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Farming & the land, 1880

1,246 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 63

The Sydney Cattle and Sheep Sale Yards Scheme

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 September 1880 · page 3

A special meeting of the committee appointed by the Sydney Municipal Council to inquire into and report upon two proposed sites for cattle sale yards was held Yesterday forenoon at the Town…

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Corporation Cattle Sale Yards

Evening News · Tuesday 21 September 1880 · page 2

At the Town Hall yesterday afternoon, a meeting of the cattle sale yards committee was held, the Mayor (Mr. R. Fowler) pressiding. Two sites for sale yards in the vicinity of Homebush were…

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The Cattle; Sale Yards

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 September 1880 · page 6

The Cattle Sale Yards Committee in connection with the Sydney Municipal Council met, at the Town Hall, yesterday morning, when the Mayor occupied the chair, and there were present:—Aldermen Chapman, Roberts, Green, Palmer[?]…

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Albury Pastoral and Agricultural Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 September 1880 · page 6

The Pastoral and Agricultural Show, to-day, was an unqualified, success. The weather was delightful, and the attendance of visitors from all parts of the district and Victoria was numerous. The display of blood…

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Wool Sale

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 September 1880 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co. report:--There was an active demand at our wool sales today, and full values were realised for the lots off[?]l, which comprised 200 bales, chiefly small parcels of the new clip in grease and scoured skinwool. The former…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 23 September 1880 · page 2

LONDON, September 21.—At the wool sales to-day prices ranged at a decline of from ¼d to ½d…

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The Wool Sales. London, September 20

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 September 1880 · page 2

At the wool sales today the total quantity catalogued was 9600 bales Prices were firmly maintained, and there was a goo[?] attendance of home and foreign buyers…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 24 September 1880 · page 2

LONDON, September 22.—The tone of the wool market is firmer, and competition is increasing…

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The Wool Sales. London, September 22

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 September 1880 · page 2

At the wool sales today, 8700 bales were offered. The market was firm, and there was an active demand…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 September 1880 · page 19

At Balranald, the following stock have passed:— September 4: 13,000 shoep, from Magenta to Ballarat, Nicholson in charge September G: 5000 sheep, from Manfred to Melbourne, Langholme in charge…

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Agricultural Pastoral Forthcoming Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 September 1880 · page 593

Namoi Agricultural Society, at Narrabri, 5th and 6th October…

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The Wool Market

Evening News · Saturday 25 September 1880 · page 6

LONDON. September 23.—The wool sales progress favourably…

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Albury Pastoral and Agricultural Show. Albury

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 September 1880 · page 604

The Pastoral and Agricultural Show, to-day, was an unqualified success. The weather was delightful, and the attendance of visitors from all parts of the district and Victoria was numerous. The display of blood…

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Late Agriculture. the Weather, Agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 September 1880 · page 603

Immediately before our last issue refreshing rains fell in the principal districts of the colony, and our table of rainfall in this issue, which dates from last Wednesday, shows that heavy showers must have fallen in some localities…

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The London Wool Market

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 September 1880 · page 37

The Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Company (Limited) under date, London July 27, 1880, report:—The wool market has been very quiet during the past four woeks, there having been scarcely any demand and from any…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Wagga Wagga

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 September 1880 · page 37

The fat stock market is without change. Several Job sheep are being tracked for Homebush market, which from present prices ruling, seemsfirmer than Flemington, Store cattle continue very dull of sale, prices asked being…

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The Wool Sales. London, September, 23

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 September 1880 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day 7490 bales were offered. Prices were firmly maintained…

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Latest Commercial. the London Wool Market

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 September 1880 · page 9

LONDON, September 16.—Competition at the wool sales is spirited LONDON, September 18.—At the wool sales to-day there was a moderate demand…

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The Farmer and Grazier

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 September 1880 · page 19

We shall be happy to receive from practical farmers such suggestions as to the treatment of hind, crops, and stock as their experience has proved to be useful. By writing for this journal…

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The Sydney [?]ail. Saturday, September 25, 1880. The Farmers and Protection

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 September 1880 · page 607

As the question of protection is likely to be raised in the next Parliament, it is well that it should have been raised outside, not only on behalf of the working men, but by the…

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