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Farming & the land, 1864

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London Wool Report. May 25, 1864

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 16 July 1864 · page 2

The first sale of importance for this year commenced on the 5th of May, and the attendance of buyers both home and foreign was as large as we ever recollect [?]…

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Wool Tallow and Hide Market

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 30 July 1864 · page 2

Messrs. J. H. CLOUGH & Co. (July 22) report .— WOOL.—Since last monthly report there has been shipped 332,310 lbs, value 31,276. Total since 10th October 1863. 25,686,280 Ibs, value 1,914,358.l Although…

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Open Column. Railway or No Railway. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 30 July 1864 · page 3

SIR,—The introduction to your Echuca correspondent’s letter of recent date is worthy of being quoted:—“Echuca is rapidly rising into its future position—that of the emporium of the river trade. The busy appearance of the…

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Wool, Tallow, and Hide Market

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 6 August 1864 · page 2

Messrs. J. H. CLOUGH & Co. (July 29) report :— WOOL, TALLOW, AND HIDES. The f[?] small parcels of wool which are coming forward are being placed at extreme rates, buyers appearing to be quite prepared to…

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Open Column. the Proposed Intercolonial Show of Wool. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 13 August 1864 · page 3

Sir,—In the Sydney Morning Herald of the 1st of August last I observed a letter from the pen of Thomas Shaw, and which purports to be in answer to one published in the columns of that journal some months ago…

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Wool, Tallow, and Hide Market

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 13 August 1864 · page 2

Messrs. J. H. CLOUGH & Co. (Aug. 3) report:— WOOL.— Some few lots of scoured and slipe are coming forward, and have been placed during the week at satisfactory prices. We have sold at 18d to 21d. Buyers…

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Wool, Tallow, and Hide Market

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 20 August 1864 · page 2

Messrs. J. H. CLOUGH & Co. (Aug. 11) report— WOOL.—(No Colonial report.) TALLOW.—Local consumers are well supplied. and notwithstanding the small margin left between prices in this and the home market…

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London Wool Report. June 24, 1864

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 20 August 1864 · page 2

The sales commenced on May 5, and closed on June 9. The number of bales catalogued consisted of—Australian, 15,281 bales; Port Phillip. 10,958 bales; Van Diemen’s Land, 1,588 bales : Adelaide, 10,470 bales ; New Zealand…

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Railway or No Railway. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 27 August 1864 · page 3

Sir,—I wrote you a few weeks ago drawing attention the disadvantages Deniliquin would labor under if no steps be taken to bring her into closer contact by rail with the outer world. I have since partially gone into…

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Wool, Tallow, and Hide Market

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 3 September 1864 · page 2

Messrs. GOLDSBROUGH & Co. (Aug. 25) report:— WOOL.—At our sale, held on Tuesday, there was a full attendance of buyers, and competition for all the lots was very animated. We offered 327 bales, the whole of…

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The Next Meeting of the Riverine Council. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 3 September 1864 · page 3

Sir,—As the proceedings of the Riverine Council must from the present position of affairs be of great public interest, I trust that the press will be admitted. The exposition of the policy of the new President is anxiously…

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The Darling and Its Tributaries.—its Navigation and Capabilities. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 3 September 1864 · page 3

DEAR SIR,—When I heir a member of the ministry justifying the unauthorised expenditure complained of in the following words:—“Daily instances occur of people coming to me from distant parts of this territory,…

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To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 10 September 1864 · page 3

Sir,—I perceive your remarks on the apathy exhibited the Hay people with reference to establishing an Hospital here are copied in the leading journals, and I anxious that we should not all be looked upon as…

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Wool Tallow. and Hide Market

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 10 September 1864 · page 2

Messrs. J. H. CLOUGH & Co. (Sep. 1) report:— WOOL.—We have nothing to report in this market, and until the first sale of the new clip takes place, we may operations to be very limited. TALLOW—The demand for…

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Proposed Hospital for Hat. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 10 September 1864 · page 3

SIR,—Observing some remarks made in your valuable paper in reference to the proposed hospital in Hay, I beg to state I was informed that several circulars bad been issued requesting, and for the purpose of raising,…

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Wool, Tallow, and Hide Market

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 17 September 1864 · page 2

Messrs. J. H. CLOUGH & C[?] (Sep 9) report:— Wool—In this market we have no sales to report but the new [?] has commenced to come forward. our first parcel of the season was received in store last week from the station…

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Education in the Bush. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 17 September 1864 · page 3

SIR,—You have lately spoken of education in the bush, [?] did well to speak of it. Go on, and speak again, [?] matter cannot be hackneyed until we have a perfect [?] perfectly worked. There is such a wretchep…

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Wool. Tallow, and Hide Market

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 24 September 1864 · page 2

Messrs. GOLDSBROUGH & Co. (Sep. 15) report :— Wool. —In this market there is nothing doing pending the [?]ent of the sales. We have advices of several parcels being on the way, and expect soon to have…

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Messrs. Goldsbrough and Co.’s New Wool Warehouses

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 24 September 1864 · page 2

These splendid warehouses, which have recently [?] completed, are situated at the intersection of Bourke and William streets, and are of great extent, [?] an area of 143 feet in length by 100 feet in breadth,…

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Wool Tallow, and Hide Market

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 1 October 1864 · page 2

Messrs. J. H. CLOUGH & Co. (Sep 22) report :— WOOL.— The English July advices were received by the mail steamship Bombay on the 9th instant, and their contents affered satisfaction to shippers. The August [?] will he…

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