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

Farming & the land, 1929

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Loss of Valuable Sheep Dog

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 9 July 1929 · page 2

Mr. T. J. Collins had the misfortune to lose a valuable dog yesterday. "Snow," a black sheep dog, was romping on the road with another dog…

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Wheat Industry Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 July 1929 · page 2

The position of the wheat industry, caused by the low prices obtaining for wheat and the high cost of production, was the subject for discussion at a…

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Sheep Lick Three Years' Test An Interesting Comparison

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 July 1929 · page 4

As the question of feeding licks has received so much attention of late years the results of a test carried out a few years ago may be of interest to…

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Monaro Cattle Sydney Demand Increases

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 5

There has been a steadily increasing demand for cold-bred cattle for some years past, due to the fact that these, and especially those of the…

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Absurd Regulation Travelling Brand on Sheep

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 5

Sheepmen everywhere would welcome repeal of the old regulation which makes it necessary to brand all travelling sheep with a "T" brand…

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Pastoral Top-dressing of Pastures Methods of Application

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 10

Extracts published in these notes last week from a recent Agricultural Gazette article on the subject of top- dresing gave departmental…

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Stock Market Great Quality Sheep To-day's Goulburn Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 4

Feature of to-day's Goulburn fat stock market was the good quality of south-western bred sheep sold by the New Zealand Loan and…

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Alarming Wool Position. Advertising Antidote Important Scheme Mooted

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 3

"The recent drop of £15,000,000 in Australia's collective wool cheque has alarming aspects which must be faced urgently, courageously, and firmly,"…

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Primary Producers Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural Notes Nothing to Fear Our Meat in America

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 5

Australian pastoralists have nothing to fear from American competition, is the opinion of Messrs. F. L. and A. L. Bragg,…

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London Wool Sales Poor Qualities: Prices Lower London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 3

At the London wool sales, 9493 bales were offered, of which 752 were Victorian, 708 N.S.W., 143 West Australian and 2553 New Zealand…

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Wool Market Schute Bell & Co., Ltd., report:-- SYDNEY, July 4

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 9

As was to have been expected, the decided decline in prices of wool has be a reflected in a lower range of values at the current stud sheep…

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Electricity for the Farm. What Premiers Promised Country Development Urged

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 8

"The grouping of large numbers of Australia's population in the great capital cities has helped to rob the country of numberless advantages…

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Wool Report

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1929 · page 4

SCHUTE, BELL & CO., LTD., report under date 4th July:-- As was to have been expected, the decided decline in prices of wool has been…

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Fluke in Sheep Tetrachloride Cure Experiment at Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 July 1929 · page 4

While tetrachloride is considered one of the most effective cures for fluke in sheep, it has been known in some cases to cause death. In an…

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Boys for Farm Work

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1929 · page 1

The Big Brother Movement appeals to our readers to assist them in the placing of the 20 Little Brothers that they are bringing to New…

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Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 July 1929 · page 8

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., writing 3rd July, report:— The closing reports concerning the…

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Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 July 1929 · page 8

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., writing 5th July, report:— The only business passing in the Sydney market at the moment is in…

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Sheep Go Without Water Complaints About Watering Places

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 July 1929 · page 3

At the Young P.P. Board-meeting on Saturday, Stock Inspector Smith reported that the Bimbi Tank, leased by W. Coleman and under the…

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Wool Sales Average Selection LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 12 July 1929 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day 9431. bales from Australia were offered; 7166 from New South Wales, 974 Queensland 1102 Victoria, 235 Tasmania, 583…

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Germany and Wool Prices and Consumption

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 July 1929 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., writing 10/7/29, report:—Demand for wool from Germany was the strongest factor in assisting to keep prices from…

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