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

Farming & the land, 1931

1,260 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 63

Sheep at 6d. a Head

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 6

Blackall (Q.).—Two thousand ewes in lamb, carrying one month's wool, and averaging five years, were sold last week at 6d. each…

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Wheat Crop Competition. Burrowa P. A. and H. Association. Judge's Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 5

Mr. D. Dunlop, judge in the recent crop competition, submitted the following report to the Burrowa P.A. and H. Association:—…

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Wheat Market Tone Seems Steadier

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 3

Cable advices indicate that the Liverpool wheat market opened on a higher basis in sympathy with Winnipeg, but the tone eased later…

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A Doleful Tale Heavy Increase of Mortgages on Crops, Wool and Stock

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 10

Comparative returns by the Registrar-General for 1929 and 1930 tell a doleful tale of the financial position of the men on the land…

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Farmers Must Dispose of Wheat to Secure 2/- Cannot Hold for Speculative Purposes Price for Wheat Under Standard Will Be Fixed Final Payment of 1/., Less Charges, by December 31

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 4

The Acting Minister for Markets (Mr. Forde) points out that under the Federal Government Wheat Advances Act, farmers…

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Wool Market General Tone Better

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 7

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Coy., writes:— At our sale on 7th January, we offered 6,416 bales, comprising a…

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Serious Congestion in Storage of Wheat Many Country Silos May Have to Refuse Farmers' Deliveries

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 10

Due to the cessation of wheat export, the terminal grain elevators at White Bay will be filled to the full capacity next week…

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Sheep Blow-fly Control. Value of Trapping and Poisoning

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 10

Discussing in a recent report the prevalence and need for control of sheep blow-fly, the Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Department of…

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Wool and Money Exchange a Market Help

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report (6/l/'31):—The increase in the money exchange rate to £115/7/6 is the best development the wool trade…

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Wheat Position Shippers Uncertain WHAT 3/- Advance Will Mean to Australia

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 10

Wheat shippers are making no attempt to engage a new full cargo, owing to the uncertainty regarding their responsibility under the Wheat…

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Farmers' Debts To Fertiliser Companies NEARLY £2,000,000 Credit to Be Stopped

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 10

Melbourne.—A serious position is arising in the fertiliser industry owing to a succession of unfavourable seasons…

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Dairying Will the Industry Pay in Boorowa

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 5

The following question was recently asked of a Sydney weekly paper:— "What are the prospects of…

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Wool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 3

Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. report (7/1/31):— We offered a catalogue of 4078 bales to-day which consisted principally of…

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Crookwell Wheat Spoiled by Rust

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 2

Crookwell, Monday: A considerable quantity of wheat grown in the Crookwell district this season will not be harvested as it has…

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Wool Market General Tone Better

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 4

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers’ Co-operative Coy. writes:— At our sale on 7th January we offered 6416 bales comprising a good…

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WHEAT Nation's Shipments Totals From States Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 3

For the week ended January 8, shipments of wheat From all States of the Commonwealth for overseas ports totalled 3,563,000…

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Wool Talk From 2Ue

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 4

It is announced that on Wednesday and Thursday of this week from 7 p.m. to 7.20 p.m. a talk entitled. ''The Future of the Wool Industry.'' will be…

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Wheat Market Futures Prices Increase

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 4

Futures on Chicago, Liverpool and Winnpeg increased yesterday according to to-day's cables. After Liverpool had closed Chicago…

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Own Sales Argentine Wool Buenos Aires

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 3

Much interest is being shown in Argentine's first public wool action, which will be held to-morrow. It will be similar to Australian and…

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Wool Market General Tone Better

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 2

The Secretary, Fanners and Graziers Co-operative Coy., writes:--At our sale on 7th January we offered 6416 bales comprising a good…

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