmers to…

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Cable Intelligence. the Wool Market. an Encouraging Outlook

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 17 September 1895 · page 2

London, Friday, Noon.-- The wool market is very firm, but only 2500 bales have been sold this week; holders being indisposed to anticipate the series of sales which open on the…

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Important Sheep Sale

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 September 1895 · page 3

MR. O. H. Furner advertises in this issue that he will hold a sale of Romney Marsh rams at the Crookwell show-grounds on Saturday, 28th instant, the day after the Agricultural Society's…

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The Live Cattle Trade. London, Sept. 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 September 1895 · page 4

Experts consider that the cattle brought by the steamer Southern Cross are only second rate, and the sheep rough and poor. Ten of the bullocks, weighing 750 pounds each,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Yass Courier · Friday 20 September 1895 · page 2

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers Association, (The Australian Mortgage and Agency Co. Ltd., J. C. Young, and Co.,) report that, sales of wool were resumed on Monday this…

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The Wool Market

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 September 1895 · page 2

The London wool market is very firm. 2500 bales have been sold since the close of last series of sales, holders being indisposed to Anticipate the coming sales…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 5

THE very acceptable rains that have fallen throughout the district this week will do an immense lot of good. Much more is needed, but the present fall will give the grass a start and stock will thus be saved from…

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Foot Rot in Sheep

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 2

MR. E. PAYTON, of Kenmore, near Goulburn, claims to have discovered an effective cure for foot rot in sheep. This morning 16 sheep were treated by Mr. Payten in the presence of Mr. J. L…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 4

AT the wool sales held at the Wool Exchange on Wednesday 5250 bales were catalogued, and 4902 were sold. The advance in the value of good wools in light condition, free from burr or seed, was very…

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The Butter Industry. London, Sept. 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 4

A Swede named Salienius has invented a radiator machine which, it is claimed, will produce butter direct from milk in one minute. Professor Long and other experts consider the…

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Live Cattle Trade. London, Sept. 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 4

In reference to the shipment of live stock by the steamer Southern Cross, Mr. Bergl complains that the Government of New South Wales gave no facilities for the shipment of the cattle, the result…

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Cable News. the Farming Industry in England. London, Sept. 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 4

In formally opening the newly-established Dairy Institute yesterday, the Duke of Devonshire said that the spread of technical education would alone save the British farmer, though Parliament might…

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Farmers' Institutes. (For the Penny Post.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 6

IN last Saturday's issue the question of farmers' unions was introduced. The old motto—"Union is strength"—is as true to-day as ever it was, and it applies to farmers as much as to those of any…

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N.s.w. Dairy Farmers' Association, Crookwell Branch

Goulburn Herald · Monday 23 September 1895 · page 2

MR. EDITOR.—In your Crookwell correspondent's report of the above, which appeared in a recent issue of your paper, it was stated that Mr. W. Kennedy J.P., one of the…

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