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Illawarra · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1872

5 stories in Illawarra's papers

Illawarra Butter Company

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 January 1872 · page 2

A meeting of the Shareholders of the above Company took place at the Commercial Hotel, last Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, to receive the final Report and Balance-sheet from the Committee…

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Wool Report

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1872 · page 4

The wool sales are progressing satisfactorily; about 40,000 bales were disposed of. There was [?]te ment in the attendance of eagerness of [?]petition; there was an average advance of 1d…

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The Manufacture of Butter for Export. (To the Editor of the Australasian.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 April 1872 · page 4

Sir,—One of your correspondents, in your issue of the 2nd of March, is desirous of information relative to the manufacture of butter, and, as I understand him, more particularly for exportation…

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The Imphee A[?]as Farmers' Friend

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 9 May 1872 · page 4

MR. Thomas Scott, of Brisbane Water recently published the subjoined letter in the Sydney journals:— "As a letter has recently been…

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Wool Market

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 July 1872 · page 2

The total arrivals of wool amount to upwards of 200,000 bales. The attendance of both home and foreign buyers has been large. The bidding commenced with great spirit. The prices, as…

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