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

Farming & the land, 1947

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A Liking for "Wool"

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 October 1947 · page 4

Labour Ministers seem' to bear similar characteristics all over the world. The cablegrams of today mention…

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Butter Price Warning By Sir Earle Page

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 October 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA: The recently declared price for commercial butter—2/ a lb— was not enough: 2/1½ a lb was needed) to cover…

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Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY: Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge Street. The quantity catalogued totalled…

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76d Dalton Wool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 1

A third Commonwealth wO[?] record for the 1947-48 season was established at Goulburn las week when Farmers and Grazie[?]…

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Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery, wool report: At our Sydney auction of the 13th instant we submitted a catalogue of early shorn wools, (including a few…

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Sickness in Sheep Informative Discussion At Cooma P.P. Board

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 8

An interesting few minutes were spent at the last meeting of the Cooma p.p. Board when Messrs. C. M. Donald and A. J. Anderson, Research Officers of the C.S.I.R., answered some questions addressed to them by…

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Heavy Rain Sunday Night Some District Crops Are Knocked Down

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 3

The windy conditions that prevailed all day on Sunday, culminated at night in quite a heavy fall of rain, and up to 9 a.m. on…

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Yesterday's Storm Shops Flooded: Crops Suffer 136 Points In Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 4

It is some timer since Goulburn had such a torrential downpour as was experienced yesterday…

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Importance of Wool Notable Decline In Sheep Flocks All Over World

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 October 1947 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report : The British Government is exerting every effort to expand mill production for, export. ,This action is not only taken because plentiful orders for tops, yarns and fabrics for shipment can…

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From Everywhere 27 Sheep Killed

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 October 1947 · page 2

Twenty-seven sheep were killed by the Riverina Express recently at a crossing near Harden. The animals were owned…

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Sheep Stealing at Wee Jasper Station: Man Convicted

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 27 October 1947 · page 2

“I killed those sheep and I knew they belonged to Wilkinson at Wee jasper. Sometime back Wilkinson killed some of my sheep because they were lousy and got mixed with his sheep.”…

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FARMING Actual Experience Required

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 October 1947 · page 5

Professor J. R. A. McMillan, Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Science at Sydney University, seeks the co-operation…

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Drover’s Claim Verdict Against Yass Farmer

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 27 October 1947 · page 3

A claim by a Murrumburrah drover, William Dunne, against a Yass stock dealer and dairy farmer, Ray Wade, for £12 for…

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Grazier Fined Tick Infested Sheep

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 29 October 1947 · page 9

A grazier was fined £10 at the Goulburn Police Court recently for having attempted to sell tick infested sheen at Crookwell on August 22…

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99[?]d For Scoured Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 29 October 1947 · page 7

BRISBANE: A new Australasian record for scoured wool was established at the Brisbane wool sales, when 99½d was paid…

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Glorious Weather for Spring Sports Sheep Section Most Disappointing

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 29 October 1947 · page 1

The glorious weather which prevailed throughout Saturday last brought a big crowd to the Showground for the Spring Sports and Sheep Show. Entries were reasonably good…

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American Wool Position British Export Values Up

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 29 October 1947 · page 7

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: United States wool buyers of late have been slightly more active for fine quality spinners' lines at the Sydney sales. Actually American purchasing has been greater this season than…

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Sheep and Cattle Killed

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 30 October 1947 · page 3

In a report to this morning's meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council, Mr. D. A. Jurd (Health Iinspector) stated that 3085…

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Healthy Cattle Goulburn Standard

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 30 October 1947 · page 6

"We are fortunate in Goulburn in having a low incidence of T.B. in cattle" said Mr. D. A Jurd (Health Inspector) at a…

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Wheat Storage Bags Go Abroad

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 30 October 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY: Fourteen ba'es, containing 4200 second-hand bags, were to-day shipped to New Caledonia…

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