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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 5 of 57

John Smith The Yass Dairy

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 3

Too much stress cannot be placed upon the importance of milk in our daily diet, and it is impossible, to speak too Strongly upon the…

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W. J. Kaveney Dairyman and Milk Vendors

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 7

It has been proved over and over again that no natural or manufactured product has more nutritive qualities or can build up healthier bodies,…

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Wool Appraisements

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 10

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd. reports on the 18th tasks Our appraisement catalogue No. M comprising 12,653 bales, was…

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Wool Appraisements

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 4

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd., report on 18th instant:— The offerings submitted for ap[?] in Sydney this week…

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Wool Appraisements

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 9
Also in The Young Chronicle

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report on January 26th:— The appraisement machine is now running very much more smoothly…

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Wool Appraisements

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 9

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. report on the 25th instant: We offered a good average catalogue of wools in our Appraisement…

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The War, Day by Day Wheat Prices

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 1

The British Government has seceded to a request from the Australian Wheat Board that the price of the 1,500,000 tons of wheat sold to…

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British Wool Needs Effects on Rag Trade

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report on the 23rd instant:— The mills in the United Kingdom are running At high pressure. Raw…

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On Silo Wheat Agents Commission "Unnecessary Expense," Maintains Graziers Assn

The Young Chronicle · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 8

The farmer, delivering grain in bulk to his local silo, receives from the Silo Board a certificate for so many bushels of f.a.q. grain…

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Farming Facts District Agricultural Instructor

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 8

Super.—Or Copper! A new fertiliser is finding a place on copper-deficient South Australian soils. Remarkable increases in grain and straw…

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Junior Farmers Successful Camp At Nowra

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 2

Miss Teenie Mullaney who had the privilege of attending the Nowra Junior Farmers' camp, on behalf of Richland Junior Farmers', sends an…

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For Maturing Crops Orchardists Would Welcome Rain Wombat

The Young Chronicle · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 8

Very little rain has fallen within the district during the past seven weeks, and conditions have been ideal for harvesting operations, which are…

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Sheep .Roasted Alive

Yass Tribune-Courier · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 2

The sheep which were incinerated in the bushfire on Mr. Vince McKinnon’s holding, presented a pitiful sight. The fire came at them from…

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Artificial Wool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 3

The Toho Artificial Fibre Company whose capital is 15,000,000 yen, and the Japan Fats and Oil Company, with a capital of 50,000,000 yen,…

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“Using” Sheep Defined Appeal Against Court’s Decision

Yass Tribune-Courier · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 3

In the Orange Court recently, Mr. R. Donaldson, P.M., made a decision that is unique in Australian legal history. After argument for three…

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Britain and Wool Effects On The Rag Trade

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report: The mills in the United Kingdom are running at high pressure Raw material has…

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Providing Against Drought This Is Essential Part Of Sheep Husbandry

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 1

Lush and bountiful feed at the beginning of the summer is no guarantee that similar conditions will remain throughout the…

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56,000 Sheep Sold at Young Yards Year's Activities Reviewed Poor Attendance of Shareholders

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 1

The fact that only half-a-dozen shareholders attended at the P. and A. Hall for the third annual meeting of the Young Saleyards Ltd.,…

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Sheep Roasted

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 2

The sheep which were burnt in the week-end bushfire on M: Vince McKinnon's holding it Yass presented a pitiful sight. The fire came at…

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