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Farming & the land, 1892

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The London Wool Sates

Evening News · Wednesday 27 January 1892 · page 4

London, January 26.—The London wool sales opened to-day, when Messrs. Charles Balme and Co., and Jacomb, Son and Co., offered catalogues comprising 13,500 bales…

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Arrival of Wool Cargoes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1892 · page 6

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, have received cable advising the arrival at London of the ship Aristides, on the 24th instant. She left here on the 29th October, and has made the voyage in 87 days The s.s. Deddington arrived…

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Rabbits and Pastoral Lessees. Reduction of Rents Wanted

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 January 1892 · page 5

The pastoral lessees in the western districts, who are suffering from the depredations of the rabbit pest, are beginning an agitation for a reduction of the rents of their hold…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1892 · page 7

Stock movements:—2240 fat wethers, from Combogolong to Homebush, via Rylstone, James Peacock owner, D. M'Arthur in charge: 2300 fat wethers, from selections. Coonamble to Homebush, via…

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London Wool Sales. London, January 26

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 January 1892 · page 5

The London wool sales opened to-day. The number of bales catalogued was 13,500, including 3100 from the Cape. The wool offered good selection, and there was a fair…

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Wool. Manifested to Darling Harbour January 25

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 27 January 1892 · page 2

J. Sanderson and Co. 40— Mt Victoria 27—R S / Bellalie Bourke 2—Mool Bong Hay…

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(Per Favour of the Underwriters' Association of Victoria.) London, Jan. 25. Arrival of Wool Cargoes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1892 · page 6

Arrived from Sydney: "Port Caroline (s.), sailed the 10th November, via Newcastle the 14th November, Melbourne the 20th November, Kingston the 25th November, Port Victor the 26th November, and Adelaide the 1st December;…

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A Berlin Baby Farm. Fifteen Bodies Found

Evening News · Wednesday 27 January 1892 · page 4

London, January 26.—Much excitement has been caused in Berlin by the arrest of the proprietor of a baby farm on a charge of murder. The bodies of 15 infants…

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Baby-farming in Berlin. London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1892 · page 7

The proprietor of a baby farm in Berlin has been arrested on a charge of murder. The bodies of 15 infants were found in her house…

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Tragedy in Victoria. a Farmer Murders and Suicides. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 January 1892 · page 5

A terrible occurrence took place at Yalca North early on Monday morning, when John Brown, a farmer, shot and killed his brother Robert, and then did away with…

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The Weather and the Crops. Murrumburrah

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 January 1892 · page 5

The weather is fine and seasonable. Harvesting is nearly over. The yield has resulted in a very poor average, not over 10 bushels per acre…

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Victoria. Double Tragedy at Yalca. a Farmer Shoots His Brother and Commits Suicide

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1892 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A telegram received from Nattalia to-night states that a fearful tragedy was enacted at Yalca North, about 14 miles from there, early this…

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Wool and Wheat

Evening News · Thursday 28 January 1892 · page 6

The New Zealand Loan and M. A. Company. Limited, has received the following telegram, dated 26th instant, from its London office:…

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Australian Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 January 1892 · page 5
Also in Evening News

LONDON, Wednesday. -- The shipment of Australian butter by the R.M.S. Ormuz has arrived in good condition. Factory butter is realising from 116s to…

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Spurious Butter. (Scotsman.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1892 · page 7

Not a single week passes without prosecutions taking place in various parts of the country against poisons charged with having sold margarine for butter. Now margarine is a perfectly legitimate…

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Australian Butter. London, January 27

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 January 1892 · page 6

The shipment of Australian butter by the R.M.S. Ormuz arrived in good condition. Factory sold at 116s. to 120s. per cwt. Dairy was sold at 102s. The market is…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1892 · page 6

Stock movements:—1500 fat wethers, from Mundawaddera to Homebush, Jno. M'Donald owner. COONAMBLE, WEDNESDAY. Nineteen hundred and thirty-six fat ewes, from…

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London Wool Sales. London, January 27

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 January 1892 · page 6

At the London wool sales to-day 311,000 bales were catalogued, including 37,000 from the Cape Colony, which were available for sale. The spirit was quiet…

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London Wool Sales. a Fail in Prices

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 January 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Night. -- The January, series of London wool sales opened to-day, when 13,500 bales were catalogued for sale, including 3100 bales from the Cape…

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