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Farming & the land, 1899

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Found in the Wool

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 4

Last year Mr. Jerry Flynn, a former resident of Gulgong, was employed at Bullagreen Station, near Gilgandra, weighing wool. One day during the…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 6

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association (Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co. Limited, John Bridge and Co. Limited, Dalgety and Co. Limited…

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Sydney Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 4

The A[?] Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd.: [?] Bridge and Co., Ltd.; Dal[?] and Co. Ltd.: Goldbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd.: Harrison, Jones, and Devlin,…

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The Boom in Wool. a Big Thing for Australia

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 4

As Mr. Coghlan very correctly remarks in his "Wealth and Progress of New South Wales," the wool clip of Australasia is its most important item of…

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The Farmers' Company

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 2

As stated by us in on issue or two ago, the Farmers' Co-operative Company has been duly registered under the Companies' Act, and all…

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Crops in Young and Grenfell Districts

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 6

MR. W. S. CAMPBELL, Director of Agriculture has just returned from a trip through the Grenfell and Young districts. He was highly pleased with…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. SUMMARY

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 November 1899 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co.. Limited.— 5604 bales offered; 5095 bales sold. Market slightly lower. Highest price for sugar. 17d; scoured, 27½d…

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The Boom in Wool. a Big Thing for Australia

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 29 November 1899 · page 4

As Mr Coghlan very correctly remarks in his Wealth and Progress of New South Wales, the wool clip of Australians is a most [?] of…

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"Travelling Sheep."

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 November 1899 · page 2

A drover named Ashcroft was summoned to the police court Albury, on Monday, on two charges under the business in Sheep Act for having neglected to destroy within 12…

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The Advance in Wool

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 November 1899 · page 2

Private cables to hand to-day confirm an advance of 15 per cent. at the London wool sales on Tuesday on the rates ruling at the September series…

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Intercolonial. Sydney. Wednesday. Mortality Amongst Cattle

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 November 1899 · page 2

Eight head of cattle belonging to Mr. Jno. Lye died at Gunnedah yesterday through eating thistles and getting to water immediately afterwards. Mr. W. D. Dowe,…

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Coolamon. (From Our Correspondent.) the Weather and Crops

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 November 1899 · page 2

SINCE Saturday, a sudden change has taken taken place in the temperature, which has gone up from 78deg. to 95deg. in the shade. This will have great ripening effect upon the…

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Tooyal. (From Our Correspondent.) Weather and Crops

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 November 1899 · page 2

WE have experienced the most delightful weather for the past month, if we except the last two days, which have been rather warm, although the glass has not reached 100…

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Travelling Sheep

Coolamon Echo · Friday 1 December 1899 · page 3

A drover named Ashcroft was summon to the Albury police court on two charges under the Diseases in Sheep Act of having neglected to destroy within 12…

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Commercial. WHEAT

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1899 · page 2

Mr. R. H. CARTER, wheat broker Sydney and Melbourne, reports under date Nov. 25 as follows:— Sines the last general rain I have ventured…

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Wool Sales

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1899 · page 2

Yesterday's wool sales were firmer, [?] being obtained for [?] and [?] for secured…

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The Wool Exports

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1899 · page 2

The wool exports from Sydney last week were valued at £249,349…

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Another Wool Risk

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1899 · page 2

In the Lead[?] wool sales, [?] and lower [?] show an [?] 20 per cent…

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A Standard for Wheat

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1899 · page 4

IN view of the importance of fixing a "fair average quality" for wheat grown in the various districts of the colony the following circulars,…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1899 · page 2

The wool sales yesterday were firmer. Greasy sold to 17½d, and scoured to 27¼d…

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