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Farming & the land, 1859

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Latest State of the Wool Market

Empire · Monday 8 August 1859 · page 5

THE public sales of wool which commenced on the 6th May, closed on the 3rd June. The number of bales catalogued was as follows:- 8187 bales Australian, 27,958 bales Port Phillip,…

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Colonial Wool and Securities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 August 1859 · page 4

As there was no appearance of our Adelaide telegram coming through yesterday afternoon, we sent a message to our correspondent in Melbourne, requesting him to forward the latest…

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Latest State of the Wool Market

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 10 August 1859 · page 3

The public sales of wool which commenced on the 5th May closed on the 3rd June. Middling Port Phillip wools slightly recovered from the extreme depression to the extent of a penny a-pound…

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London Wool Report—june, 1859

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 13 August 1859 · page 3

Our public sales which commenced on the 5th of May closed on the 3rd of Jane, and the number of hales catalogued consisted of 8187 bales Australian. 27,951 bales Port Philip, 4604 bales Van Diemen's Lind, 13,785 basles…

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3.— Wool, Tallow, Hides, Horns, [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 August 1859 · page 9

FOR LONDON—From January to August, 1859. Per various ships—Tallow, 574 oasks; wool, 37,803 bales; sheepskins, 110 bundles; ditto. 142 hogsheads; hidas, 01,870; cocoanut oil, 3930 casks; gum, 7059 bags, 20 tons horns, 121,301; bones;251…

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Cattle Driving in Sydney

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 3 September 1859 · page 7

IT is a matter of much scandal to the authorities and of annoyance to the citizens, that, notwithstanding the densely populated state of the streets, accidents by driving wild horned stock full gallop,…

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The Roman CATHOLlC Church Pastoral Letter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 September 1859 · page 2

THE following Pastoral, by his Grace Archbishop Polding, is published in yesterday's Freeman's Journal, and is addressed speially to the [?]lergy of the Roman Catholic Church in this colony…

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The Cattle Disease. (From the Argus, September 17.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 September 1859 · page 3

AN adjourned meeting of gentlemen interested in the breeding and sale of stock in Victoria was held yesterday, at the Port Phillip Farmers' Society's offices, Elizabeth-street, to receive the report of a…

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Pastoral Letter of the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 October 1859 · page 4

The following Pastoral Letter of the Cardinal Archbishop was rend on Sunday 3rd July in all the Churches and Chapels of the Archdiocese of Westminster:—…

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On the Pastoral Prosperity and Declension of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 October 1859 · page 3

THE following paper was read by Mr. R. Meston, of New England, at the ordinary monthly meeting of the Australian Horticultural and Agricultural Society, held yesterday evening, in the Exchange:—…

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The Wool Market

Empire · Friday 7 October 1859 · page 4

FROM private telegrams received in Sydney, we learn that the London Wool Sales opened at an advance of three-pence a pound on the May rates, but closed at 1½d. to 2d. reduction on…

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London Wool Report. August 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 October 1859 · page 8

THE second series of sales of the new clip commenced on the 21st of July. The arrivals to that date consisting of 25,380 bales New South Wales…

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London Wool Report. August 17

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 October 1859 · page 3

The second series of sales of the new clip commenced on the 21st of July. The arrivals to that date consisting of 25,380 bales New South Wales…

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English Commercial. Wool. London, August 17, 1850

Empire · Monday 10 October 1859 · page 8

THE second series of sales of the new clip commenced on the 21st of July, the arrivals to that date consisting of 25,386; bales Australian, 23,866 bales Port Phillip; 9274 ba[?]es Van Diemen's Land; 7827 bales Adelaide; 8862 bales New Zealand; 15,087, bales…

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Messrs. Charles Jacomb and Sons Wool Circular. London, August 18th, 1859

Empire · Tuesday 11 October 1859 · page 5

WE beg to inform you that the public sales of colonial wool which commenced on the 21st July, will finally clsose on the 39th or 31st instant. The arrivals in time for sale were:—Australian, 25,386;…

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Hints on the Management of a Dairy. Letter Ii. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Wednesday 12 October 1859 · page 2

SIR,—In my last letter I got as far as the milk being set, as it is called. Now, Sir, the secret of dairying is, to know how long to leave the milk before it is skimmed. It must never be allowed to stand unskimmed one…

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Shipments of Wool, Tallow Hides, &[?], From January 1St to October 5. for London

Empire · Thursday 13 October 1859 · page 6

Various Ships.—575 casks tallow, 37,304 bales wool, 110 bundles 142 bogeheads sheekshins, 64,870 hides, 3030 caskes cocoanut oil, 7059 bags gum, 20 tons, 121,354 horns, 259 tons bones, 4215 shanks…

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Pastoral of the Archbishop of Dublin

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 26 October 1859 · page 1

TO THE OLERGY OF THE DIOCESE OF DUBLIN. Rev. Brethren—When writing a short time ago about the Novena to be celebrated throughout this diocese in preparation for the Festival of the…

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Maitland Wool Sale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 October 1859 · page 6

We have been informed that during the week a number of bales of greasy wool have been disposed of privately, at is per lb, on the usual terms. We have also been told that a wool-washing and wool-sorting establishment will speedily be crected In Maitland,…

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Garland and Bingham's Pastoral Circular

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 November 1859 · page 8

THE dulness in the market for store stock in Victoria still continues, and we anticipate no improvement until that colony has been blessed with a general and copions fall of rain. The settlers are seriously afraid of the consequences of a heavy stock during…

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