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Farming & the land, 1842

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Wool Circular

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 September 1842 · page 2

LONDON: 23RD APRIL, 1842.—This evening the public sales of colonial and other wool, which commenced on the 21st instant, finished with the smile good spirit they began in, the whole…

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Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 September 1842 · page 2
Also in The Australian

ACCOUNT Sales of 164 bales Australian Wool, by Thomas Southey and Son, on 21st of April, 1842:- Ex Cuba, from Sydney.—C&H, GC…

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Wool Circular

Australasian Chronicle · Thursday 15 September 1842 · page 3

LONDON, APRIL 23, 1842.—This evening the public sales of colonial and other wool, which commenced on the 21st instant, finished with the same good spirit they began in, the whole going off at full…

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Berrima Circuit Court. Wednesday, Sept. 14. Before His Honor Mr. Justice Burton. Cattle Stealing

The Teetotaller and General Newspaper · Wednesday 21 September 1842 · page 1

John Norris, alias John Makepiece, was found guilty of stealing cattle. Catherine Pilling was sentenced to be transported for the term of her natural life, for…

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Colonial Wool. To the Editor of the Australian

The Australian · Monday 26 September 1842 · page 2

Previously to my departure for this colony those persons connected with the wool trade of the colonies, thought it advisable for the general benefit of the wool growers to offer…

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Wool Sales

The Australian · Friday 7 October 1842 · page 2

Ex Australian.—K, 6 bales, at 1s 2d per lb.; 19, at 1s 3d. F, 2d, at 1s 6d; 12, at 1s 2½d; 6,at 1s 3d; 2, 1s 1s; 3, at 1s 0½d. AB over F on face, 2. at 1s 7½; 2, at 1s 6½d; at 1s 6d…

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Sales of Colonial Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 October 1842 · page 3

THE following information respecting the sales of colonial wool, held at Liverpool, in June, is interesting. There was evidently a tendency upwards…

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WOOL. To the Editor of the Australian

The Australian · Friday 7 October 1842 · page 2

SIR,—I last wrote to you per the Amwell, dated 24th February, handing a report of our market. Since that period the Wool Trade has been extremely dull and prices of most…

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Wool Sales

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1842 · page 2

The public sales held here on the 2nd and 3rd [?], was but thinly attended by buyers of fine wools, as the quantity put up was so unimportant…

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Duty on Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 October 1842 · page 2

ON the 8th of June a motion was made in the House of Commons, calculated to affect the interests of this colony, by reducing the price of wool. According to…

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Safe Conveyance of Wool

The Australian · Wednesday 12 October 1842 · page 2

Intelligence of another accident from fire, caused by the compression of wool into the holds of ships while it is in a damp, state, has just reached us, and we hope it will be…

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Incease in New South Wales Wool

The Australian · Friday 14 October 1842 · page 2

THE following statement, which is extracted from the EDINBURGH REVIEW for January last, show in a very striking manner the progressive and enormous increase which…

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Short Review of the Wool Trade for Ten Years (From an English Paper.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 October 1842 · page 2

IN 1831, the total quantity of sheep and lamb's wool imported from foreign countries, and from our own colonies, amounted to 31,652,020lbs…

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The Wool Market. (From the Mark Lane Express, June 20.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 November 1842 · page 2

CITY, MONDAY.—The imports of wool into the port of London last week were 443 bales only, 175 of which were from Swan River, 200 from Buenos Ayres, 54 from Germany, 7 from…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 November 1842 · page 2

The first series of sales of colonial wool this season, commenced 14th instant and concluded 18th, consisting of 1,901 bales Port Phillip wool; 1,239 bales Australian wool;…

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English Wool and Oil Markets

The Colonial Observer · Saturday 5 November 1842 · page 587

The following is an extract from a letter from Messrs. Gower and Co., of London, dated 9th June -- "Our wool market remains without alteration, and the…

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Wool Sales

The Australian · Monday 7 November 1842 · page 2

From the long continuance of contrary winds, the present series of sales consisted of a small proportion of thee quantity anticipated, and the consumers and dealers…

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Cattle Stealing. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 November 1842 · page 2

GENTLEMEN,—Notwithstanding the number of convictions for cattle-stealing which have lately taken place, the crime does not appear to be at all on the decline, and many…

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Wool Sales

The Colonial Observer · Wednesday 9 November 1842 · page 598

From the long continuance of contrary winds, the present series of sales consisted of a small proportion of the quantity anticipated, and the consumers and dealers…

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