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

Farming & the land, 1940

1,125 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 18 of 57

Farming Starts Further Useful Rain District Will Soon Smile

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 2

The prolonged dry spell has been broken by nearly 2½ inches of rain which has fallen throughout out the district since last…

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P. & A. High Standard of Farm Produce Reports on Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of the P. & A. Association was held on Saturday night.— the president, Mr. ROY Glover,…

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Control of Sheep Tick

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 8

At times various loopholes for failure to satisfactorily deal with sheep tick have been shown to exist. A further one has now…

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Sheep and Wool Classes Now No Danger of Closure But More Members Would Be Welcome

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 4

If all the men on the land in the Young district were like Mr. James Blackwood there would never be any fear of the sheep and wool…

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Breaches Of Trust Alleged Supreme Court Action Pastoral Properties at Galong Involved Sydney

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 1

Allegations of breaches of trust in respect of the carrying on of pastoral properties at Galong were made before Mr. Justice Roper in…

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Building Up a Sound Flock Kingsvale Man's Advice Value of Wool Classes Stressed

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 3

An interesting address on the subject of the practical development of a merino flock was delivered by Mr. George H. Coddington,…

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Talks to Farmers Popularising Branch Meetings

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 1

With a view to stimulating interest in the meetings of the Young branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, the branch's…

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"Serious Thing For State" Rail Ban on Super. Young Farmers Enter Protest

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 1

An emphatic protest against the decision of the Railway Department not to carry superphosphate is being made by the Young branch…

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How Farms Were First Acquired a Peep Into Pioneer Days

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 2

Interesting references to conditions in the early days and to some of the pioneers of this district were made by Mr. John S…

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Wool Appraisements

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.--Included in Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd.'s 19th wool appraisement, which was finalised to-day, were the following:…

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Wool Report

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 2

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 5th instant: We submitted our 19th…

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Control of Sheep Tick

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 8

At times various loopholes for failure to satisfactorily deal with sheep tick have been shown to exist. A further one…

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Sheep Market at Cootamundra

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 1

George Thompson and Company, Cootamundra, in conjunction with New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Sydney, report…

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Queensland Sheep Flocks Are Record

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—Queensland stock returns show that in every year but one since 1929; the State has pastured…

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Wool Reports Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 8

SYDNEY, April 5.-- The wool appraisement season in Sydney is fast drawing to a close and the main season will finish in a fortnight's time…

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Dairying Utensils Remedying the Defects Value of Soldering Iron

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 6

No farmer has to use tinware of various descriptions to the same extent as the dairyman, and an elementary knowledge of…

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Weeds in Orchards Value As Cover Crop Guard Against Surface Erosion

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 6

Weeds in orchards may not be evidence of neglect, nor are they always to be condemned. In many hilly districts of higher…

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Serious Pastoral Position Before Rain

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 1

It is easier to read the Stock Inspector’s report now that rain has fallen, which should quickly alter the conditions obtaining last month…

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District Wool Clip

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 1

Figures supplied by the Railway Department at Goulburn on Wednesday show that in the first three months of the present year 6056…

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Costs Are Crippling Australian Pastoral Industry Fixed Charges Too Heavy

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 2

The graziers of New South Wales have asked the Federal Government to have an inquiry made by the Tariff Board into…

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