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

Farming & the land, 1942

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Wool Report

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1942 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Co., Ltd. reports on the 4th instant: The only happening of interest in wool trade circles has been…

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Sanitary Depot Grazing of Sheep “Serious Danger to Health”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 May 1942 · page 3

The Municipal Council -was informed last night that the Health Department took a grave view of sheep being allowed to graze…

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Grow Linseed Instead of Wheat Guarantee of Purchase

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1942 · page 3

Of some interest to district farmers is the prospect of growing linseed under a guarantee of purchase…

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The New Wheat Drink How To Make It

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1942 · page 3

It was staled recently that, following on the rationing of tea, a substitute beverage was being produced from wheat. Appended is the…

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"Big Money" For Wool But Rising Costs Affect Profits

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1942 · page 2

The season's Australian clip for the year ending June 30, 1942, is again likely to realise about £60,000,000 Australian currency…

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Shortage of Men On Western Farms

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 14 May 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY. Thursday: "The farm labour position in western, New South Wales has reached a very serious position," said the Government…

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Farmer's Death Widow Awarded £1776

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 14 May 1942 · page 1

The claim for compensation brought by Mrs. May Mary Rix widow, of Septimus RIX, who died as the result of injuries received…

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Sheep Carcase Exports

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 6

Sheep carcase exports are now limited to first graces of wether and ewe hogget mutton. No second and third grade supplies can now…

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Wool Appraisements

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 6

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd, report on the 8th instant:—A skin wool appraisement was conducted in Sydney this week when…

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Wool Appraisements

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 6

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. report on the 6th May:—As we have not held any appraisements in Sydney during the past…

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Field Peas Sheep Fattening Experiment

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 6

Close upon twenty years ago the writer of this article on one of his periodical trips to West Australia, visited Katrine, the…

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Sheep at 400 a Penny

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday: Ten thousand ewes have been sold for 2/ in the Arasmas (North Queensland) district because of the drought…

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Pastoral Outlook Review of Conditions in Boorowa District

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 5

The Director of State Marketing, Mr. A. A. Watson, has issued the following report of pastoral conditions in Boorowa and Young districts…

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Wool Survey War-Time Clips

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 6

Three war-time wool clips, worth a p p r o x i m a t e l y £ 186,000.000 have been grown Australia…

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Sheep Blowfly Station Management As Factor in Control

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 6

In seasons when the blowfly fas bad the cost incurred by the average grazier in contesting' fly-strike has been estimated at £35 per thousand…

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More Wool Per Bale to Save Jute

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 4

A suggestion bas been made by the jute buyer for the Common-wealth Government that more wool should be pressed into the standard…

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Potato Crop Poor

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: Extremely light yields are being harvested in the main potato growing districts of New South Wales…

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Sewerage Farm Leased For Grazing

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 6

At the meeting of the Goulburn City Council last night it was reported that the sewerage sub-committee met on April 24 and made an inspection of…

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Wool Prices Hopes Rise Here

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 May 1942 · page 3

Hopes are raised of an increase in the contract price for the Australian clip by the decision of the British Minister for Agriculture to increase values paid…

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Wool Trade Artificial Fibres

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 19 May 1942 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Despite all the great claims made regarding the improved types of art[?]icial fibres produced during the…

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