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Farming & the land, 1876

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Wool Sales in London

Wagga Wagga Express · Wednesday 1 March 1876 · page 3

THE following letters from Mr. W. A. Brodribb appeared in Saturday’s Australasian :— “In your last issue, dated the 19th inst., I notice your comments on the above meeting,…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1876 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co. report.—Wool: The sales this week passed off without much animation in the biddings. Recent English advices have not tended to induce confidence…

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Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Seventh Annual Show. (Abridged from Courier.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1876 · page 4

On Thursday the seventh annual show under, the auspices of the Yass Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held on their ground on the bank of the river at North…

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A Melbourne Wool Market. Friday, February 25

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1876 · page 2

Messrs. Hastings Cuningham and Co. report: —We held a sale of wool at our stores this afternoon, and offered to public competition 730 bales, the catalogue being composed…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 March 1876 · page 3

Messrs. Oliver and Tompson report having sold, for Mr. A. Felstead, 20 working bullocks, with waggon and tackling complete. Mr. M. H. Devlin’s Princess Purple the…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1876 · page 2

The Australian Mortgage and Finance Company have received the following telegram from Messrs. Helmuth Schwartz and Co., London, dated 1st March:—Prices for…

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Melbourne Wool Market. Wednesday, March 1

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1876 · page 2

Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co. report:—Wool—We held an auction sale to-day, and catalogued 689 bales, consisting chi[?]ly of small lots. There was a good attendance of…

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Review of the Past Wool Season. H. Goldsbrough and Co.'s Annual Report

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1876 · page 4

In reviewing the operations of the season now nearly terminated, it is gratifying to note not only the large business which has been transacted, but also the almost uniformly…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1876 · page 2

WE draw attention to the announcement in our advertising columns of the date of opening of the Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition of the Agricultural Society of…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Wednesday 8 March 1876 · page 3

Delivery has been taken of the 1900 ewes sold; by Messrs: Russell and Shaw, of Eli Elwah station to Mr. Geo. Smith. Messrs. W., H. M., and Co. agents…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1876 · page 2

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin re port:—Wool.— 1,608 bales offered, 472 sold The sales were unvaried from the pr[?]ceding week, being quite void of animation, and…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1876 · page 2

Messrs. J. C. Walker and Co. have sold 1850 wethers for Mr. Peter Tyson, Lachlan, at 11s. Messrs. Peck, Hudson, and Raynor have…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 March 1876 · page 3

Mr. Wormall has purchased a small lot of fat cattle for local consumption. Mr. G. A. Elliot (P„ R., and Co.). agent. Messrs. Wragge and Hearn have sold to…

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Antwerp Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1876 · page 2

Wool.—Our stocks on the 17th December last amounted to 10,127 bates. Since then we have received 19,947 bales from Buenos Ayres, making a total of 21,074…

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Melbourne Wool Market. Wednesday, MARCH 8

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1876 · page 2

Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co. report:—Wool.—We have not held an auction this week, the quantity coining forward bring very limited. Several telegrams reporting…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Wednesday 15 March 1876 · page 3

We observe that Messrs. Thomas’s property on the Urangeline Creek, is in the the market. It will be sold together with 3400 sheep, horses, cattle, etc., by Mr…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1876 · page 2

Eight thousand sheep crossed at Hay on the 4th inst., for Mr. Bell, of Wanganella. Mr. A. Macpherson reports the sale at Hay of 25 prime fat cattle from the Lachlan to…

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Continental Markets for Wool. (Queenslander.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1876 · page 3

In an admirable work, of which the two first volumes have just appeared in Brussels, entitled "Systeme Commercial de la Belgique," by M. Ch. Petz de Thozee, Secretary…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 March 1876 · page 2

We learn that Mr. A. N. Gilbert, of Warwillah, has received a telegram from his London brokers, announcing that 162 bales of Warwillah greasy wool have averaged…

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GOLD v. WOOL

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 March 1876 · page 4

GOLD, in the year 1875, ranked highest among the exports of Queensland. The “wandering digger” has asse[?]ted himself in a style which it would not be…

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