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

Farming & the land, 1939

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Low Prices for Wheat Reflection of Overseas Quotes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 19 July 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Reflecting the depressed condition of oversea markets, the price of prompt warrants in the Sydney wheat market…

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Marulan Farmer's Plight

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 19 July 1939 · page 4

A middle aged father residing in a lonely part of the Marulan district was found by two woodcarters early yesterday…

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Third Creek Junior Farmers' Social Successful Fixture

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 19 July 1939 · page 1

The juniors are delighted with the success of their second social evening which was held on Saturday night last. The financial…

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Cattle Dogs Save Man’s Life

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 July 1939 · page 7

Two cattle dogs saved the life of a man who was being gored and trampled by an infuriated bull at Dundas…

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Wool in the First Line of Defence

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 July 1939 · page 7

"If Australia were in a state of blockade, how many women could weave lint bandages?” asked Mrs. Toby Browne, who addressed…

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£59,600 From Lucky Strike Better Than Farming

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 July 1939 · page 8

A sensational yield of 1727oz. of gold (worth £15,000) from 12cwt. of stone, at Morley’s Find, Kalgoorlie, has been reported by Mr. J. Carrott…

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Wool in London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 21 July 1939 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday: Values were generally well maintained at the wool sales to-day…

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Falling Wheat Prices

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 24 July 1939 · page 1

With closing rates for prompt bulk warrants in the Sydney wheat market down to 2/23 a bushel, all charges paid, growers on Thursday…

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Japs. Promise to Buy More Wool

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 24 July 1939 · page 5

TOKYO, Sunday: A high Government official has informed the Australian Associated Press that Japan's purchases of wool in 1939 are likely…

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Wool in London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 5

LONDON, Monday: The demand continued keen at the wool sales to-day and prices were uncharged. By special arrangement Reuter's World…

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More Wool Consumed Conservative Optimism

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report:—Consumption of wool in most countries has been considerably greater this year than in…

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On Farm and Station Wool Report Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby, Ltd

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 10

SYDNEY, July 20.--At this period of the year when the wool buying trade is in recess, we have ample time for careful reflection over the…

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Cheaper Wool and More Why Not Other Commodities?

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 10

In ten years two-fifths of Britain's export trade in wool has vanished. That is bad; but it is offset by the fact that since 1928…

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Wheat at Record Low Level Hopes Expressed That Panic Will Not Last Long

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 7

The price of wheat on the Sydney market dropped yesterday to a new low record of 2/0h a bushel. This was a halfpenny a bushel below…

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Wounds and Injuries the Farm Horse Method of Treatment

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 10

Farmers are frequently called upon to use their own ingenuity in treating horses which have been injured from a great variety of…

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Ploughing of Orchard Land Turn in Green Crop This Month

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 26 July 1939 · page 10

Where an orchard has received an autumn ploughing, and if the soil is still loose and free of weeds ploughing can with advantage be…

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Sheep and Wool Course Goulburn Student Gains Honours

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 5

In the sheep and wool diploma course in the Technical Colleges final examination, held in Sydney from July 12 to 14, Mr. Malcolm N…

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Wheat Stabilisation

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 8

At a meeting of the Lockhart farmers and settlers it was unanimously agreed to support Mr. Nock’s wheat stabilisation scheme and to…

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London Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday: The wool sales concluded to-day with merinos showing an advance of 7½ per cent on the rates at the close of the previous…

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Wool Bounty The Burden on Producers

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 8

The request of the woolgrowers for a bounty on wool is the conclusion logically following Australia’s adoption of the policy of protection…

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