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Farming & the land, 1897

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The Wool Sales. London, January 21

The Australian Star · Friday 22 January 1897 · page 3

At the London wool sales yesterday merinoes were neglected, but crossbreds gold well, English and German purchasers securing the bulk of the wool…

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The Wool Sales. London, January 20

The Australian Star · Friday 22 January 1897 · page 6

At the London wool sales to-day a better selection of wool was offered. Bidding was somewhat improved, but prices remained unaltered…

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London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1897 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day a better selection was offered. There was improved bidding, but prices were unaltered. Jan. 21…

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Public Opinion. Butter-making in 1830. (To the Editor)

The Australian Star · Friday 22 January 1897 · page 2

Sir,--As the subject of dairy produce, the Pasteurising of milk, &c., is just now attracting some attention, it may not be uninteresting to refer to…

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The Cannonbar Circular. a Good Beginning. [Copy.] to the Chairman of Sheep Board

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 22 January 1897 · page 7

By the direction of my board I would draw your attention to the following encroachment on our rights under the Sheep Diseases Act:—…

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The Wool Fleet. Sydney Exports, £6,128,000. Bad News From London. The Local Sales-Sydney's Shipping Firms

The Australian Star · Friday 22 January 1897 · page 2

The eagerly-loolced-for event of the New Year--the London January wool sales-has, now so far advanced as to show the Australian growers that the…

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Dairying News. Ballina

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1897 · page 7

The Bangalow Dairy Company for the month ended 22nd December treated 190,634 gallons of milk, the sale of cream to the Byron Bay Creamery realising £197 7s 10d. The suppliers were paid…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 165

The benefit of the recent break-up of the drought is already noticeable in many parts of the colony, and the anxiety of numbers of pastoralists and farmers has been relieved by the fine rains that have…

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Butter

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 42

The market for butter in London last Saturday was dull, the finest qualities fetching from 100s to 104s per cwt. The arrival of five steamers in three days, with an aggregate of 1500 tons, had the…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 10

The stock p[?]gs for the present month to date are:—90 head of cattle, from Barringun to Sydney, J. Mallon owner; 120 bullocks, from Bourke to Broken Hall, Byrnes owner, Hockey in charge: 700…

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Grenfell Pastoral and Agricultural Society

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 16

The annual meeting of the Grenfell Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held on the 16th instant, the president, Mr. Ralph Halls, in the chair. The annual report showed that last year was in…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 5

LONDON, January 22.—At the wool sales this evening a good selection was offered, especially of best merinos. Prices were unchanged…

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The Wool Fleet

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 12

Quite a large fleet of vessels have sailed since last report with wool cargoes. The departures comprised the steamer Sonneberg for Antwerp and Hamburg, the ship Roby and four-masted…

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17. Harvesting the Wheat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 8

On the principle that a child can ask more questions in ten minutes than a wise man can answer in ten years, it is possible for more peoplo to set puzzles than to solve them. This ought to…

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WOOL. Weekly Review

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 17

The auctions this week bring to a close the weekly series of sales for the present season, Thursday next toeing the last day, after which there will be no sales till Monday, February 1…

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The Wool Trade. Friday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 11

The weekly series of sales, which has lasted, with the exception of about a fortnight's interval at Christmas, since the 6th October, was brought to a close yesterday, the first of the fortnightly…

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Wool Sales. London, January 21

The Australian Star · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 6

At the wool sales today, prices were firm and sales brisk, the competition being general…

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London Wool Sales. the Quantity Available

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 17

LONDON, January 18.—The arrivals of colonial wool to date have been 338,695 bales, of which 95,500 bales were forwarded direct to consumers. The quantity of wool available for the first series of auctions, which…

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London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 9

At the wool sales to-day prices were firm and there was a brisk general competition. Jan. 22…

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London Wool Market. London, Dec. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 11

Since the close of the wool auctions here last week there have been no transactions of any note. For the moment buyers acom to have satified themselves, and are not likely to be heard of until…

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