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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1843

144 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 8

The Present Price of Sheep. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 May 1843 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—I understand that within the last month, sheep have been sold by the Sheriff at 6d, to 8d. per head, and private parties have effected large sales at 2s. per head. My…

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Domestic Intelligence. Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 May 1843 · page 2

THE sales of Colonial Wool, which began the 24th November, and ended this day, consisted of— 7489 bags of Sydney Wool,…

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Wool Sales

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 30 May 1843 · page 2

The fourth series of sales of colonial wool this season, commenced 24th November, and concluded 7th inst., consisting of—7211 bales Australian wool…

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Domestic Intelligence. Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 June 1843 · page 2

SALE ROOM, GARRAWAY'S, London, 25th November, l812.—In order that the buyers of colonial wool may he under no misapprehension as to the terms on which we offer the…

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Wool Markets. (From the Mark Lane Express, Jan. 16.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 June 1843 · page 4

LEEDS, Jan. 13.—The present week has not furnished any new features in the wool market. Prices are firm, with an upward tendency, though the…

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Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 June 1843 · page 2

SALE of 395 bales Australian Wool by Messrs. MARSH and EDENBOROUGH, on the 24th November, 1842:- Ex Eweretta,—BR, l1 at 1s. 5d., 2 at 1s. 4d,…

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The Wool Market

The Colonial Observer · Wednesday 7 June 1843 · page 1077

Liverpool, Jan. 14. The demand for the week has been moderate; good low clean Wools are in fair request, at full rates. There are a series of public sales advertised for the 26th and 27th inst., which no…

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Hay and Cattle Market

Australasian Chronicle · Thursday 15 June 1843 · page 3

After the minutes of the last meeting had been read by the Town Clerk some debate took place respecting the construction of a road or pathway to and from the weighbridge at the above market, but the…

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Original Correspondence. Sheep-farming. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 June 1843 · page 2

GENTLEMEN,— Conceiving that my fellowcolonists who are interested in sheep are not yet sufficiently aware of the extraordinary change for the better which, within the last…

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Sheep Boiling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 June 1843 · page 3

MR. ARMSTRONG. Veterinary Surgeon begs to inform the Proprietors of Sheep, that he has fitted up an Establishment for the above purpose, on St. John's Farm, next the…

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Boiling Down Sheep. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 June 1843 · page 3

GENTLEMEN.—Amongst so much discussion as is now taking place respecting the benefit of boiling down sheep for their fat and pelt, allow me to remark, that had the settlers run…

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Original Correspondence. Sheep-boiling. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 June 1843 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—Having tried the experiment of boiling down two wethers (taken as an average of a prime flock of six hundred and fifty well bred Saxon-merino sheep, brought…

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New Zealand Extracts. New Zealand Wool. (From the Wellington Spectator.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 June 1843 · page 4

THE following encouraging report upon some bales of Now Zealand Wool sent up to Sydney by the Clydeside, to be packed and forwarded by her to London, has just…

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Sheep Boiling, and Colonial Tallow. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 June 1843 · page 2

GENTLEMEN,—I send you the enclosed report kindly made by Mr. Agars on the tallow produced by the two car[?]ases of sheep mentioned in my last letter to you, to which I…

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Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 June 1843 · page 2

GOOCH and COUSEN'S, of London, statement of the importation of Wool into the Uuited Kingdom for the year 1842 shows that that there has been the large…

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Sheep Boiling and Colonial Tallow

Australasian Chronicle · Saturday 24 June 1843 · page 2

A plan has been at last adopted whereby the perabundant portion of the sheep and cattle stock of this colony, will be rescued from their hitherto nearly valueless condition, and a fair and reasonable…

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The Wool Trade. Liverpool, January 2, 1843

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 June 1843 · page 2

GENTLEMEN,—Our report of the state of the Wool Market, we regret to say can be only the echo of our last annual circular, whose prognostications have been far too literally…

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Sheep Boiling. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 June 1843 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—In carrying out the boiling down of sheep on a large scale, there is an item that I omitted to mention, which in itself would pay the whole expense of…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Tuesday, June 27, 1843. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." Encouragements to Sheep Farming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 June 1843 · page 2

IT may be remembered, that in our analysis, in the month of September last, of the evidence appended to the Report of the Committee of Council on Immigration,…

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Wool Markets. (From the Mark Lane Express, February 13.) BRITISH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 July 1843 · page 2

LEEDS, FEB. 10.—During the present week the manufacturers have continued to limit their purchases to their immediate requirement. In prices we do not quote any decided…

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