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Farming & the land, 1854

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Colonial Wool Market. London, 3rd October, 1853

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Monday 16 January 1854 · page 10

DEAR SIR,—The Neleus being on the point of sailing, and our sales being fixed to commence on 20th instant, we think the annexed tabular statements may be interesting to you…

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The Wool Trade. (From the Leeds Mercury, October 15.)

Empire · Monday 16 January 1854 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday, October 13.—The market has been quiet, and buyers are holding off for the public sales. The import since this day week have been 3,786 bales, of which 2,971 bales were from Sydney, 403 from Germany,…

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Wool Sales. (From the Time, October 25.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1854 · page 1

The colonial wool sales are progressing at the average reduction of 1½d. per lb., reported at the commencement. Cape and Australians in the grease are disposed of at a reduction of ?d. to 1d. from the rates of…

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Wool Sales. (From the Time, October 25.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1854 · page 3

The colonial wool sales are progressing at the average reduction of 1[?] [?]. per lb., reported at the commencement. Cape and Australians in the grease are disposed of at a reduction of [?]d. to 1d. from the rates of…

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Wool Sales

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 January 1854 · page 4

The colonial wool sales are progressing at the average reduction of 1½. per lb., reported at the commencement. Cape and Australians in the grease are disposed of at a reduction of [?]d. to 1d…

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Sheep Shearing at Mr. J. W. Chisholm's, Near Goulburn

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 28 January 1854 · page 2

The flock's having undergone the washing process, a few days are allowed for drying, and the yolk of the fleece to rise; hut the time miich depends upon the state of the weather, which, if fine, a shorter period will suffice…

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The Quarter's Export of Wool and Tallow. Errata. (From Wednesday's Maitland Mercury.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1854 · page 5

IN the summary published in our lost number of the export of wool from the district during the Quarter ending the 31st December last, we regret to say that so serious an error occurred—nearly 2000 bales having been omitted—that it becomes necessary to…

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Liverpool Monthly Wool Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1854 · page 5

The business done during the past month by private contract has been on an unusually limited scale, and strictly confined to the immediate requirements of the tra[?]le; in some instances there has been a desire to press sales, which, however, has not led to…

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Colonial Wool Sales. (Liverpool Times, 14th November.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1854 · page 5

The colonial sales of wool in London commenced on the 20th ult., and have procee led without interruption. At the commencement the attendance of buyers, both manufacturers and dealers, was considerably but prices were very irregular, and biddings…

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Cross-bred Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1854 · page 4

IT is curious to notice how frequently many persons, generally well-informed on agricultural subjects, fall into error when dealing with questions of stock breeding. We have noticed the various attempts which…

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The Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Association. (From the Moreton Bay Free Press, February 14.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1854 · page 3

LONG looked for comes at last, and brighter prospects are now opening; skill—science—enterprise—emulation —competition—will all be brought to bear on the two important subjects, viz.: the improvement of our…

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Encampment of Wool Drays, Bargo River, Goulburn Road

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 4 March 1854 · page 2

About four for five miles from Picton, on the Goulburn Road, it is necessary to cross the Bargo River, which point is a favourite camping place for wool drays, in consequence of there being a plentiful and good supply of water. The scenery here is very…

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Bathurst Circuit Court. Monday, 6Th March, 1854. (Before His Honor Mr. Justice Therry.) Cattle Stealing

Empire · Friday 10 March 1854 · page 3

Thomas Duce and John Jeffries were indicted for that they, on the 19th September, 1853, at Carcoar, in New South Wales, did feloniously steal one ox and one steer, the property of Thomas…

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Weekly Sales. Cattle

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 11 March 1854 · page 3

Dangar, 150 head at [?] 10s. 700 [?]bs. Piesley and Neal. Ogilvie, 103 head at 3/3s, 600 Ibs, Argent and Sullivan. Cobero[?], head at 2[?] 12s 6d, 5OO [?]bs, Richards. SHEEP…

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The Pastoral Letter of John Bede

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 March 1854 · page 6

By the Grace of God and the favour of the Holy Apostolic See, Archbishop of Sydney, metropolitan of Australia, to the faithful of the archdiocese—Clergy and Laity—in promulgation of…

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Bathurst Circuit Court. Monday, 6Th March, 1854. (Before His Honor Mr. Justice Therry. CATTLE-STEALING

Empire · Tuesday 14 March 1854 · page 2

John Cody was indicted for that he, on the 28th day of October 1852, did feloniously steal one [?] and one bull, the property of Michael Neale; and there was another count stating the…

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Wool Circular. Liverpoo, January 2nd, 1854

Empire · Saturday 18 March 1854 · page 6

During the first six months of the past year extraordinary activity prevailed in the Wool Trade, and stocks of all descriptions at clip-time in May and June were reduced to a lower point than we have ever before known;…

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Wool Circular. Liverpool, January 2nd, 1854

Empire · Saturday 18 March 1854 · page 4

During the first six months of the past year extraordinary activity prevailed in the Wool Trade, and stocks of all descriptions at clip-time in May and June were reduced to a lower point than we have ever before known;…

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The Wool Trade. (From Messrs. Hughes and Ronald's Annual Circular). Liverpool, January 3rd, 1854

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1854 · page 7

DURING the first six months of the past year extraordinary activity prevailed in the wool trade, and stocks of all descriptions at clip-time in May and June were reduced to a lower point than we have ever before known; and healthy position of the trade…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Saturday, March 25, 1854. Present Aspect of the Pastoral Interest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 March 1854 · page 4

HAVING gone rather fully into the details of the Duke of NEWCASTLE'S despatch on the subject of Depasturing Leases, we propose on the present occasion to advert to the general…

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