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

Farming & the land, 1939

909 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 38 of 46

Lamb’s Wool Coat

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 5

Faith Baldwin, the well-known writer, who recently visited Australia and stayed at Binalong, writing from the States, says that her articles on…

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Wool Appraisers “State Not Consulted”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 2

Referring to Mr. Tully’s, M.L.A., criticism in Parliament of the appointment of wool appraisers, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Reid,…

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First Lady Sheep Judge Girl Who Officiated at Cowra Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 6

Well-known as one of the very few lady sheepbreeders in the Commonwealth, Miss Joan Harrison (of “Lowanna,” Rylestone), who judged…

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Those Wool Appraisers "The State Was Not Consulted"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Reid, said in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that the appointments of appraisers to…

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Wool Scheme Mr. Tully’s Protest Foreign Appraisers Appointed

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday night, Mr. Tully (A.L.P., Goulburn). protested against the methods which, he said, had been…

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NEARLY 1600 Types Valuing the Clip Wool Appraisers at Work

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 2

The Imperial wool purchase scheme was launched in a practical way in Sydney on Monday when a small army of appraisers visited three of…

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May Stack Wheat in District

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 7

Although no official action has so Tar been taken in the matter, it is believed that consideration, is being given to the possibilities…

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Land Settlement Mr. Prell's Plan More Sheep to Acre

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 3

Australia's method of working her lands is a failure. That is the considered opinion of Mr. Charles E. Prell, O.B.E., of Gundowringa, whose work in pastures improvement is…

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Wool Clip Appraisers More Questions To Be Asked

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 5

Mr. J. McGirr (Labour, Banks-town) gave notice in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that he proposed to ask the Premier. Mr. Mair, the…

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Scientific Feeding Of Dairy Cows

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 3

Inadequate feeding of dairy cows is one of the chief causes of unprofitable dairying. This is made evident if the butter…

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Farmers Who Enlist Plan To Watch Their Interests

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: The Minister for Lands, Mr. Sinclair, said to-day that an announcement would probably be made next week regarding the…

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Wool Appraisement

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 October 1939 · page 2

IT IS MORE than surprising that no official reply has been made (at time of writing) to Mr. J. M. Tully’s criticism of the appointment of wool…

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Lice and Sheep Tick Departmental Activity

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 October 1939 · page 3

The monthly report of the Department of Agriculture states:— The campaign against sheep lice and sheep tick has been carried on…

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Poultry Raising Diseases In Cattle Lectures At Bureaux Conference

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 16 October 1939 · page 7

Addresses on poultry raising and diseases in cattle interested a large attendance of farming people at the Agricultural…

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Wool Appraisers More Questions To Be Asked

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 October 1939 · page 3

Mr. J. McGirr (Labour, Bankstown) gave notice in the Legislative Assembly that lie proposed to ask the Premier. Mr. Mair, the following…

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Price of Wool Is Announced Satisfactory To Growers And To Bradford Traders

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 16 October 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday: The British Government has agreed to buy the whole of the Australian and New Zealand wool clips, for the duration of the war and one year thereafter, at an average price of 10¾d a lb sterling (A.13.437d…

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Looking Back Yass Wool Superior in “Fifties” Small Holdings Absorbed No. XXIV

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 October 1939 · page 1

FROM a very modest .settlement of some 28 habitation and business places about the year 1836, the village of Yass in 1857. with a bridge over…

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Address to Junior Farmers on Dairy Cattle

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 1

Very keen Interest by juniors was exhibited in the address given on dairy cattle by Mr. Mc Gilvray (of the Department of…

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Cattle Sale At Taralga

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 7

TARALGA: One of the most successful cattle sales seen here for many years was held yesterday by the firm of W. H…

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From Everywhere Wool For Japan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 4

The Consul-General for Japan told the Minister for Commerce, Senator McLeay, yesterday, that Japan wanted to buy 300,000 bales of wool from…

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