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Farming & the land, 1884

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Wool Sales.—monday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1884 · page 9

By Messrs Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited,—Wool; W W ove CWM Feg. 6 greasy at 8d; R, 8 greasy at 6[?]d; BF over Dundoo, 48 greasy at [?] MS in blue, 5 at 6½d; DM over W, 25 greasy at 8½d; JF, 13 fleece at 14d; MD, 10 scoured first [?]…

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London Wool and Produce Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1884 · page 9

WOOL.—Under date March 15, Messrs. Helmuth, [?] and Co. report:—The first series of colonial wool, which [?] on February 12, was brought to a close to-day, the catalogues having comprised:—Sydney, 73,035 bales, and Queensland, 27,053…

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Kimberley Pastoral Syndicate. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Wednesday 30 April 1884 · page 4

At a meeting of the Kimberley (Western Australia) Pastoral Syndicate yesterday, it was announced that Mr. W. J. O'Donnell, the explorer, has decided to withdraw the block of 1,000,000…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 30 April 1884 · page 4

LONDON, April 29.—The wool auctions opened to-day, when 8700 bales were offered. There were a fair demand, and a good attendance of home and foreign buyers. Crossbreds were in moderate…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 30 April 1884 · page 4

LONDON, April 29.—The wool sales opened to-day, Messrs. Balme and Co. and Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co. offering well-assorted catalogues. The attendance was good. Eight…

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The Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 April 1884 · page 8

Tha 18th exhibition under the auspices of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society was opened in the society's ground to-day. The attendance numbered about 600, which is a trifle below the average of the usual first…

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The Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 May 1884 · page 11

April, although it brought many showers, was not sufficiently beneficent to give to the pastoral districts west of the 149th degree of latitude [?]oisture enough to ensure pastoralists a safe passage through winter. Since the 5th ultimo…

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Reuter's Messages. The Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 May 1884 · page 5

London. April 29.--The wool auctions opened to-day. 8700 bales were offered. There was a fair demand, and a good attendance of home and foreign buyers. Crossbred; were in…

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New Wool and Produce Store

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 May 1884 · page 7

A very imposing structure, to be used as a wool and produce store, has been erected at the corner of Bridge and Loftus streets, by the Hon. J. Frazor, M.L.C., and will be occupied by Messrs. Trebeck and Son. The building has a…

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The Clarence Pastoral and Agricultoral Society's Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 May 1884 · page 10

The inclement weather of last night and to-day has had a most depressing off[?] on the show. The rain poured down incessantly last night and to-day heavy showers were of frequent occurrence. Consequently the attendance…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Friday 2 May 1884 · page 2

LONDON, May 1.—Owing to the inclemency of the weather having interfered with the crop prospects the wheat market has hardened, and prices have recovered, somewhat. New…

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Pastoral Districts'

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 834

Our Mudgee correspondent writes on the 26th ultimo:—The break-up of the drought has been the most pleasant circumstance of the past week. After six months of dry weather, unbroken by anything more than an occasional…

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Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 18

LONDON, May 1.—At to-day's wool sales 11,300 bales were offered. There was a good demand. The Little Plain Hotel at Bargil, Upper Murray…

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Insects in Wheat

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 836

A small insect, closely resembling a fly, has made its appearance in portions of Southern Oregon, destroying the wheat sown in the autumn eating the blades down level with the ground. Wheat so sown is said to be greatly…

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Fifty Years Hence:—a Pastoral Vista

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 8

Few men who have travelled the drought-stricken territory of New South Wales in this year, on whose practical experience enables them to realise or even to understand the descriptions published, believe that…

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London Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 11

LONDON, April 29.—The wool eales opened to-day, Messrs. Bairne and Co. and Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co. offering1 well-assorted catalogues. The attendance was good. Eight…

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MISCELLANEOUS. Late Agriculture. the Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 847

April, although it brought many showers, was not sufficiently beneficent to give to the pastoral districts west of the 149th degree of latitude moisture enough to ensure pastora-liste a safe passage through winter. Since the 5th ultimo…

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The Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society's Show. Grafton

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 847

The inclement weather of last night and to-day has had a most depressing effect on the show. The rain poured down incessantly last night, and to-day heavy showers were of frequent occurrence. Consequently the attendance…

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Kimberley Pastoral Syndicate. [By Telegraph. From Our Correspondent.] Melbourne

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 14

AT a meeting of the Kimberley (Western Australia) Pastoral Syndicate yesterday, it was announced that Mr. W. J. O'Donnell, the explorer, has decided to withdraw the bloct of 1,000,000…

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Commercial. Wool, Produce, and Stock Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 13

WOOL.—Notwithstanding the somewhat unfavourable report of the opening of the London wool sales, business here at the fortnightly sales has been fairly animated, and prices have shown very little change. The catalogues have…

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