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Farming & the land, 1852

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English Extracts. the Wool and Gold of Australia. (From the Times of May 7)

Empire · Friday 6 August 1852 · page 3

Eight months ago, when the first news of the discovery of gold in Australia arrived in this country, we lost no time in emphatically warning the then…

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English Extracts. the Pastoral Interests of Australia. (From the Times, May 12.)

Empire · Monday 9 August 1852 · page 3

While Ministers are dreaming of protection to agriculture, and devising terms the most choice and least expressive in which to conciliate their opponents without…

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Agricultural Farms. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Wednesday 11 August 1852 · page 3

SIR—I shall be very much obliged if you will give this letter a place in your valuables and independent paper. Some thirty years since the writer was a…

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Weekly Sales. Cattle

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 14 August 1852 · page 3

Coss, 126 head at £1 7s. 6d., 700 lbs., Hamilton. Brady. 140 head at £1 15s., 650 Its., Hamilton…

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Gold, Wool-growers, and Work. Houses. (from the Weekly Chronicle, May 15.)

Empire · Tuesday 17 August 1852 · page 3

The accounts which have last reached us from the Victoria, gold diggings do not at all fall short in interest or excitement in comparison with those previously…

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Pastoral Letter of the Most Rev. Dr Polding to the Roman Catholics of Western Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 August 1852 · page 1

JOHN BEDE, by the grace of God and favour of the holy Apostolic See, Archbishop of Sydney, metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of New Holland and Van Dlemon's Land, otherwise of Australia, prelate of the…

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Pastoral Letter of the Right Rev. Dr. Serra to the Roman Catholics of Western Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 August 1852 · page 1

JOSEPH MARY BENEDICY, by the grace of God and favour of the Holy A postolic See, Bishop of Daulia, Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Perth and Missions of Western Australia, Knight Great Cross of the Royal…

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Pastoral Letter of the Right Rev. Db. Serra to the Roman Catholics of Western Australia

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 26 August 1852 · page 3

JOSEPH MARY BENEDICT, by the grace of God and favour of the Holy Apostolic See, Bishop of Daulia, Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Penh and Missions of Western Australia, Knight Great…

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The Pastoral Interest

Empire · Tuesday 31 August 1852 · page 3

THAT the gold discoveries have most materially interfered with the immediate interests of our pastoral pursuits there can be no doubt whatever, and for an…

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Agricultural Farms. To the Honorable Members of the Legislative Council, (Per favour of the Sydney Morning Herald.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 September 1852 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—You all appear to be endeavouring to outvie enth other in patriotism, and are suggesting and carrying out measures of such utility and importance as the onward march of…

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Tee Productions, Industry, and Resources of New South Wales. No. Xxvii. Pastoral Pursuits

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 September 1852 · page 2

FOR a considerable period after sheep farming became a settled pursuit in the colony, the flocks were depastured within what are called the nineteen counties, being the extent of…

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Commercial Intelligence. Wool Markets.—british

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 September 1852 · page 2

YORK, MAY 20.—At this, our opening market for the new clip, we had 61 sheets of wool (being one more than we had at the corresponding market of last year)…

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Wool and Gold. (From the Times.)

Empire · Monday 6 September 1852 · page 4

So long as the discovery of gold in Australia evinced merely the same features as those with which the public had already become familiar in California, we felt little…

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The Wool Sales. London, 2nd June, 1852

Empire · Thursday 9 September 1852 · page 3

DEAR SIR—Prior to the opening of our sales the stocks in dealer's and manufacturer's hands had been reduced nearly to the lowest point, and foreigners had taken a considerable quantity from…

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Wool Sales. Landon, 2nd June, 1852

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 September 1852 · page 3

PRIOR to the opening of our sales, the stocks in dealers' and manafactuers' hands had been reduced nearly to the lowest point, and foreigners had taken a considerable quantity from the Leeds and other markets. The…

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English Extracts. the Australian Gold Diggings. the Supply of Wool. (From the Economist, May 22.)

Empire · Friday 10 September 1852 · page 3

THE gold discoveries in Australia, and the consequent absorption of labour from all other pursuits, threaten to place the woollen trade of this country in a position…

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London Wool Sales

Empire · Wednesday 15 September 1852 · page 2

Sale of 697 bales, by Messrs. C. & J. D JACOMB, on the 20th of May, 1852. Ex BOLIVAR, from Sydney: I, Field, 16 at 20d; G & J G, 10 at 22½d; 6 at 21½d; 5 at 21d[?]…

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London Wool Sales. Sule of 489 bales, by Mr. HENRY P. HUGHES, On the 25th of May, 1852

Empire · Thursday 16 September 1852 · page 3

Ex CHALLENGER, from Sydney: B X H, 14 bales snow white, at 24[?]d, 3 at 32½d, 3 ditto pieces at 18½d, 9 at 20½d; 2 scoured lamb and skin 20d, 2 at 19½d, 3 scoured at 21d, 5 greasy…

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Wool Circular. London, 5th June, 1852

Empire · Thursday 23 September 1852 · page 3

The second series of sales in 1852, comprising the first arrival of the colonial clip of 1851, with the exception of the 400 bales received by the Phoenician and sold in February, commenced the…

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Wool Circular. London, 5th June 1852

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 September 1852 · page 2

THE second series of sales in 1852, comprising the first arrival of the colonial clip of 1851, with the exception of the 400 bales received by the Phoenician and sold in February, commenced the 20th May, and terminated this…

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