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

Farming & the land, 1929

1,599 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 42 of 80

Not Lively Store Sheep Market Yesterday's Special Sale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 July 1929 · page 4

There was little life in the market yesterday when the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., offered about…

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CYANIDE Is It Being Used? Sheep and Magpies Found Dead Allegations of Illicit O’ possum Hunting

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 July 1929 · page 1

Are possum hunters at work with cyanide? That is the question which is being asked by stockowners in the district at present. It is k n o w n that in parts possums are plentiful and it is alleged that unscrupulous persons…

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Boys for Farm Work

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 July 1929 · page 9

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

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Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 10

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., writing 12th July, report:—The London July sales opened this week, and as was anticipated, the basis…

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Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 10
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Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd., writing 11th July, 1929, report:—The opening of the sales in London took place on Tuesday, and from our…

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Special Sheep Show Sections

The Young Chronicle · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 2

Intending Sheep Show exhibitors are reminded that entries close on 23rd July. Their attention is specially directed to some of the new…

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Young Sheep Show New Departure

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 8

The Young P. and A. Association came to a very important decision when a separate Sheep Show for the and of the current month was decided…

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The Man on the Land. Prices Are Down Wool and Stud Sheep Solving the Big Problem

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 10

As was generally anticipated, there was a sharp fell in the prices of stud sheep at the annual sales in Sydney last week. The fall in wool values…

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Wheat Is Dearer Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 9

Wheat was again quoted higher in Sydney yesterday. Sellers of bulk parcels were asking 6/ a bushel as against 5/9 the previous day…

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Goulburn Market Busy Week Wheat Prices Likely to Soar

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 7

Goulburn forage merchants had a busy time this week and all forage lines sold well, due to the unfavourable weather conditions,…

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Wheat Growers Perturbed Dry Spell Causes Much Anxiety "No Need for Gloom"

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 6

At the end of June the agricultural instructors of the State remarked upon the growing seriousness of the continued dry weather. Although…

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Farmers' Plight Minister Impressed Relief for Stricken Areas SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 6

After a 2000-mile trip, through portion of the western and southwestern wheat belt during the past fortnight, the Minister for…

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Dairymen's Protest Milk Prices Compared West. Maitland

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 7

Dairy farmers throughout the Hunter district having long been dissatisfied with the conditions of the milk trade, one of the biggest meetings of…

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Wool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 5

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd. report:— Not much encouragement, can be gleaned from the current London sales as the series progresses. It must…

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Raisins Proposed Stock Feed Wheat Cheap; Can be Used

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 1

What is the value of low-grade raisins as a stock food; and how do they compare with other foods such as bran, pollard, grains, and…

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Sheep Show Notes

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 2

The Breeders Gold Cup which is the gift of Mr. E. U. Watson and is valued at £5210- is for 3 merino rams of eighteen months or under…

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Australian Sheep Numbers Will Record Be Broken? Adverse Factors Present

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 5

According to the latest official figures, Australia's sheep popula[?] on is, in round numbers, 106 million. This is the highest since 1891. If…

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Wheat Growers. Serious Plight in West. Relief Scheme--consolidation of Debts

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 5

After a 2000-mile trip through portion of the western and south-western wheat belt during the past fortnight, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr…

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Australian Sheep Estimates of Wool Production

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 24 July 1929 · page 5

The Commonwealth Statistician and Actuary (Mr. Chas. H. Wickens) has made available interesting statistics of the number of sheep and wool…

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