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Farming & the land, 1885

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The London-Colonial Wool Sales. London, Jan. 21

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1885 · page 186

The first series of wool sales were opened to-day in the presence of a good attendance of home and foreign buyers. All descriptions of wool, except crossbreds, at a halfpenny per lb…

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Weather, Wool, Movements of Stock. the Week's News by Telegraph and Mail

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 January 1885 · page 22

Months have come and gone since we had such hopeful reports as the telegraph flashes us this Wednesday morning. Rain is falling over immense areas of the country, and at points wide apart. Ere…

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Vacant Farms in the County Limerick

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 January 1885 · page 5

There are at present twenty farms lying vacant in the neighbourhood of Abbeyfeale, some tenants of which were evicted during the Land League agitation, and the others at…

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Baby Farm in Sydney

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 January 1885 · page 10

The visit made on Wednesday last by the Mayor and other officials to the rookeries in Goulburn-street, brought some strange things to light besides what was discovered in the shape…

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The Dairy. Testing Milk

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 January 1885 · page 22

The following interesting article is from the pen of Dr. J. Voelcker:—It is highly important to secure the supply of pure and unadulterated milk to the consumer, and the analytical chemist must be…

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London Wool and Produce Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1885 · page 5

Wool.—From the European Mail of the 19th December we learn that "although general quietness prevails, colonial descriptions of wool are firmly upheld at the closing quotations of the last [?]. From Bradford and Leicester we learn that…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Wilcannia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1885 · page 7

The following stock movements are reported locally:— 6000 wethers (M[?]Vean's), from Lower Lila, passed here on 23rd, for Monalon station. 6000 wethers leave Gundibooka next week for Readon station, having been purchased by…

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Commercial,. London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1885 · page 8

Sale of 8540 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by Jacomb, Son, and Co., on Friday, 28th Novmeber, 1884:- Ex Yarra, Indus, and kent, from Sydney; Haigh in diamond over OB, 11 scored lambs at 23d. 13 at 20d. 5 at 21d; ditto VG,…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Wagga Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1885 · page 7

The following stock movements ure reported locally:— 600 mixed sheep, the property of Mr. It. J. Taail'e, of Bullenbonir, are travelling to Alliury, the owner in charge; 1000 wothurs, the property of Mr. G. Mulholland, of Oura,…

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Wool Sales.—friday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1885 · page 7

R. Goldsbrough and Co., Limited, sold:—Gressy: D[?]ta, 9 bales at 7d; Killen over Elsmora, 5 second lambs at 4d; Coronga over Peak, 13 at [?] 7 pieces at [?] 8 locks at 3d; 2 over Binjigong, 14 [?] HGL over errowanbang, 12…

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The Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1885 · page 5

London, January 23. -- All descriptions of inferior and faulty wools are dull of sale. At the sales to-day, 7300 bales were offered. The market is firm…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1885 · page 6

The local stoc movements are as under:—700 ewes and lamb[?] fromRamp[?]back, Armidale, to Swamp Oak, Queensland, William N[?]wberry, owner, in charge. NARELLAN, TURSDAY…

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Farm and Dairy Produce

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1885 · page 2

In the produce markets yesterday good supplies were to hand, and business opened briskly. Hay. -- The rain in the Hunter River having interfered with shipments during the past few days,…

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CABLEGRAMS. [The following items appeared in our second and third editions of yesterday.] The Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 28 January 1885 · page 6

LONDON, January 23.—All descriptions of inferior and faulty are dull of sale. At the sales to-day about 7300 bales were offered. The market is firm…

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Pastoral Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1885 · page 2

The fallowing reports, giving particulars of weather, picture, water supply, and condition and movements of stock in the respective districts named, have been received by the Chief Inspector…

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Wool Sales.—tuesday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1885 · page 8

By Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited.—Hillview, 16 bales grcasy at 7d; CB, 13 f[?]ce at 1[?]¾d; WN over Turin, 2[?] acoured pieces at 13[?]d; SCL, 18 sup. scoured lambs at 14[?]; T in circle, [?] greasy at [?]¾d; WE over B, 9 scoured bellies…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1885 · page 2

Messrs Mort and Co. report: We had a full attendance of buyers at [?] auction to-day (Wednesday), when we submitted a [?] of 1450 [?]. None of the lots were of a [?]…

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The Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1885 · page 5

London, January 27.--At the wool sales to-day 7,900 bales were off [?]. Market [?]…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1885 · page 8

Sale of 73 bales, from Sydney and Queennsland, by J.T. S[?]me[?] and Co.:- Ex Yarra, from Sydney [?] River Mac, 10 scoured at 18d; HY, 18 at 16d; GTY, 7 at 14½d…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1885 · page 8

The late rainfall, which has been much heavier in some parts of the district than even here, has thoroughly broken up one of the most serious droughts that has been experienced for many years past. Some idea of the severity of…

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