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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1898

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Pastoral Market Intelligence. the Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 5

Sheep.—8684 were brought forward. The quality of the superior classes was not quite up to last day's yardings as far as mutton was concerned, but…

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Pastoral Market Intelligence. the Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 4

Sheep.—38,066 were penned, making a total of 46,750 for the week. Prime quality was well represented in the merino sections, notably consignments…

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Pastoral Market Intelligence. the Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 5

Sheep.—12,936 were penned. This number shows an increase on the Monday's supplies forward of late, and there is every probability of a steady…

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Pastoral Market Intelligence. the Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 5

Sheep—There was a good attendance of the trade, the market opening firm for all classes. The number forward, including a small proportion of lambs,…

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The Victorian Farmer

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 2

It is generally admitted "the Australian" says, that the Victorian farmer has taught his New South Wales confreres a great deal in regard to obtaining the best…

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Farmers and Settlers Association

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Farmers and Settlers Association of New South Wales will commence its sittings at Bathurst to-day. The Association grew out of the…

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Wool Items

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 2

Wool has been arriving very rapidly at the Moree railway station during the week, principally from stations within easy reach of the town. Some of the loads brought in…

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Pastoral Market Intelligence. the Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 6

Sheep.—12,165 were penned. The supply included a few shorn sheep. There was a good attendance of the trade, and bidding was brisk, in some…

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The Farmer's Parliament

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 2

IT is gratifying to learn that the new departure initiated by the Farmer's and Settler's Association, has proved a complete success. The conference…

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The Wool Trade

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 2

Vary fair catalogues are expected to be brought forward at the first sales of the season in Sydney, on 7th and 8th proximo, and as new wool is always an attraction to…

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Pastoral Market Intelligence. the Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 4

Sheep—30,674 were panned, making a total of 42,839 for the week. There was a good supply of all classes. The market opened firm at late rates to a…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. Adrian, P.M., and Messrs. H. R. Murray and W. H. Midgley, J's.P.) Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 3

Wm. John Stewart and Bernard Cumming were charged with stealing four cattle, the property of Robert Castledine, on or about the 28th inst. Mr. Zictkoweki appeared for…

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Pastoral Market Intelligence. the Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 5

Sheep.—14,589 were penned. The consignments forward comprised drafts from inferior to extra prime merinoee, crossbreds being unusually scarce. The…

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Police Court. Wednesday, August 31. [Before Messrs. Adrian, P.M., and Murray and Midgley, Js.P.] Charge of Cattle Stealing

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 3

W. J. Stewart and Bernard Cumming (on bail) were brought up on remand charged with stealing four cows the properly of Robert Castledine of Binneguy on the 23th…

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The Wool Trade

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 1898 · page 2

The interest of the local trade is centred on the sales that are to be held in Sydney the week, when fair catalogues containing parcels of the new clip will be submitted. As…

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Pastoral Market Intelligence. the Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 1898 · page 4

Sheep.—37,162 were penned, making a total of 51,751 for the week. Thick rain fell during the day, and s[?] it difficult to get buyers together;…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. Charge Unsustained

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 2

At the Mom Police Court on Thursday, before Venn. Murray and Milgley, J.'sP., the bearing of the charge of stesling eight coin, the property of Joseph Castledine, of…

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The Dispute In the Wool Trade

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 5

We reproduce from the "Daily Telegraph" the report of an interview with Mr. F. W. Learoyd, chairman of the Sydney Wool Buyers' Association,…

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Pastoral Market Intelligence. the Homebush Market

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1898 · page 4

Sheep.—23,791 were penned, making a total of 38,733 for the week. The quality was good, some extra prime lots in each section being forward. In the…

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Wool and Product Reports. SEPTEMBER 9

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1898 · page 2

Wool—At the sales held on the 7th and 8th insts. 1985 bales were catalogued, of which 1649 bales were sold under the hammer, the total sales at auction and privately…

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