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Farming & the land, 1885

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 January 1885 · page 2

Mr. John Bridge to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:- I offered 1311 bales wool at my sale to-day. There was an unusually large attendance of…

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Pastoral

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 3 January 1885 · page 4

100 mixed sheep are travelling from Lelia, near Coba, to Dubbo, for sale. Messrs. Danger and M'Donald [?] of [?]antabadgery, have sold 5 [?]…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1885 · page 3

Mr. J. Tyson, Tupra, has, sold 18,000 wethers. Wilkinson, Graves, and Lavender, agents. Mr. J. Clark, Kerarbury, has sold 12,000…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1885 · page 3

We are informed that Mr. Frederick Chisholm, of Bull's Run, has added to his already excellent stud of shorthorns a well-bred cow from the pastures of Mr. R…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1885 · page 2

Messrs, Harrison, Jones, awl Devlin, to the WAGGE WAGGA ADVERTISER:- At our sales to-day we submitted 4750 bales to a large attendance of buyers than…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1885 · page 3

Mr. E. H. Fletcher has sold 2000 maiden and 1000 five-year-old Berry Jerry ewes, at 9s. 6d. Trebeck, Son, and Gair, agents. Mr. R. G. Higgins has sold 604 mixed…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1885 · page 2

R. Goldsbrough and Co. (through their agents, Braim, Tompson, and Davidson) to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:- We have this week offered 4400 bales of…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1885 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co. report to the WAGGA WAGGA Advertiser:- We offered 2300 bales of wool at auction to-day, and sold 1500 at good prices, high…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1885 · page 3

Wilkinson, Graves, and Lavender report selling this week through the Homebush yards a draft of bullocks and cows for Messrs. M'Leay and Clark, Kerarbury—…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1885 · page 2

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Company Limited (late Hastings Cunningham and Co.) to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:—…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1885 · page 3

The Western Grazier of the 7th inst. reports that the climate of Wilcannia during the last few days has been a sort of inferno tempered by dust, the thermometer ranging…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1885 · page 2

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:- At our sales to-day we offered a catalogue of 2,200 bales, consisting for the most part…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1885 · page 3

Great dissatisfaction is expressed at Dubbo among stock owners and trucking agents regarding the supply of trucks for stock. No sheep trucks will be available there till…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1885 · page 2

Mr. John Bridge to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:- I offered 923 bales of wool at my sale to-day. The attendance of buyers was the…

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Pastoral Mums

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1885 · page 3

Wilkiuson, Graves, and Lavender report selling this week through the Homebush yards:—312 merino ewes for Mr. H, Delahunty, at 6s. 9d.; 330 merino wethers…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1885 · page 3

The schedule for the first show of the Lismore Agricultural Society has been issued, and it promises to be a success; but the continued dry weather will somewhat…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1885 · page 2

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:- We submitted a catalogue of 1800 bales at our sale to-day, and although there was a…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1885 · page 3

From Jerilderie, under date January 19, we learn that "a chance in the weather occurred on Saturday. A few showers fell during the day, which have had the effect…

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London Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1885 · page 2

The Australian Mortgage, Land, and Finance Company to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:- Messrs. Helmuth Schwartze and Co…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1885 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co. report to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:- We offered 2600 bales of wool at auction to-day, and sold 1900 at from 6d. to 10d. for…

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