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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1880

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London Wool Sales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 2 October 1880 · page 3

THE New Zealand Loan and Agency Company furnishes us with the following London cablegrain, dated September, 25:—"The sales closed…

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Commercial. Melbourne Market. Goldsbrough's Wool Warehouses

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 13 October 1880 · page 2

Wool.—The opening sale of the season was held at our warehouses to-day, and we offered a small catalogue of 1003 bales to test the market, most of our principal clips…

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Wool way

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 20 October 1880 · page 2

LAMBING has now fairly set in, and bids fair for a good return. Grass is good, and stock are in fair condition. Frost continues, and potatoes and…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 October 1880 · page 4

Messrs. Harrison. Jones, and Devlin report:—We held our opening sale of the new wools to-day. The catalogue numbered 1282 bales, and included some good…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 October 1880 · page 3

Messrs. Mort and Co., of the Circular Quay, wire this message:— SYDNEY, Thursday. There was a crowded attendance…

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Telegrams. First Load of Wool

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 23 October 1880 · page 3

Mr. A. T. GIBSON, the agent for the company, telegraphs as follows:— MERIMBULA, Tuesday night. The first load of wool this season,…

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Goldsbrough's Wool Warehouses

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 27 October 1880 · page 4

[?] additions have recently been made to Messrs. Goldsbrough's [?] warehouses. The new warehouses lately completed is the largest in Melbourne,…

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Wool way

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 November 1880 · page 3

PARLIAMENTARY candidates for Manaro district are fast drawing the attention of the electors of this and Gegedzerick neighbourhoods. Mr…

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Wool way

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 29 November 1880 · page 3

RAIN set in on Tuesday evening, and came down in torrents, lasting for several hours, which was gladly welcomed by the [?]illers of the soil:…

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Commercial. Melbourne Market. Goldbrough's Wool Warehouses

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 8 December 1880 · page 2

Wool.—We catalogued 5741 bales for our sales to-day, but offered only the greasy and scoured, the washed floece, consisting of 1042 bales, being reserved for auction…

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Agriculture. Yield of Butter From Cream

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1880 · page 2

I HAVE, for some time past, kept [?]te account of the quantity of cream put into the churn and the butter taken on[?], and I find that one quart of pure cream, weighting…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Market

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1880 · page 4

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:— We offered at auction to-day 3300 bales. The market was decidedly easier, and we had to hold over a great many lots. The…

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Telegrams. Sydney Wool Market. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1880 · page 3

MESSRS. MORT and Co. report an active demand at their wool sales to-day for good-conditioned greasy and fairly washed fleece—the former…

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Melbourne Market. Goldsbrough's Wool Warehouses

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 15 December 1880 · page 4

Wool.—We catalogued 5547 bales for our sale to-day, and offered 3699 bales of greasy and scoured, the washed fleece, consisting of 1848 bales, being reserved for…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Wool Market. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 22 December 1880 · page 3

MESSRS, MORT AND Co. telegraph as follows:— We offered six thousand bales of wool this week. Greasy brought up…

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Telegrams. Sydney Wool Market. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 29 December 1880 · page 3

MESSRS. Mort and Co. telegraphed the following report:—We offered 4700 bales of wool at auction this week. Competition was active for…

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