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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 36 of 57

Wool and Scrap Iron

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Prime Minister's Department replying to protests by sub-branches of the Returned Soldiers' League against the…

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Support for Premier's Wheat Plan

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 4

Members of the Young branch of the Farmers and Settler's Association present for the monthly meeting of that body on Saturday afternoon…

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N.s.w. Wool Clip

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday The New South Wales wool clip will be submitted at the selling season to begin on Monday, August 19, and is…

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Heavy Stocking Pastures Carry 2½ Sheep To Acre

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 5

At Bantry Grove, a Blayney district property managed by Mr. J. Johnson, who gained a good deal of his jackerooing…

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Wool Market Crossbred And Merino Past Experience

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 4

Winchcombe. Carson, Ltd., reported: in 1913-14 the wool sold in Australia was 20 per cent crossbred, and during recent seasons has been about…

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Wheat Planning Position Obscure

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Speaking at the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers', Association, the president, Mr. H. S. Henley, M.L.C., urged…

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Biscuit Wheat At Bathurst

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 1

BATHUIURST, Wednesday: Following successful tests at the Bathurst Experimental Farm several district farmers are cultivating the red wheat…

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Demand for Cattle at Crookwell Yards Good Prices Realised

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 1

The local agents, Messrs. W. H. Wheatley and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., respectively, on Friday last…

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New Season's Wool Appraisements This Month Carry-over Small

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 6

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

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Patriotic Sheep Drive

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 August 1940 · page 2

The sheep drive conducted by Constables C. L. Murray and H. A. Beasley to secure donations for the Gunning…

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For Trial Alleged Cattle Duffing

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 August 1940 · page 4

After a prolonged hearing at the Queanbeyan Court, Ronald Frederick Mclnnes, 21, of Queanbeyan, was committed for trial…

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Guaranteed Price for Wheat

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 August 1940 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: At the Farmers and settlers' Conference to-day a proposal to have the price of 3/4 a bushel assured for wheat at…

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Merino and Crossbred Wool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 August 1940 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— In 1913/14 the wool sold in Australia was 20 per cent, crossbred and during recent seasons has been about…

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Gunning News Successful Effort Patriotic Sheep Sale

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 August 1940 · page 4

The organisers of the patriotic sheep sale, Constables C. Murray and A. Beasley, have every reason to be delighted with the response to their…

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In Federal Hands? Control of Wheat Industry

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1940 · page 2

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Cameron) told representatives of wheatgrowers who waited on him that it was becoming…

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Wheat Acquisition Claims

The Young Chronicle · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 2

As a result of representations made by the interests concerned in the various States, the Minister for Commerce (Mr. A. G. Cameron) has…

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Additional Payment to Wheat Farmers Amounts to £3,250,000

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 3

The decision of the Federal Government to arrange a further payment of 4d per bushel nett to growers on all wheat…

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More Money for Wheat Growers

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 3

The decision of the Federal Government to pay an additional advance of 4d a bushel on wheat sent by growers to the 1939-40 harvest…

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Wool Prices Stabilisation Is Favoured

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday The Farmers and Settlers' Association Conference in Sydney strongly favoured a stabilised price, and…

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Management of the Farm Some Reasons For Weakness

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 3

There are many possible causes and combinations of causes, of failure to derive the maximum profit from the farm. The…

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