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Farming & the land, 1890

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Another Sheep-shearing Machine

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 2

THE Australian sheep shearer, which was formerly known as "Suckling's patent," was the subject of a public trial on Thursday at the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile…

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Temora. Pastoral and Agricultural Association

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 6

A COMMITTEE meeting of the above association was held at Talbot's COurt house hotel on the 29nd inst., when there was only a limited attendance present…

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The Farmer's Outlook

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 4

DURING the past week a member of an admittedly shrewd firm has visited our town, his object being to purchase large quantities of wheat. Nor have his…

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London Wool Market

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1890 · page 4

MESSRS. Dalgety and Company, limited, report on 13th December 1889:—The fifth series of colonial wool sales for 1889 which opened on the 26th November were brought to a close…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1890 · page 3

THE only stock passing reported since our last issue is 100 ewes (Ashcroft'[?]), Tollandool to Lower Hazeldean (Argoon), by the shortest route, J. Pentland in charge…

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London Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 1 February 1890 · page 3
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DALGETTY and Company report:—London, 59, Lombard-st. 18th December 1889. Dear Sir, the fifth serise of colonial wool sales for 1889, which opened on the 26th…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1890 · page 2

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Company Limited (through their agents, Tompson, Manning, and Jeremy) to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:—…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1890 · page 2

Wheat is selling at 3s 6d, and flour £9 5s to £9 10s. Relatives to the wheat market the Argus of yesterday has the following:—The local…

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Melborne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 2

Messrs. Dalgetty and Co., to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:- We held our twelfth wool sale of the present season to-day before a large…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1890 · page 2

Wheat is worth 3s 6d. per bushel. The Melbourne wheat market is rather unsettled, but between 2000 and 3000 bags in various lots have been sold at 3s. 6½d. At…

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Farmers' Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1890 · page 3

MESSRS. Tompson, Manning, and Jeremy report a good market last Saturday. Potatoes sold to £4 per ton chaff £3 10s, wheat (inferior sample) 2s 6d per hushel, poultry 3s…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 2

The following stock movements have been reported by the local Stock Inspector (Mr. C. Lyne):—120 fat bullocks (M. A. Strickland's), Bundaburra to Albury, via Junee, by…

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Cootamundra Police Court. Friday. (Before the P.m.) Stray Cattle

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 3

Jonas Cuzuer was charged with allowing cattle to stray in the Borough. This was, Martin said, the 6th time he had had the plessure of bringing up Mr…

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London Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1890 · page 2

The Australian, Mortgage, Land, and Finance Co., Limited, to the WAGGA WAGGA ADVERTISER:- MELBOURNE, MONDAY…

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The Condition of the Wheat-growers

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 12 February 1890 · page 2

ON Tuesday last we called attention to the surprising and, as we feared, unwelcome experience which awaited Messrs. Copeland and O'Sullivan at Cootamundra…

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The CONDITION of the Wheat Growers

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1890 · page 3

ON Tuesday last we called attention to the surprising and, as we feared, unwelcome experience which awaited Messrs. Oopeland and O'Sullivan at Cootamundra during the…

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The Farmers Speak for Themselves. [To the Editor of the Daily Telegraph]

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1890 · page 3

SIR,-In your issue of Tuesday last you appear to have forgotten the adage that "one swallow does not make a summer." Because the evidence taken before the…

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Weekly Wool Report. Sydney, 7Th February, 1890

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1890 · page 2

MESSRS. J. H. GEDDES AND CO. report:—That for their sixteenth sale to-day they submitted a catalogue of 605 bates, comprised chiefly of scoured wool of average condition…

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Sagacity of Sheep

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1890 · page 4

The following recent remarkable incident may serve to dispel the erroneous impressions which most people have of our 'dumb friend.' It is literally a 'true story,' not only in its main…

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