Items of Australian Interest. (From the Home News, April 21) Mr. Helmuth Schwartze on the Wool Market
Empire · Friday 9 June 1871 · page 3
THE second sries of wool sales for the year commenced on the 13th of April. On the 15th Mr. H. Schwartze reported: "All through the six weeks elapsed since the close of the first series, the tone of the market had…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1871 · page 453
THE local papers report that the weather in the pastoral districts has been very variable, with cold winds during the day and heavy frosts at night. Preparations are making in the west, for the winter lambing,…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1871 · page 452
AFTER a week of fine weather in the metropolitan district the rain set in again heavily on Monday evening. Tuesday was showery, with occasions gleams of sunshine, but towards the close of the day…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 June 1871 · page 22
The second series of sales commenced on 12th April with great spirit. Helmuth Swartze states that there was a large attendance of home buyers. The foreign trade was also well represented, and…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 June 1871 · page 12
SHOWING ITS DIVISION INTO DISTRICTS ACCORDING TO THEIR WOOL-GROWING CAPABILITIES:— 1. The Western Slopes, including Mudgee and Merriwa. 2. The Coast and Mountain District…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 June 1871 · page 6
THERE is but little change noticeable in pastoral intelligence. The Pastoral Times says:—there are several inquiries lately from southern graziers for good breeding cattle stations, 13,000 sheep have…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 June 1871 · page 13
SIR,—The assertions of Dr. Morris must by this time be regarded by those interested as much more extraordinary than my conclusions touching the nature of this disease. Plainly there is an amount of jealousy,…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 June 1871 · page 12
THE following circular has been addressed to flookmasters throughout the colony:— "Dear Sir,—We shall be much obliged if you will kindly favour us with any suggestions in reference…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 June 1871 · page 12
OUR last paper concluded with the sad and most destractive effect of, as we have named it, the neglect-disease, in ultimately produoing the wet or ulcerating foot-rot, or true foot-rot, in its most injurious…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1871 · page 453
The following questions with respect to these samples are framed on the supposition that they will be classed by those to whom they are submitted, and that they will not find it necessary to report on every sample:—…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 June 1871 · page 11
The following letter has been addressed by Mr. Bruce, Chief Inspector of Stock, to the Agricultural Society's Journal:— There are two things the wool-growers of this colony…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 June 1871 · page 13
IN balancing the relative attractiveness of different districts for farming purposes, the soil is not so much to be considered as railroads, local roads, water carriage, growing towns, the drift of population, &c…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Queries with Wool Samples sent to London. (The following Queries were ordered to be printed by the Commissioners for the London Exhibition.) Offices of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales, 227, George-street. Sydney. May. 1871
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1871 · page 453
Sir,—I am directed by the Commissioners here to forward to you the accompanying printed papers, containing a series of questions with respect to the various samples of wool forwarded to yon by the and to other matters…
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Empire · Monday 12 June 1871 · page 3
THERE is but little change noticeable, in pastoral intelligence. The Pastoral Tunes says:— there are several inquiries lately from southern graziers for good breeding cattle stations. 13,000 sheep have…
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Empire · Monday 12 June 1871 · page 3
THE following circular has been addressed to i.[?]ockmasters throughout the colony:— "Dear Sir,—We shall be much obliged if you will kindly favour us with any suggestions in reference…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 June 1871 · page 6
THE news from the squatting districts is, on the whole, encouraging. There is everywhere an abundance of grass for winter requirements, so that the flocks and herds are not likely to be pinched, as in some seasons, for want of…
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Empire · Wednesday 14 June 1871 · page 3
THE pastoral and agricultural Interests of the colony continue to be satisfactory. The country around Du[?] says the [?] paper, looks remarkably well. The feed has a green fresh appearance, and during the…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 June 1871 · page 8
The sales under this date held by Messrs. Mort and Co. comprised chiefly the wools catalogued for their proposed sale on the 10th; which was postponed in consequence of the absence of the later news from home, which, if the mail…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 June 1871 · page 7
BY the mail steamer Rangoon wo received advices direct up to the 21st April, and by telegrams via India to the 14th May. We are indebted to Captain Skottowe for the delivery of the mails fully three days under contract time,…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 June 1871 · page 6
DURING the past month the weather has been variable in the metropolis and throughout the colony. The rainfall has been general, and most of the rivers have been in fresh. On the Shoalhaven the rains were excessive, and that river…
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