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Farming & the land, 1838

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Wool and Oil. &c

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1838 · page 2

Extract from a letter from Messrs. Donaldson and Lambert, dated London, June 8, addressed to a leading mercantile firm of Sydney…

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Wool Markets

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 10 October 1838 · page 2

LONDON.—In the wool trade there are indications of an increase of business, and rather better prices have been paid for Spanish, German, and colonial fleeces. The importations in the week…

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Wool and Woollens

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 12 October 1838 · page 2

By the John M Lellan, we received some valuable Tables relative to wool and woollen manufactures, which we published in the supplement of our last number, and which we now purpose to make the…

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Infected Sheep. Address to the Lieutenant Governor, from the Midland Agricultural Association. Ross Bridge, 19th Sept., 1838

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 17 October 1838 · page 2

SIR --We, the under signed Inhabitants of the Districts of Campbelton and Oatlands, have heard, with a considerable degree of anxiety, that contagious diseases fatal to sheep, have…

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Catarrh in Sheep Bill

The Sydney Herald · Friday 19 October 1838 · page 2

We have received the report of the Legislative Council on the Catarrh in Sheep Bill, together with the minutes of evidence. It is a very important document, but it is so very voluminous as to…

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Worthy the attention of our Sheepowners. Fondness of Farm-stock for Salt, Particularly at a Great Distance From the Sea

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1838 · page 2

In England a small portion only of the agricultural community has tried the efficacy of salt upon farm-stock. In America, on the contrary, even in the remote and newly settled districts, every…

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English News. the Wool Market

The Australian · Saturday 20 October 1838 · page 3

LEEDS.—We have had a fair demand for cloth in both our halls for the two last market days; we have also had many buyers in the warehouses; [?] has caused employment to be more readily…

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Lamb's Wool

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 24 October 1838 · page 2

THE perusal of an article in the Farmer's Magazine, "on the improvement of British Wool," has suggested the possibility of our saying something that may be of service to those of our flockmasters…

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Wool Trade

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 29 October 1838 · page 2

Confirm[?]ory of what was advanced in a late number of this Journal, namely, that the havest had a considerable influence on the woollen manufacture, and consequently on the price of wool, we…

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Importation of Wheat by the Government

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 29 October 1838 · page 2

A Contemporary objects to the Government announcing its possible intention of sending for wheat for the following reasons:— 1—That it is unncecessary…

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Black Sheep of the Law

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 31 October 1838 · page 2

It is our intention in our next publication to lay before the Public the mal- practices, impositions, and other misdeeds of some of these gentry. We propose to…

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English News. the Wool-market

The Sydney Herald · Friday 2 November 1838 · page 2

LEEDS.—We have had a fair demand for cloth in both our halls for the two last market days; we have also had many buyers in the warehouses; this has caused employment to be more readily…

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English Extracts. WOOL

The Colonist · Saturday 3 November 1838 · page 4

BEST MODE OF CLIPPING THE WOOL OFF SHEEP.—Wool must be ripe and ready to part from the skin before in should be taken off; nature thus preparing in for the hands of the shearer. The…

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Black Sheep of the Law

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1838 · page 2

IN consequence of yesterday being the Fast Day, we are obliged to defer our promised publication on the above subject till our next. We propose to publish it in parts,…

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The Black Sheep of the Law

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 7 November 1838 · page 2

ACCORDING to our promise in our last number we now enter into our labours in exposing the system, practice, and chicanery carried on in this Colony by some of the…

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News by the 'Maitland.' (Continued from our last.) Markets. Wool

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 14 November 1838 · page 1

TRADE OF LEEDS.—The account of the advance which has taken place in the prices of Wool on the continent, more especially at the late fair at Breslaw, has tended to…

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Correspondence. Catrrh in Sheep. To the Editor of The Australian

The Australian · Thursday 22 November 1838 · page 3

SIR.—The loss sustained by stockholders in this Colony, during the last few years, from the disastrous effects of Catarrh in sheep, has already deservedly on gaged [?] of the attention. Hence many…

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Wool, Oil, &c

The Sydney Herald · Friday 23 November 1838 · page 2

We have been kindly favored by A. B. Spark, Esq., with the following account of sales of Colonial produce, received per Earl Grey. SIR—We beg leave to inform you that the…

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The Wool Market

The Sydney Herald · Friday 23 November 1838 · page 2

LEEDS.—Our market continues in the same favorable state as our last report gave an account of. A very large quantity of goods was sold in both halls on Saturday, and if so much was not sold on…

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Foreign Wool Market, August 4

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1838 · page 2

We have no alteration to report in the demand, for any description of Foreign Wool. A fair business has been transacted during the week, and somewhat higher prices have been made. Import…

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