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

Farming & the land, 1896

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Antwerp Wool Sales. London, Nov. 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 November 1896 · page 4

The Antwerp wool sales closed yesterday. Business was less brisk than on the previous days. The rise obtained on River Plate wools at the opening of the sales was maintained…

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The Wheat Harvest

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 November 1896 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The harvest outlook continues gloomy and unpromising, and there is no hope now of any improvement taking place. Haymaking is about completed in the Northern districts,…

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Great Loss of Sheep Through Poisonous Weeds

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 November 1896 · page 4

MOREE, Tuesday.—At Greenbah, near Moree, last night 600 sheep belonging to a flock camping died through eating a poisonous weed, and 50 more died to-day. The accompanying symptoms are…

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The World's Wheat Market. London, Nov. 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 November 1896 · page 4

The wheat market at Mark Lane is slow, but prices have advanced Is per quarter, English white wheat now standing at 38s, and red at 36s per quarter…

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The Wheat Yield

The Yass Courier · Friday 20 November 1896 · page 2

Gundagai, Wednesday. -- Over 5000 acres of wheat are under cultivation in the Gundagai electorate this season, showing an increase upon last year's area of upwards of 500 acres…

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Wheat and Flour Markets

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 November 1896 · page 2

WHEAT.—The immediate requirements of our leading millers are for the moment fairly supplied, and they do not show any great anxiety to effect further purchases…

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Wool Market. Sydney

The Yass Courier · Friday 20 November 1896 · page 2

The very large supply catalogued for today's sales comprised a number of extremely attractive clips, the selection as a whole being even more exceptional in merit than in quantity…

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Wool-selling Brokers' Charges

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 November 1896 · page 2

THE following appears in the Evening Nows:—Sir,—As a sheepfarmer I wish your assistance to ventilate a matter which is most important to the…

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Great Loss of Sheep Through Poisonous Weeds

The Yass Courier · Friday 20 November 1896 · page 3

Moree, Tuesday. At Greenbah, near Moree, last, night 600 sheep belonging to a flock camping died through eating a poisonous weed and 50 more died…

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Latest Intelligence. Sydney, Saturday, 12.42 p.m. Importation of Wheat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 2

THE ship Primrose Hill arrived from California this morning with 2000 tons of wheat. SERIOUS ACCIDENT A young man named Coulter, who was injured…

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The Victorian Wheat Crop

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The wheat crops are going to turn out better than was anticipated a month ago. It is astonishing the way they have improved of late. All through the Goulburn…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 3

THE Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report that at the sales held last week very large catalogues comprising numerous representative clips were submitted. The…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing at Burrowa

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 2

David and Henry Guymer, brothers, formerly living at Denbeigh Grove, Fish River, were brought up at Burrows on Friday on a charge of stealing 300 sheep in June last, the property of Joseph Smith,…

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Alleged Sheep-stealing at Burrowa

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 2

David and Henry Guymer, brothers, formerly living at Denbeigh Grove, Fish River, were brought up on Saturday, on a charge of stealing 300 sheep, in June last, the property…

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Wheat Cargoes From 'Frisco

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 3

FOUR sailing vessels have been fixed within the last day or two to load wheat at San Francisco for the colonies, and on Thursday it was reported that the steamer Ettrickdale had…

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The Sheep Stealing Case at Burrowa

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 2

ON Friday last the brothers Guymer were charged at Burrowa with stealing sheep the property of Joseph Smith. The prisoners were defended by Mr. E. Howard, of Goulburn, and…

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Alleged Sheep-stealing at Burrowa

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 25 November 1896 · page 2

David and Henry Guymer, brothers, formerly living at Denbeigh Grove, Fish River, were brought up at Borrows on Friday on a charge of stealing 300 sheep in June last, the…

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Estimate of the Wheat Crop

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 November 1896 · page 4

WE publish this morning (says the Daily. Telegraph of Wednesday) a revised estimate of the coming New South Wales wheat harvest. The "progress report" which was issued in our…

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The Wheat Market. London, Nov. 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 November 1896 · page 4

At Mark Lane to-day wheat sold at prices showing a fall of 1e for the week…

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London Wool Sales.—an Advance. London, Nov. 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 November 1896 · page 2

The sixth series of London wool sales opened this evening. Competition was brisk, at an advance of 5 per cent. above the opening rates of the October series…

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