The Wheat Yield of Victoria
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Victorian yield of wheat this year is nearly fifteen million bushels, averaging nearly fifteen bushels per acre…
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Farming & the land, 1884
138 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 7
The Wool Market
We nave received [?] wood and Co., of London, though the Newcastle branch of the firm, their wool circular, dated 28th November last. It says:—The fourth series of…
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At their wool sales at Sydney, on Monday, Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Dovlin, limited, offered a catalogue of 2502 bales, the sales since previous report amounting to 1900 bales. The…
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GEELONG, Tuesday.—A farmer named Beach, living near Geelong, has been murderd by some persons unknown. He was shot through the head and body. His…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The police are of opinion that the dynamite discovered in the Chalk Farm Tunnel, near the Easton Square Railway Station was not intended…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—At Homebush yesterday, there was a large supply of cattle. Prices ranged from £3 to £9 10s. Sheep were firmer, and prices ranged from 3s to 9s 6d…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—At Homebush yesterday the market was steady. Cattle fetched from £4 10s to £9. 18,000 sheep were penned. Prime merinos sold at 10s 6d to 11s; fat lambs, 11s; calves…
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WE have received the following circular from Messrs. Daigety, Blackwood, and Co:— "London, 8th December, 1833.—The fourth series of colonial wool sales, which opened on the…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—At the Homebush sales, yesterday one lot of very prime bullocks realised £10 each. Others fetched from £8. Prime wethers, 10s; others from 6s. Lambs, from 3s to 12s…
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LONDON, Saturday.—In the House of Lords Lord Carlingford, President of the Council, introduced a Bill for prohibiting the importation of cattle from countries…
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LONDON, Friday.—At the wool sales to-day, 12,000 bales were offered. The prices realised averaged ½d lower than at the last sales. The withdrawals amounted to 4000…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The pastoralists meet to-day to take measures to prevent the spread of scab in sheep. A deputation waited on Mr. Abbott…
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LONDON, Monday.—At the wool sales on Friday 10,800 bales were offered. The market is quiet, but firm…
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CARCOAR, Wednesday.—The five hundred infected sheep at Carcoar were clandestinely removed last night. No trace has been found of them…
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AFTER a period of immunity of about twenty yearn the dreaded disease of scab has broken out among some imported sheep taken from the…
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Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, limited; report that they catalogued 743 bales for their Bale on Monday, comprising principally low to medium qualities. The former sorts showed no improvement…
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ON Saturday (says the Maitland Mercury) the American sheep which have been placed in quarantine at West Maitland were dipped in a mixture of tobacco and sulphur, under…
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BOSTON, Wednesday.—The first cargo of woof from Australia to Boston (U.S) has arrived…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At the Homebush markets, yesterday cattle sold from £3 15s to £8 10s; sheep, from 5s to 10s…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—One hundred sheep have been crushed to death by a Melbourne train going off the line…
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