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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 25 of 57

Explanation Accepted Wool "Blocking Traffic"

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 3

Complaints made to the April meeting of the Shire Council about wool being stacked on the footpath at the lower end of…

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Price of Wool Australia And S. Africa

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: The result of the selling season in South Africa shows a slightly higher level than the average price,…

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Australian Wool for Local Manufacturers C.w.c. to Determine Prices

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 8

The Central Wool Committee has been empowered to determine the prices at which wool shall be sold to Australian…

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Australia's Wool Cheque Up 40% Average Price 13.4375d Per Pound Clip Estimated A£58,500,000

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 7

An increase of 40 per cent. is likely in Australia's wool income for 1939-40. The higher average price of 13.4375d per lb. Austraian currency for the clip under the British Purchase Scheme, and larger…

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Farmer Fined For Cruelty

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 5

At the Tumut Police Court, before Mr. F. Gudgeon, P.M., Matthew Egan was fined £20, with costs, for having, on…

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American Maize Smut a Potential Menace to Australian Crops

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 7

A very serious disease of maize known as American smut is now known to occur in the Bathurst district and every effort is being…

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Cattle Sale

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 May 1940 · page 2

New Zealand L. & M. Agency Co. Ltd., Sydney , and Messrs. George Thompson and Co., Cootamundra, will hold an auction sale of 1600…

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Pneumonia in Sheep

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 May 1940 · page 1

Dir. Collins asked the Stock Inspector, Mr. Doust, at Tuesday’s meeting of the P.P. Board, what was the cause of pneumonia in…

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Aid for Dairy Farmers

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 16 May 1940 · page 3

Mr. Nesbitt, Chairman of the Sydney Milk Board, which recently recommended to the Government an increase of 4d. in the…

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John Magarthur Turbulent Spirit in N.S.W. Early Days Twice Sent To England For Trial John Macarthur is remembered as the founder of the Australian sheep industry

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 16 May 1940 · page 2

His was a strong and turbulent spirit, which brooked no opposition, and in the early days of the N.S.W. colony, he was the champion of the officers in their struggle to preserve their privileges. In 1803, when he came near to…

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Caught in Combine Good Luck Saves Farmer

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 16 May 1940 · page 1

Carried 300 yards under a combine in the teeth of which he had been caught, Mr. Sydney Davis, 36, farmer, of Mangoplah, sustained severe…

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Murrumbateman Junior Farmers

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 May 1940 · page 7

The recent meeting of the Murrumbateman Junior Farmers’ Club was attended by Mr. A. J. Chalmers, District Supervisor, who expressed…

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To Feel Well, We Must Look Well, Is Still True To-day Novel Dinner Dresses: Wool To The Fore : New "Evening Sweaters;" Still A New Colour

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 16 May 1940 · page 3

The pinafore gown in a new guise is here shown as worn by Holly wood star, Anna Nagel. This evening frock is of red and white dotted Swiss, and is suitable for dinner and dancing. Many yards of the stiff material were used in making the skirt, which is gathered…

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The Post Wool Appraisement Prices a Criticism to the Editor

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 2

Sir During the wool appraisement season nearing completion, many wool growers. have voiced their disappointment at the prices…

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W.V.S. Will Garry on Wool Day To be Held

The Young Chronicle · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 1

There was a good attendance at the first annual meeting of the Women's Voluntary Service, held in the Town Hall loggia on Tuesday…

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C.W.A. Sixteenth Birthday Sheep Skin Vests Scheme

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 20 May 1940 · page 1

The mid-month meeting of the Yass branch of the C.W.A. was held on Thursday afternoon in the Assembly Room and took the form of…

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Wool Appraisements Possible Effect of War Position

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 20 May 1940 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report: Although the season does not end . until June 30, a further progress report from the Central Wool…

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Mailbag Robbery Dairyman Is Charged

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 20 May 1940 · page 4

It is now disclosed that the man arrested on Friday, afternoon in connection with the theft from a mailbox on the Couridjah…

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Wool Position Consumers And The War

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 May 1940 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report:—Considerably more variation in prices for future tops in New York h s, lately been notice…

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Special Sheep Sale Merino Ewes Realised 22- at Milvale

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 21 May 1940 · page 4

At the special sheep sale conducted at Milvale on 16th inst. by Reg. Jasprizza, of Temora, in conjunction with Harry Harrold, of Milvale, over…

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