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

Farming & the land, 1929

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Roslyn Potatoes Lowe Bros.' Splendid Crop Averaged £12 to £14 Per Ton

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 4

Messrs. Lowe Bros., of Roslyn, have a very fine crop of potatoes of the President variety. Of the sixty acres under crop it is estimated that the…

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Sheep Dipping

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 May 1929 · page 10

The damage effected by the blow-fly among the sheep flocks of Australasia is enormous, and a very conservative estimate of the damage resulting by…

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Wool Report

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1929 · page 3

SCHUTE, BELL & CO., LTD., report under date 2nd May:--Little variation has been recorded at the wool sales this week, competition having…

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WOOL Annual Review

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 May 1929 · page 9

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson’s Annual Wool Review is to hand and extracts from the report should interest Yass wool growers…

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No Improvement Sheep Prices Still Slack

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 May 1929 · page 6

Sheep prices at the Goulburn Weekly fat stock market yesterday showed no improvement on last week's low rates and the…

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Local and General Bowning Wool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 May 1929 · page 2

Value generally ruled firm at last Thursday’s Sydney wool auctions. The only wools which showed irregularity in rates were merino fleece lines of…

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Wool and Its Cost Improved Sale of Goods

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 May 1929 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— Since wool values receded in February trade in manufactures in most countries has shown more life…

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Wheat Prospects. Riverina and South-west

The Young Chronicle · Friday 10 May 1929 · page 4

The light showers recorded in parts or Riverina were welcomed by wheat growers. An extension northward into the south-western and western…

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Sydney Wool Sales Values Generally Unchanged

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 May 1929 · page 7

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers Co-op. Co., writes, 7/5/'29:— We offered a catalogue of 6,139 bales on 6th inst., which can be…

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Heavy Tariffs Blamed Excessive Wheat Growing Costs

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 10 May 1929 · page 3

The Australian Industries Protection League wishes to get specific information regarding the serious position of large, numbers of wheat…

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Sydney Wool Sales New Zealand Loan Co

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 10 May 1929 · page 10

New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co., Ltd., report:— The series of sales which terminated on Wednesday last mark the close…

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Our Prosperity Depends on Flappers' Whims. That Is,--partly! Silk Booms; Wool Prices Sag. Inevitable Slump Results From Over-production. Special "Chronicle" Review

The Young Chronicle · Friday 10 May 1929 · page 1

On the frills and fancies of the world's flapperdom depends whether Dad's next year's car will be a Ford or a Buick. and…

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Share Farmer Gets Verdict

The Young Chronicle · Friday 10 May 1929 · page 2

Archibald Boreland, a share farmer, of Harden, claimed £48 (share of proceeds of a crop) from A. L. Williams at the Young District…

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Goulburn Market Potatoes Selling Well Dairy Business Slow

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 10 May 1929 · page 7

Goulburn merchants describe torage business as extra brisk this week Bran and pollard' are selling well; maize and wheat are fairly brisk…

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Hospital Deals in Sheep

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 May 1929 · page 2

As the result of a recent court case, thirteen sheep were donated to the District Hospital. Mr. E. A. Hickey, the secretary, reported on…

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Cruelty to Sheep

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 5

At the Picton police court, before Mr. Soane, P.M., Paul Burton, of Burragorang, was convicted and fined £10, with 11/ costs and £1/18/ witness…

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Export of Stud Sheep

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 3

The Urana branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association agreed to the following motion at its meeting on Saturday: "That this branch…

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Wool Market Depressed London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 3

The Braidford wool market was very depressed. Stocks of merinos and fine crossbreds are very heavy and holders are desirous to unload, but…

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Wool Market London Decline Reflected

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report: We held our last sale of the weekly series on Wednesday, when we submitted a catalogue of 1426 bales,…

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To Modernise Farming Efforts of Federal Government

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 May 1929 · page 1

Through its efforts in some directions have been frustrated by traditions of the past and legacies of previous administrations, the BrucePage…

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