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

Farming & the land, 1897

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The Cattle Trade. London, June 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 June 1897 · page 2

Sir George Turner, Premier of Victoria, in the course of a speech at Manchester last night said he desired that cattle-breeders of Australia should make another effort to establish the live meat trade between…

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Sydney Stud Sheep Sales

Goulburn Herald · Monday 21 June 1897 · page 2

A SPECIAL cheap train to leave Goulburn at 3.12 p.m. on Wednesday, the 30th instant, for the stud sheep sales, the return farce to Sydney being 23/. first class, and 11/6 second…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 June 1897 · page 4

THE Government Statistician has published a comparative statement of the wheat harvests for 1895-6 and 1896-7. There was an increase in the area last season of no less…

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Sydney Stud Sheep Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 June 1897 · page 4
Also in The Yass Courier

IN connection with the forthcoming stud sheep sales in Sydney the Railway Commissioners have arranged for a special cheap train to leave Goulburn at 3.12 p.m. on Wednesday, the 30th. instant,…

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The Wool Duties in America. London, June 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 June 1897 · page 2

The United States Senate has increased the duty on first-class wools to 10 cents per lb…

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The English Wool Market. London, June 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 July 1897 · page 4

In the Bradford wool market prices are unchanged. The quantity of colonial wool that has arrived for the next series of wool sales amounts to 304,000 bales, of which 77,000 bales have been forwarded…

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Sheep Board

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 July 1897 · page 2

A MEETING of the Board of Sheep Directors was held at the Stock Office, Young, on Saturday, 19th June, at 11 o'clock a.m. Present: Messrs. E. J. Allen (chairman),…

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Sheep Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 4

Messrs. Lichfield Brothers, Hazeldean, Cooma, and Mr. Chas. C. Hall, Jeumburra, Yass, are amongst the prizetakers at the annual show of the N.S.W. Sheep-breeder's Association. Despite…

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Taralga. Butter Company

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 5

THE annual meeting of the Taralga Co-operative Butter Company (Ltd) was held in Rose's Hall on Tuesday, 29th instant, and wars largely attended, much interest being evinced in tile proceedings. It…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday, 3.14 p.m. The Sheep Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 4

THE sheep-breeders' show was opened at 1 to-day by the Governor, to whom an address was presented, detailing the operations of the association. A suitable reply was…

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Fat Sheep

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 6 July 1897 · page 2

ON Saturday last, Mr. C. Jones, butcher, of Cooma-street, had hanging in his shop one or two of the finest sheep we have seen for some time, and when we take into consideration the…

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Cable News. London Wool Sales. London, July 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 July 1897 · page 2

The fourth series of colonial wool sales opened very firm this evening. Prices are from par to 5 per cent. advance. July 7…

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The Latest. Sydney, Thursday, 2.29 p.m. The Sheep Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 July 1897 · page 2

THE sheep sales were continued this morning, but the lots realized only small prices. Fall in Butter. Best creamery butter is selling to-day at a…

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Impounding Sheep

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 July 1897 · page 2

Mr. Justice Cohen, sitting in Chambers on Friday, had before him a special case, stated by the magistrate at Cowra on appeal in the suit of Ambrose v. Hood. Mr. Mason…

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London Wool Sales. Opened Very Firm

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 July 1897 · page 2

London, July 6, 7.20 p.m.--The fourth series of colonial wool sales opened very firm this evening. Prices are from par to 5 per cent, advance…

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The Wool Sales. London, July 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 July 1897 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day prices were firm. German buyers are strongly supporting merinoes. July 10. Merinces are 5 percent. above the opening rates…

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London Wool Sales. London, July 12

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 July 1897 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day there was strong competition on the part of German buyers. The highest rates of the series are ruling for all medium and good wools…

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London Wool Sales. London, July 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 July 1897 · page 2

At the London wool sales last evening there was strong competition amongst buyers from all quarters. Good merino wools are scarce, and prices are hardening…

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Weight of Cattle

Goulburn Herald · Friday 16 July 1897 · page 6

To find the live weight of an animal measure the girth close behind the shoulders, and the length from the joint of the shoulders to the butt of…

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