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

Farming & the land, 1897

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Charge of Sheep Stealing

The Yass Courier · Friday 1 January 1897 · page 2

Patrick Murphy was charged at Goulburn On Tuesday with having stolen three sheep belonging to Daniel Leahy, of Bungendore. Constable Beazley deposed that he arrested…

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Taralga. Butter COMPANY.—Half-yearly Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 6

THE half-yearly meeting. of the above company was held in Ross's Hall on 29th inst, at 2 p.m. Owing to most of the shareholders being busily engaged harvesting, the…

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Loads of Wheat

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 2

Some little time ago mention was made of a big load of wheat being brought into Jerilderie. The performance at the time created much interest in the district, and a…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 2

A miscellaneous selection of wools was offered at Monday's sales, a fair proportion being of sound, useful quality. Prices were irregular at a level of values appreciably lower than those ruling at…

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The Wheat Market. London, Jan. 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 4

At Mark Lane to-day wheat was 6d per quarter dearer. Cootamundra, Tuesday.—The Oaks Hill discovery is attracting numbers of experienced miners…

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A Farmer Killed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 2

TAMWORTH, Wednesday.—A farmer named Bennet Treloar, living at The Forest, Moor Creek, met with his death last night while driving home with his horse and dray. Deceased had been in Tamworth…

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Death from Thirst—14,000 Sheep Lost

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 2

BRISBANE. Thursday —Constable Connelly of M[?]ck[?]slay, has wired to Inspector Grahim, stationed at Normanto[?], to the Effect that John Forties a drover in charge…

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Wool Duties in America. London, Jan. 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 2

Manufacturers in the United States complain that the demands made by the Ohio growers before the Tariff Committee of the House of Representatives were framed with a view to limiting the…

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Sydney Wool Market

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 4

AT the wool sales on Monday an unusually large proportion of small unskirted lots from New England and Southern districts was forward. More animation prevailed than at the previously held…

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Board of Sheep Directors

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 2

A MEETING of the above Board under the Diseases in Sheep Act was held at the Stock Office, Young, on Wednesday, 6th inst. Present: Messrs. E. J…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 2

THE week's catalogue consisted of a very varied selection, including a few parcels of good wool, a fair number of medium quality, and a large proportion of the…

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Good News for Wool Growers

The Yass Courier · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 2

On reference to our advertising columns it will be seen that the Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association has decided to resort to the old system of charges on wool after the…

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Death From Thirst. 14,000 Sheep Also Perish

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 2

A terrible tragedy at the remote detest is reported from the far north of Queensland, where the season has been unusually dry this summer. In the long category…

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The United States Duties on Wool

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 3

"The Ways and Means Committee of the United Statue House of Representatives has been assured by the woolgrowers that the free importation of wool is…

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Sydney Wool Market

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 4

A LARGE number of good clips from the Now England and Moreo districts were offered at Thurs. day's wool sale. Competition was active, but in many cases holders' ideas were not realised, and…

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Crop Prospects in India. London, Jan. 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 4

Reports received from Calcutta state that there are adequate food supplies in the Madras Presidency and in Burmah, and that there is sufficient for immediate needs in the Bengal Presidency, the…

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The Wheat Market

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 2

The Warwick "Examiner' says :--Wheat-havesting is practically finished in all parts of the Darling Downs, and the threshers are now busy. The yield of grain is quite up to…

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Wool-Dumping up to Date

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 4

SOME consternation bas been raised among the wool-buyers around Circular Quay by the discovery of a system of fraud in disposing of wool in bales. The wool is…

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Diseases in Sheep Acts and Stock and Pastures Protection Acts

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1897 · page 3

Meetings for the election of members of the boards will shortly be held throughout the colony. Crookwell is down as an additional…

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London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 19

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 January 1897 · page 2

The first series of the London wool sales opened to-day. The market was fiat, and there was an average decline in prices of about 5 per cent. Jan. 20…

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