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Farming & the land, 1896

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Opening of the London Wool Sales. London, July 1

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 4

At the Loudon wool sales yesterday, Messrs. Buxton, Ronald, and Co., Charles, Balme, and Co., and Jacomb, Son and Co., offered catalogues comprising 9,918 bales…

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The London Wool Sales. Slight Decline in Prices. London, July 1

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 2

THE fourth scries of the wool auctions of the present year was opened yesterday. Messrs. Charles Bulmc and Co., Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co., and Messrs. Buxton,…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 July 1896 · page 3

The following stock passings have been reported to Mr. C. Lyne, Inspector of Stock, Wagga, daring the past week:—3700 wethers, B. B. Bennett, Brucedale to…

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Stud Sheep Sales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1896 · page 2

THE above sales commenced to-day under moat encouraging oonditions, there being over 800 persons prosent. 43 selected rams from H. C. White's Havilah Stud, averaged…

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Stud Sheep Sales

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 8 July 1896 · page 2

The Sheep Fair of 1896 opened this morning (says Monday's Star), under the most encouraging conditions. The scene of operations was at the stores…

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Sheep Dog Trials in Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 July 1896 · page 5

THE sheep dog trials in connection with the Sydney Sheep Show were held on Friday and Saturday last. There were 16 competitors out of 25 entries, and the dogs…

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The Tick Plague in Dairy Cattle

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1896 · page 4

OWNERS of dairy herds and breeders of cattle for the meat market in this, colony are (the Melbourne Age says) becoming seriously alarmed at the extraordinary ravages of the…

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Sydney Sheep Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 July 1896 · page 2

The annual sheep sales were begun in Sydney on Monday, at the stores of the New Zealand Loan und Mercantile Agency Company, by Messrs. Weaver and Perry, who…

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Stud Sheep Sales. a Ram for 1600 Guineas. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1896 · page 2

THE sales of stud sheep were continued to-day, the auctioneers being Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., and as they were entrusted with the disposal of some of the choicest…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. "This is true liberty, when freeborn men, Having to advise the public, may speak free." Saturday, July 11, 1890. Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Show

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1896 · page 5

WITH this issue of the Advertiser is published in extenso the prize schedule for the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural show, to be held on 2nd…

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Stud Sheep Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1896 · page 4

VERY little business in wool has been done in the local market this week (says Saturday's S.M. Herald) the attention of the trade having been given to the various…

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The London Wool Sales. London, July 11

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1896 · page 3

AT the London wool sales yesterday the market was animated and prices were firm. The following prices were obtained for the fleece portions of the undermentioned…

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About the Town and Station. All Round Gossip. Last Wool Season

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1896 · page 4

THE [?] wood season, closed last week. Prices, which had reached the lowest point known, took an upward tendency in September, and with slight fluctuation have…

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Conference on Experimented Farms

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1896 · page 4

A RICHMOND telegram of Friday says:—At the invitation of the Minister for Mines and Agriculture, Mr. Sydney Smith, the following officers of the Department of Agriculture…

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Conference on Experimental Farms

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 July 1896 · page 2

At the invitation of the Minister for Mines and Agriculture, Mr. Sydney Smith, the following officers of the Deportment of Agriculture, representing the Experimental…

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Yass Farmers' Market Sale

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 15 July 1896 · page 2

The attendance at the local market on Saturday was exceedingly good, sad the prices realised on the whole must be considered satisfactery. The auctioneer (Mr…

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The London Wool Sales. London, July 13

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1896 · page 3

AT the London wool sales to-day the market was very brisk, the prices being the highest obtained during the series. The following prices were obtained for the…

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Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1896 · page 2

THE usual monthly meeting of the committee of the above association wag held at the rooms, Gurwood-street, last evening. Present—Measre. A. Smith (in the chair),…

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The Wool Season of '96

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 18 July 1896 · page 3

The close of the May sales in London ended the wool of the season, and pretty fair calculations can now be made concerning the total of the clip of 1895-6. For the first…

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Farmers' Conference

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 18 July 1896 · page 4

FORMERLY, gatherings of this kind brought together men of all shades of political opinions, but the chief force of recommendations lay in the fact that politics…

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