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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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Prime Cattle Firm Sheep Cheaper at Homebush SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 2

Messers. Winchcombe, Carsan. Ltd., report that at the Homebash auctions yesterday the market opened firm for prime [?], but other sorts were…

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Wool Market New Year Sales Topmakers Have Bad Time

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: The eyes of the wool world will be centred on the Brisbane market for the first Australian sales of the New…

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Primary Producers Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural Notes Home Garden Flowers to Sow and Plant Grow Some Silver Beet

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 5

Sow: Nemesia feeland Poppy,Polyanthus, Scabious, Stocks,Sweet,William, Mi[?]netter, Pansy, Sweet P[?]ns. Ra[?] Anemone, Wallflower,…

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Checking the Drift Work of Junior Farmers Clubs Chance for the South

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 6

Goulburn, in common with every other country town. in New South Wales, is faced with the problem of keeping Its young people on the land. As the sons and daughters of farmers grow. up, they migrate to the cities, where they Consider their prospects are more favourable…

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Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 6
Also in Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate

Schute, Bull & Co., Ltd., writing 31st December, report:—Holiday spirit is dominant and very few transactions in wool are possible. In…

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The Future of Wool

The Young Chronicle · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 6

The most serious menace to the wool-market some months ago, says Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., was the heavy stocks, of tops on hand,…

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Pastoral Notes Retrospect and Prospect. Counting Up Our Blessings

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 1

HOW did the Old Year and how will the New Year treat the pastoral industry? It is a timely question and one in which many others besides…

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Wool Market Closes Firm Yorkshire Active. the Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes: --

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 2

The final sale of the year can be described as a fitting finale to a very successful selling period. On the 20th December we offered a…

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To Treat Blown Sheep Some Hints for Stockman

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 1

Individual sheep can often be caught and treated in the paddock, but with a serious infestation it may be necessary to yard the flock or run…

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Wool Market Closes Firm Yorkshire Active

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 8

The Secretary Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Co. writes:— The final sale of the year can he described as a fitting finale to a very…

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Goulburn Market Business Not Yet Normal Butter Supplies Ample

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 2

Goulburn merchants report that business is brisk in forage lines, but it will not be back to normal for a couple of weeks. Bran and pollard…

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New Year Wool Sales Safe Market Outlook

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., writing 29th December, 1928, report:— The eyes of the wool world will be centred on the Brisbane market for…

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Rates for Travelling Sheep Penny a Mile a Hundred Suggested. Discussion by Young P. P. Board

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 3

A suggestion from the Urana Pastures Protection Board for a new method of rating travelling stock was not favorably received by the Young…

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Rates for Travelling Sheep Penny a Mile a Hundred Suggested Discussion by Young P.P. Board

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 6

A suggestion from the Urana Pastures Protection Board for a new method of rating travelling stock was not favourably received by the Young…

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Irrigation Farming Under Irrigation Construction of Ditches and Checks

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 10

The considerations that must receive attention in the choice and layout of an irrigation farm have already been dealt with in these notes as have…

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Wool by Aeroplane

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 4

A Melbourne report, says that transport of wool by aeroplane is row being considered by the Australian Aerial Services, Ltd., which…

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Butter Supplies Increase Grain Stocks Are Low SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 6

A firm market ruled for choice hams in city produce houses yesterday. Slightly increased supplies of butter were forward from districts in which…

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Dairy Trade Unchanged Chaff Prices Higher SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 4

Unchanged market conditions were reported by city dairy produce houses yesterday. Steady clearances of all lines were effected. Honey was in…

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Sheep Without Drover

The Yass Courier · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 1

How a mob of 6500 sheep travelled 18 miles without anyone in charge was told by Rabbit Inspector Harris to last meeting of Gundagai…

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