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

Farming & the land, 1946

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Boorowa Farmer's Ingenious Machine

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 1

With concrete blocks made on the job by a machine that he designed and built himself, Mr H. V. Hughston has constructed…

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Return of Cattle to Snow Leases Delayed

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 18 November 1946 · page 4

Recent negotiations by holders of snow leases with the N.S.W. Lands Department is believed to have been unsuccessful, it was stated…

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Junior Farmer Richlands Success

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 November 1946 · page 3

TARALGA: Owen McPaul, of Richlands, a member of the Richlands-Taralga Junior Farmers' Club, has been awarded…

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Trailer and 90 Bales of Wool Overturn On Razorback Mountain

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 3

When a turn-table locked, a heavy motor vehicle and trailer carrying 90 bales of wool overturned near the top of Zazorback…

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Some Notes on Current Topics Canberra Talking Shop—A Canberra Strike?—Dalgety's Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 2

The Canberra Talking S hop has re-opened after the election dust-up. The House is not quite so one-sided as the last, still it is a poor reflection of public opinion. That is the fault of the politicians rather than the…

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Wool and the Dollar World's Clip Smaller

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 20 November 1946 · page 8

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: The wool market shows no sign of showing any appreciable decline. Any change in…

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Gunning’s Grand Old Man Breeder of Sheep, Cattle and Horses

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 21 November 1946 · page 3

Referring to the death of Mr. John Tully, briefly reported in a recent issue, our Gunning correspondent who describes the late Mr…

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Photographic Proof Amphibious Sheep Took to Water Like Ducks

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 21 November 1946 · page 1

When a report recently appeared in this paper that sheep at Nanagroe Station, Chidowla, Bookham, after shearing,…

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80½d for Wool An American View

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 21 November 1946 · page 1

What was deemed a record, until the news of what had happened at the Melbourne sales, was credited at…

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80½d. for Wool Bialla Clip “Ledgworth” Blood

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 21 November 1946 · page 2

An American buyer paid 80½d for superfine wool at the Goulburn wool sales yesterday. The previous record was 79½d, paid…

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Still Going Up 99½d. lb.: One Bale Australian Wool Record

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 21 November 1946 · page 2

One bale of extra super-fine combing merino fleece brought 99½d. per lb. at the Melbourne wool sales yesterday—an…

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After-care of Farm Machinery

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 21 November 1946 · page 7

The old idea of putting a machine into a corner of the paddock after finishing and letting It rest there till required, is no…

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Taralga to Revert to Two Day Cattle Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 2

The 1947 show will see a reversion to the full two-day cattle show with Judging on the first day. The question, which has long been a contentious one, was the subject of an animated discussion at a recent…

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Dogs Killed 50 Sheep By Suffocation At Boorowa

The Burrowa News · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 1

MR. F. F. FAHEY, OF "HILLGROVE,." BOOROWA, LOST OVER 50 SHEEP IN THE MOST PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES LAST WEEK. IT IS BELIEVED THAT DOGS FORCED A FLOCK OF SHEEP…

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Wool Report

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 25 November 1946 · page 5

We submitted our catalogue of 9.501 bales on Monday, 11th instant, the selection being representative, mainly of the…

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50 Sheep Die When Cornered by Persistent Dogs

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 25 November 1946 · page 1

Mr. F. F. Fahey, of "Hillgrove," Boorowa, lost over 50 sheep in the most peculiar circumstances, reports the Burrowa News. It is believed that dogs forced a flock of sheep into a corner and herded them into a small…

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When Wool Was 196[?] Philatelist’s Observation

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 25 November 1946 · page 1

The well-known philatelist, Mr. A. Shearsby, makes the following interesting observation with regard to the current record wool prices:…

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City Council Farms High Prices Paid For Leases

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 25 November 1946 · page 2

The success of the Goulburn City Council's sewerage farm scheme was fully demonstrated at the Town Hall…

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Physical Fitness At the Farm Homes

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 26 November 1946 · page 3

Testimony of the healthy surroundings and the care that is taken with the inmates, was given by Dr. Solomons at the…

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Improved Prices For Sheep and Cattle

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 27 November 1946 · page 8

At the combined sale held by New Zealand Loan and Goldsborough Mort at Crookwell on Friday last, the demand for both sheep and cattle was keen and…

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