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

Farming & the land, 1929

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Pastoral Prospects at Narromine

The Yass Courier · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 6

Although there has been practically no rain for the past six months, the Narromine district is standing up to the dry spell magnificently and most of the…

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Dogs Destroy Sheep

The Yass Courier · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 5

Within a radius of ten miles of Queanbeyan during last week, over sixty sheep have been killed or so badly mutilated by stray dogs that…

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Wool Report

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 1

SCHUTE, BELL & CO., LTD., report:-- A slightly easier tone has developed in the market this week, such depreciation being more clearly…

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Wool Report

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 4

GOLDSBROUGH, MORT & CO., report:-- For our sale on the 31st January, we submitted a catalogue of 6,600…

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Wool Market Marked Setback Remote Topmakers in Bad Position

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Though some irregularity has been experienced in wool values of late the likelihood of any marked set…

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Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 1

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., writing 1st February! report:— This week's roster did not provide for an auction to be held by us, but…

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Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 8

The Country Producers' Selling CO., Ltd., writing 31st January, report:— Wool sales in Sydney during the…

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Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 8

Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., writing 81st January, report:— A slightly easier tone has developed fat the market this week, such depre…

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Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 10

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., writing 31st January, report:— We brought forward a catalogue…

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Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 8

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., writing 31st January, report:— For our sale today we submitted a catalogue of 6,600 bales, which…

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Wool Market Brighter

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 9

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Co., writes:— On 5th February we offered 8795 bales, comprising many attractive…

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Gland Grafting in Sheep Those Voronoff Experiments

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 5

When Voronoff first talked of his experiments in gland grafting, the general tendency was to ridicule the idea. Since then, however, scientists…

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Graziers' Annual Conference Four Days Allotted Most Important Pastoral Fixture

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 6

The Annual Conference of the Graziers' Association of N.S.W. will be held at the Wool Room, Royal Exchange, Pitt Street, Sydney, on April…

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State Wheat [?] NEARLY [?] BUSHELS [?] Four [?] An Acre

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 5

A preliminary estimate of the State's wheat production, [?] by the Government Statistician, Mr. T. Waiters, on January 15,…

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Goulburn Market Butter Becoming Scarce Keen Demand for Forage

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 5

Forage business, on account of the continued dry weather, is brisk according to the Goulburn merchants. A keen inquiry is being maintained…

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Well Distributed Wool Demand Values, Vary Slightey

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., writing 31/l/'29, report:— Best merino fioece wools and inferior, doubtful yielding lines were…

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1,500,000 CATTLE Will Contribute to Construction of Two Huge Airships

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 5

More than 1,500,000 cattle will contribute to the making of each of the two" 6,500,000 cubic feet airships which will be built for the United…

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The Man on the Land. Rich Land for Settlers N.S.W. Govt. Subdivides N.S.W. Estates More Farms

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 10

Because of the terrific land hunger in N.S.W., hundreds of disappointed applicants will welcome the Government's…

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Sydney Wool Sales Rates Show Decline

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: We sold 7400 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Thursday. Fine wools made late values, but rates for…

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Butter Market Steady Forage Prices Weaker SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 6

Case eggs were selling 2d per dozen dearer, at 1/S, yesterday, but otherwise business done by city dairy produce houses was transacted at rates…

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