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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1842

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South Australia. the Late Destruction the Crops by Fire

The Australian · Saturday 1 January 1842 · page 4

Within the last fortnight, we have had several instances in the province of the destruction of the crops by fire. The most disastrous of these is that…

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Gardeners' and Farmers' Calender. January

The Australian · Saturday 1 January 1842 · page 2

THE GARDEN—Sow cabbage: brucoll early in the month: cauliflowers: carrots: pars[?]lps: French beans: colery. ORCHARD—Bud trees…

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Gardeners' and Farmers' Calendar. January

The Australian · Thursday 6 January 1842 · page 2

THE GARDEN—Sow cabbage; brocoll carly in the month; saullflowers; carrot; parsnips; French beans; colery. OHCHARD—Bud trees…

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The Late London Wool Sales. [Messrs. Simca & Co.s Circular.]

The Australian · Saturday 8 January 1842 · page 2

The colonial wool sales commenced 17th Aug., and continued until the 3rd instant, consisting of 12,145 bales Australian] 3,844 bales Van Diemen's Land; 3,000 bales Port Phillip 33 bales South…

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The Late London Wool Sales. (Leeds Mercury, Sept. 11.) [Messrs. Simes and Co.'s Circular.]

The Sydney Herald · Monday 10 January 1842 · page 1

THE colonial wool sales commenced 17th August, and continued until the 3rd instant consisting of 12,145 bales Australian; 3,844 [?]ales Van Diemen's Land; 3,065 bales Port…

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The Late London Wool Sales. [Messrs. Simes and Co.'s Circular.]

Sydney Free Press · Tuesday 11 January 1842 · page 2

THE colonial wool sales commenced 17th of August, and continued until the 3rd Sept., 12,145 bales Australian; 3844 bales Van Dieman's Land ; 3065 bales Port Phillip ; 33…

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New Zealand. (From the Auckland Chronicle. Deccmber 9th.) Auckland Cattle Company

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1842 · page 3

One impediment to Agricultural enterprise in this immediate Settlement has, hitherto, been the difficulty, we might say, impossibility, of obtaining Cattle and Sheep to graze upon the rich…

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Wool

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1842 · page 2

A largo proportion of this year's clip of wool has arrived in Sydney during the present and past month. Notwithstanding the fair priees this commodity brings in the English markets,…

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Wool

The Sydney Herald · Monday 17 January 1842 · page 2

THE Gazette of Saturday states, under this head, that "notwithstanding the fair price this commodity brings in the English market, only 1s. 1d. and 1s. 1½d per…

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Prices of Wool

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 20 January 1842 · page 2

WE are pleased to observe in Tuesday's Gazette, a rejoinder to some remarks we offered in our publication of Monday on this important subject, for in the…

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The Chronicle. Saturday, January 22, 1842. the Small Farm System

Australasian Chronicle · Saturday 22 January 1842 · page 2

OUR readers will remember the proposal of Lord John Russell to sell crown lands in portions of 80 acres, instead of 640 acres, as is the practice at present. This measure, along with some other new…

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Wool Sales

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1842 · page 2

It is with extreme regret that we give the following Memoranda of wool sales, for which we are indebted to the politeness of a mercantile establishment, in Sydney—although we did…

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WOOL. Liverpool, 16th October, 1841

The Australian · Tuesday 1 February 1842 · page 2

Gentlemen,—A serins of Wool Sales commence on Thursday and terminated last evening, consisting of 6,171 Dales of which 3,389 Hales found Buyers, at prices similar to those of last month…

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Wool

The Colonial Observer · Wednesday 2 February 1842 · page 140

In our market columns will be found the latest price current that has appeared in the colony, but through the kindness of a friend we have received a still later account sales…

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Wool Sales. London, 6th September, 1841. To the Editor of the Sydney Gazette

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1842 · page 2

SIR, The public sales of wool which commenced on the 17th ult. were brought to a close on Friday last. The catalogues comprised the…

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[?]Al Correspondence. Wheat and Flour Trade. To the Editors of the Sydney Herald

The Sydney Herald · Monday 7 February 1842 · page 2

GENTLEMEN,—I think it may be laid down as an indisputable maxim, that no people exclusively or even chiefly pastoral in their pursuit have ever attained to great or…

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Wool Market—liverpool

The Australian · Thursday 10 February 1842 · page 3

SIR,—The second colonial wool sales of the season were held yesterday and to-day, and, as usual, induced the fullest attendance of buyers, but as the quality of the Australian wools was…

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Wool Market—liverpool

Australasian Chronicle · Saturday 12 February 1842 · page 1

SIR—The second colonial wool sales of the season were held yesterday and today, and, as usual, induced the fullest attendance of buyers; but as the quality of the Australian wools was inferior and…

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The Sydney Herald. Saturday, February 19, 1842. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." the Wool Trade

The Sydney Herald · Saturday 19 February 1842 · page 2

A LONDON correspondent, whose attention was attracted by the articles on the wool trade, which appeared in the Herald the latter end of March last, in which we…

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Original Correspondence. "How to Raise the Price of Wool." To tho Editor of tho Australian

The Australian · Thursday 24 February 1842 · page 2

SIR,—I regret to see by a letter in the columns of the daily press, dated September, 1841, from Mr.Richard Dutton, Wool Broker, of London, that the wool of this…

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