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

Farming & the land, 1942

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WOOL America’s Record

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. reports:— The United States consumed a record quantity of apparel wool in 1941. Final figures for the year are not…

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Drover Fined Alleged Loitering With Sheep

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 2

In an action taken by the Yass P.P. Board, before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M., a drover was fined £10 and costs…

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Wool Storage Not For The Country Opinion in Sydney

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Wool authorities in Australia consider it impracticable, under emergency conditions, to substitute a number of…

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£300 an Acre From Cabbages Bathurst Farmer Shows Initiative

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 2

“One of the reasons why there is a shortage of green vegetables is that those who have suitable land will not go to the trouble of growing…

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Wool Appraisements

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 4

The FARMERS & GRAZIERS' CO-OP. CO. LTD. reports on the 17th instant:—We submitted our…

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Wool Appraisements

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 5

The FARMERS & GRAZIERS' CO-OP. CO. LTD. report on the 10th instant:—We submitted our Appraisement…

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Nodule Worm of Sheep

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 8

Phenothiazine is the only drug known to be effective against the nodule worm when given as a drench. It is scarce…

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Scorched Earth Transfer of Butter Factories

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2

Should the evacuation of stock become necessary, the Government has taken action through the Dairy Produce Control Committee to increase…

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Local Wool For Military Uses

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2

Goulburn woo! broking firms have earned this centre the reputation of being one of the leading crossbred markets in the…

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America's Record Wool Consumption Winchcombe, Carson Ltd

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 3

report:—The United States consumed a record quantity of apparel wool in 1941. Final figures for the year…

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Wool Storage Not for the Country Opinion in Sydney

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Wool authorities in Australia consider it impracticable, under emergency condiditions, to substitute a number of…

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Wool Appraisements the Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. report on the

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 8

12th instant:—Our last appraisement (69) was finalised too late to be published in last week's issue, therefore we show…

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Rifles for Farmers Protection Against Paratroops

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 1

Farmers do not like parting with their rifles, and their attitude is not without reason. Every country man who had a rifle was an asset in the…

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Sheep Worm Drenches

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 2

The Director-General of Health (Dr. Cumpston) referring to the shortage of sheep worm drenches, said that sheepowners of the…

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WOOL Appraisements in Country Not Practicable Says Conference

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 1

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report: The conference recently held in Melbourne of woolgrowers and woolbrokers and their representatives on…

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No Sheep Show To Be Held

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday: No sheep show will be held in Sydney this year. That was decided by the council of the New South Wales Sheepbreeders'…

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WAR & WOOL English Export Position

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: In peace time about 90 per cent of the Australian clip was exported. Last season exports were equal to…

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Farmers Unanimous Future Of Milk Industry

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 5

The dairy farmers present at the meeting addressed in Kangaroo Valley recently by Mr. Fowles, M.L.A., were unanimous on a motion…

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Sheep Fly Improved Jetting Technique

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 6

Jetting, or the spraying of the crutch (usually) so as to "fill the wool" with a mixture poisonous to blowfly maggots can, if used…

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After-care of Farm Machinery

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 6

The old idea of putting a machine into the corner of the paddock after finishing, and letting it rest there till next required is not conducive…

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