Report From the Commercial, Pastoral, and Agricultural Association
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 5
The following are the chief portions of a report which has been forwarded to the Premier by the sub-committee of the Commercial, Pastoral, and Agricultural Association:- "Legislative action for the destruction of rabbits was…
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The Australian Star · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 6
At the wool sales to-day 11,100 bales were catalogued. The market is firm…
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The Australian Star · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 5
MELBOURNE, This Day.--The DAILY TELEGRAPH to-day jubilates over the favourable prospects for Australian Wool according to news from London. It says…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 8
Stock movements: 4000 merino ewes from Tabletop, 2000 merino owes from Spring Park, and 3500 merino wethers from Bowna, all to Memagong, J. A. M'Kinnon owner; 2000 merino ewes, from Oakview to Grenfell,…
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The Australian Star · Friday 3 February 1888 · page 6
BATHURST, This Day.--The dry weather broke this morning, and we had a pleasant shower. There are indications of a further fall…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 231
The cattle section of the exhibition, like other sections of all stock, closed for all, except sale purposes, on the 28th ultimo. As remarked in former notices the dairy classes were well filled, but the beef breeds were not as strongly represented…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 233
Stewards: W. T. Wright and G. N. Griffiths. Judges: James Monaghan, William Buttel, and D. M'Gregor. The display of sheep was a failure. The entries were few, and the animals, with one or two exceptions, were not…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 41
The weather during the past week has been seasonable, On the whole; but in many places rain would be welcome to counteract the destructive influence of the hot winds. On January 27 there was a heavy duststorm in Wilcannia;…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 232
Owing to some misunderstanding the exhibits of wool— 92 in number—were not judged until a late hour on the 26th ultimo, and as the public are excluded until the judging takes place, but little information was…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 41
Also in The Daily Telegraph
THE AUSTRALASIAN MORTGAGE AND AGENCY Co., LIMITED, report — We held a very successful sale this day, when we offered a catalogue of 1612 bales, of which 1580 were sold at very satisfactory prices. Scoured wools predominated,…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 15
[?] respecting the opening of the wool sales in London have been awaited with considerable interest by shippers, as in view of the spirited buying this market during the past fortnight or three weeks by representatives…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 23
Sir John Lawes has given the world his annual report on the respective yieldings of the experimental wheat plots at Rothamated, which have grown wheat continuously.during the past thirty-five years…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 233
The harvest near Albury has turned out very poorly some of the crops being hardly worth the cutting. It is satisfactory to note that lower down the river better results, are reported. In the neighbourhood of Tocumwal the yield…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 5
LONDON, Thursday night.—At the wool sales to-day 13,000 bales were offered. The market was very firm, and superior classes of wool sold at rather higher prices…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 7
The early sales of the week must be considered unsatisfactory in view of the anticipated rise in the London market, which, although verified on Wednesday, did not even…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 7
DESILIQUIN, Friday.—Messrs. Brain, Davidson and Stevenson report:—The weather since last report has Leon very warm and no rain has fallen. We report the sale of 2200 four and…
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The Australian Star · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 5
At the wool sales, to-day, 13,000 bales were offered. Prices are firmly maintained. The withdrawals to date amount to 1000 bales…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 14
Fifteen hundred and fifty ewe weaners from Neimhy to Goorianawa, Fetherstonhaugh and Co., owners 3732 ewes from Goorianawa to Genarngie, Bloomfield, Lind, and Co., owners; 3000 wethers from Tenandra station to…
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Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 February 1888 · page 19
UNQUESTIONABLY one of the most interesting and important features of the Centennial Show held last week under the auspices of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales was the working…
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