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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 35 of 57

New Season’s Wool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 August 1940 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— Australia will have less wool for appraisement this season than during the year ending June 30 last…

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Red Cross £53 For Fleece Wool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 August 1940 · page 6

Messrs. Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Ltd. have sent the sum of £53 for the fleece wool left at Mr. Duproy’s for the Red Cross. The local branch…

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Position of Wool United States Markets

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 August 1940 · page 7

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report:—Australia will have less wool for appraisement this season than during the year…

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Junior Farmers Dance At Richlands

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 August 1940 · page 7

TARALGA: A delightful atmosphere was in evidence at the Richlands Junior Farmers' annual dance, which was held at Taralga. This…

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The Enemy on the Farming Front High Production Costs (C. Walkden Brown, H.D.A., Agricultural Instructor)

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 1 August 1940 · page 3

During the last world depression, peace-time propaganda was duction and increased returns. Much benefit resulted from this, but released by most countries to stress the necessity for economy of pro-with the arrival of better times less attention was paid to this vital…

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1561b. SHEEP

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 7

A sheep disposed of at the Blayney stock sales recently probably constitutes a record for the district. It was a three-year-old crossed…

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Wheat Crops at Stand-still Drought Conditions

The Young Chronicle · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 8

Substantial rain is needed to relieve the growing anxiety of farmers and graziers throughout the State. A shortage of vegetables is feared,…

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Foot Lice in Sheep Difficult to Control

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 8

During the past few years reports from officers of the Stock Department have indicated that infestation of sheep with foot lice is more…

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New Season's Wool American Markets

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report on July 30th:—Australia will have less wood for appraisement this season than…

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"Lumpy Wool" Method Of Treatment

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 3

Several outbreaks of mycolic dermatitis in which the number of sheep affected assumed serious proportions, were recently…

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ANOTHER 4d for Wheat Payable On August 16

The Young Chronicle · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 1

The Commonwealth Bank authorities have notified their branches that an additional 4d per bushel is to be disbursed on all wheat in…

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300 Sheep Dead Pinkeye and Worm Infestation Disease Takes Heavy Toll

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 4

Heavy mortality that pinkeye and worm infestation had earned in a mob of sheep that were being taken from Cootamundra to…

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Farming Facts Heated Hay!

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 8

In Ireland and Northern Britain, where the climate is moist, haystackes are small and many. The small size is due to the poor drying conditions…

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Farmer's Fatal Accident Dragged by Plough

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 3

At the inquest into the death of Frederick Albert Jennings, who died in the Leeton Hospital as the result! of injuries received when he was…

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Safeguarding Interests of Farmer-soldiers

The Young Chronicle · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 2

Since the Minister for Lands sought the co-operation of Shire presidents in setting up soldiers' farms committees throughout the country, at least…

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Wool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 August 1940 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report:— With the payment last Friday of the retention money and equalisation…

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U.s.a. to Import Wool Reserve

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 August 1940 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday: The plans which are being developed by the National Defence. Advisory Commission to import foreign wool for…

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C.W.A. Sheep Skin Vests Garments for Refugee Children

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 August 1940 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the C.W.A. was held at the rooms on Thursday afternoon last. It was decided instead of the…

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Straying Cattle Danger

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 1

The menace to motorists which straying cattle constituted at Monteagle was stressed by Cr. Phillips at the Burrangong Shire Council…

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Police "Drive" for Sheep

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 2

Sergeant Fitzgerald and ex-Sergt. Sturgiss (secretary of the police win-the-war rally) are making a "sheep drive" in the district and are…

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