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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1893

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, October 24

The Western Herald · Wednesday 25 October 1893 · page 2

At the Sydney wool sales yesterday only some unimportant lines were disposed of the sales being suspended till the settlement of the dispute between the buyers and the selling brokers regarding the terms of…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 October 1893 · page 2

The weather to-day was very hot and distressing, the thermometer recording 105 in the shade Our Parragundy correspondence reports hot weather since the late rains, with frequent dust storms. On…

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A Barge Founders. with 1000 Bales of Wool

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 October 1893 · page 3

We received information yesterday afternoon that the barge "Venus," of the net "Jupiter," Captain John Ritchie, owner, had sunk just below Fara station,…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 1 November 1893 · page 2

After a few broiling hot days at the end of last week, the wind shifted from north-east to south on Saturday morning, and blew bitterly cold throughout. the day, and light showers fell during the early part…

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The Wool Trade Dispute. Sydney, October 31

The Western Herald · Wednesday 1 November 1893 · page 2

The wool trade dispute has been satisfactorily settled in Melbourne. An early settlement is expected in Sydney…

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The Wool Dispute

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 November 1893 · page 2

IF it were not for the magnitude of the interests involved there would be something supremely ridiculous in the dispute now raging so fiercely between…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 November 1893 · page 2

The weather lately has been very changeable, one day very hot, and the next about 40 degrees cooler. The heat to-day was unbearable, but late in the afternoon a sale of wind from the South blew for an hour…

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The Wool Dispute. Sydney, November 3

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 November 1893 · page 2

The wool dispute has been satisfactorily settled, and sales will be resumed on Monday…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 8 November 1893 · page 2

The weather is very hot, and at times muggy. Anything up to 100 degrees is common now, 105 not infrequently being reached, as was the case to-day. Heavy clouds were hanging about this evening, and…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 November 1893 · page 2

We have had most disagreeable weather since our last. On Wednesday afternoon a terrific wind and dust storm came up the river, followed by light rain, and during the night a sharp thunderstorm passed…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. London, November 6

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 November 1893 · page 2

The Antwerp wool sales closed yesterday. There was a good attendance throughout. Australian wools were unchanged at London prices…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 15 November 1893 · page 2

The weather has been most changeable, but to-day was cool and pleasant. Our Yantabulla correspondent, under date 11th inst., writes:—I have to report a very nice fan of rain…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 18 November 1893 · page 2

The weather is gradually getting warmer, and to-day the thermometer recorded 105, degrees in the shade. The sky is clear, but an early thunderstorm is expected…

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London Wool Sales. London, November 16

The Western Herald · Saturday 18 November 1893 · page 2

The English coal strike will affect the prices at the approaching London wool sales…

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Wool and Stock Traffic

The Western Herald · Saturday 25 November 1893 · page 2

The following figures show the comparative state of the wool traffic passing through the Bourke railway station for the expired portion of the present wool season, as…

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Wool Market. London. November 23

The Western Herald · Saturday 25 November 1893 · page 3

One hundred and fifty-eight thousand bales will be offered at the approaching wool sales, including the cargoes ex steamers Australasian, Tarooba and Matatua. Prices are…

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Freetrade and the Farmers

The Western Herald · Saturday 25 November 1893 · page 2

JUST as the protectionists are beginning to persuade themselves that after all the disastrous consequences which have followed the infliction of the…

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Baby Farming. Melbourne. November 28

The Western Herald · Wednesday 29 November 1893 · page 3

The trial of Minnie Thwaites for baby farming commenced yesterday…

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Baby Farming

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 December 1893 · page 3

The Judge summed up in the Thwaites' baby farming case, at Melbourne, to-day against the prisoner. The jury have retired…

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Pastoral Intelligence Western Herald

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 December 1893 · page 2

Writing on the End instant [?] correspondent says The country around here is looking splendid after the [?] and the weather has been very [?] for this time of the [?] Nine horse…

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