Sydney Wool Sales
There was a crowded attendance at the Exchange yesterday, and the wool sales passed off with spirit, keen competition characterising the biddinegs for the various catalogues submitted by…
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Farming & the land, 1889
381 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 20
Great Loss of Sheep in the Argentine Republic
LONDON, Thursday.—There is great mortality amongst sheep in the Argentine Republic. It is estimated that no less than twenty millions have died…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Waverley Baby Farming Cases. Mrs. Batts Again Remanded. SYDNEY, Friday Night
ELLEN BATTS, charged with the murder of three infants at Waverley, was placed in the dock at the Central Criminal Court to-day, but her trial was postponed until Wednesday,…
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There are now two large steamers—Argus and Port Pirie—on the berth for London, and are rapidly taking in their consignments. Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. are loading the Port Pirie,…
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The Civil Service Commission, who are travelling through the North, report that the crops are the best seen for several years, and equal in places 3[?] bushels an acre. In…
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Two steamers completed their loading of wool for London yesterday. The s.s. Port Pirie sailed at 2 o'clock in the afternoon with 1471 bales. The s.s. Argus completed her loading last night, and…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,840,000 quarters, and for the Continent 400,000 quarters…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, November 6. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Cattle Straying
JOHN PHILLIPS was summoned for allowing two cows to stray in Hanbury-street, on the 2nd instant. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 1s and costs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Waverley Baby-farming Case. Trial of Mrs. Batts. Not Guilty. SYDNEY, Thursday Night
ELLEN BATTS was placed on her trial at the Central Criminal Court this morning, on a charge of the wilful murder of Ethel May Archibald on October 5th, 1889. Mr. A. B…
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THE Burrawang Herald learns that Mr. Hamilton Wilson, a Scottish vocalist who has been touring the South Coast lately, and who visited this district some years ago, has…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The Wolseley Sheep-shearing Machine Company have been allotted space in the Australian section of the Paris Exhibition for the display of their…
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With the departure of the s.s. Damaseus for London, via Melbourne and Adelaide, to-day, the number of bales of wool shipping from Newcastle to date wills 24,770 bales. The ship Skemorlie…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—A deputation from the London Chamber of Commerce, accompanied by the principal importers of wool from the Australian colonies, waited upon…
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WAGGON loaded with wool has been destroyed by fire at Wee Wan. It appears that the waggon, the property of Alf. Ireland, was camped at Wee Waa, and had on…
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LONDON, Friday.—The London Chamber of Commerce is endeavouring to secure the repeal of those provisions of the Merchandise Marks Act which interfere with the…
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J. H. Geddes and Co. report that at the first sale of the season on Friday, under the revised conditions of sale, they submitted a catalogue of 2628 bales of fairly representative wools, both greasy…
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Messrs, Dalgety and Company telegraph from Melbourne:—"Our wool sale to-day was largely attended, and competition was spirited, especially for good Riverina, greasy merino combacks,and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on a Wool Train. Sydney, Monday Night
SOME commotion was caused at Albury on Sunday morning in the neighbourhood of the railway station owing to the firing of a wool train which had been left standing in the…
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The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report that at their sale of wool on Monday they offered a catalogue of 2317 bales to an unusually large attendance of buyers…
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ELLEN BATTS was again placed on her trial for wilful murder at the Criminal Court today. This is the case of the infant Elizabeth Cohen, who died on October 10…
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