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

Farming & the land, 1944

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Relief for Farmers Affected by Drought Premier's Statement to Member for Yass Effort by Tarrabandra Man

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1944 · page 4

"I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 15th September, 1944, forwarding a communication from Mr A. W…

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WOOL And Meat Prices Prosperity Interdependent

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 9 October 1944 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: As a result of heavier slaughtering of stock in the United States, the number of sheep and lambs shorn…

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Drought Conditions Low Wheat Yield Forecast at Cowra

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 9 October 1944 · page 1

Faced with the worst season since the beginning of the century, farmers in the Cowra districts must prepare for an all…

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Local and General Mechanised Farming

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 9 October 1944 · page 2

Britain is now using 165,000 tractors, or one for every 109 acres under cultivation. British agriculture is thus the most highly…

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Deficiency of Butter Fat

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 4

Florence Davidson, cafe proprietor, for whom, Mr. B. Galland appeared and pleaded guilty, was fined £5 with 29/…

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£4000 Fire at Butter Factory

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 3

WARRAGUL (Victoria): A fire at the Yarragon butter factory early yesterday destroyed the milk powdering plant and caused £4000…

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Sports, Rodeo and Sheep Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 3

The Crookwell Show Committee's annual event should be very attractive this year. Prize money is £70, and new…

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More Crossbred Wool: A War Time Influence?

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: During the war period the Australian wool clip has increased by about 180,000 bales. That expansion looks substantial but in considering it the fact needs to be remembered that the…

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Barley Crop Failure

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 11 October 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA: Drought may mean weaker beer, because the failure of barley crops may cause a reduction in the amount of…

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Parkesbourne Junior Farmers

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 12 October 1944 · page 1

A meeting of the Parkesbourne Junior Farmers' Advisory Committee was held in the Public School recently. The district supervisor of…

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Goulburn Sewerage Farm Results Lesson It Carries for the Whole Community

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 16 October 1944 · page 2

Begun three years ago, the Goulburn Sewerage Farm scheme has proved such an unqualified success that it warrants attention from a national point of view…

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Wheat Crop Failure in Cowra District

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 4

The Cowra District Agricultural Instructor (Mr. [?]. C. Walkden Brown), who has just completed a tour of inspection of wheat crops…

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Better Outlook for Wool in America : British Position

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 October 1944 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: Fears of a sharp drop in wool values in the United States have apparently subsided. The New York Futures to market has of late been well sustained…

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Wool Report

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 5

The Farmers & Graziers’ Co–operative Co. reports on the 16th instant: Our catalogue of the current series (145) was submitted on…

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Extension of Wool Pact With Britain

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 2

The British Government has agreed to extend the wool purchase agreement with Australia till one year…

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Sewerage Farm Disposal of Effluent

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 October 1944 · page 2

The Health Inspector reported to the Municipal Council on Monday night that the sewerage treatment works were operating…

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Farm Schemes Pools at Taralga and Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 2

Machinery purchased through the Goulburn District War Agricultural Committee for the Taralga…

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Fruit Crops Poor Prospect in District

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 20 October 1944 · page 3

Fruit crops in this district, with the possible exception of pears, promise to be abnormally light this…

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Butter for School Lunches

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 23 October 1944 · page 2

A special butter ration to enable sandwich lunches to be provided at schools has been announced by the Minister for Trade and Customs…

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Wool Exports and Stocks: Some Post - War Aspects

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 October 1944 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd,. report: Returns issued by the Central Wool Committee state that at June 30. 1944, the stocks of accumulated wool in Australia totalled 4.303,022 bales…

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