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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1872

9 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

London Wool Sales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1872 · page 5

The wool sales are progressing satisfactorily : about 40,000 hales were disposed of . There was no abatement in the attendance or [?] of competition : there an average advance of 1d of 3d, per pound. The trade…

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The Independent Farmer

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1872 · page 3

[?] of the windy deep, Let soldiers [?] The Independent Farmer…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, April 8. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Breach of the Sheep Act

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 10 April 1872 · page 2

James Kiss, of Bobundara[?] was charged by Stewart Ryri[?] Sheep Inspector for Cooma district, with having, on the 20th March, 1872, removed certain…

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Melbourne Wool Market

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1872 · page 4

The wool sales passed with great spirit; a [?] from the Darling brought 21[?]…

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Commercial. London Wool and Produce Report. W [?] and Co

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1872 · page 4

THE [?] Wool Season of 1871 has fairly been character[?] as the most sensational an record, but its [?] by the opening of the first [?] A good [?] was anticipated [?]…

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Local Intelligence. Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1872 · page 2

ON the afternoon of Thursday last, a meeting of the members of the Manaro Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held at the Australian Hotel. The…

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Melbourne Wool Market. Gold[?]brough and Co

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 4 December 1872 · page 3

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Sydney Wool and Produce Report

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 18 December 1872 · page 4

At the wool sales, there was some disposition to operate in [?] wools of medium quality, and nearly every line of that description [?] was disposed of. In gre[?]y wool there…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool and Produce Retort

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 24 December 1872 · page 3

THE demand for fl[?] and superior secured wool was moderately active, and late rates were realised. Greasy was rather dull, and the bulk of the offerings remained unsold. Sheepskins in…

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