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

Farming & the land, 1947

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Extra Bulkheads for Wheat May be Built By Growers Early Applications Necessary

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 6

Following many requests from wheatgrowers that arrangements should be made to enable them to build bulkheads at various [?]throughont N.S.W., the Min[?]…

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Record Price for Local Wool at Sydney Sales R. J. Martin, of Rye Park, Secures 97d

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 2

A record price for Sydney Wool sales was obtained at Pitt, Son, Badgery, Ltd., sales last week, when R. J. Martin, or "Glenwood,', Rye…

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Money in Peas Cowra Growers Getting £20 To £30 an Acre 300 Employees Handling Crop at Cannery

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 8

Employees at Edgell's cannery at Cowra are working day and part of the night to' handle the district's prolific green pea crop. Over 200 tons…

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Butter Up 3½d

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 1 December 1947 · page 7

CANBERRA: Retail price of butter in Sydney was increased last night to 1/11½ a lb, representing a maximum rise of 3½d…

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Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 December 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY: The quantity catalogued at Sydney Wool sales yesterday totalled 10,376 bales, and the clearance, including private…

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Storms' Toll of Wheat

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 December 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY: Rust and storms have taken a toll of more than two bushels an acre from the expected wheat yield of 120…

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Last Wool Sales Before Xmas

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 December 1947 · page 3

The fourth Goulburn wool soles, and the last before Christmas, will be held tomorrow and on Thursday…

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Wool Export Concern Caused By Hold-Up

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 December 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY: Wool sales in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide will probably be suspended this week unless the strike of tally clerks is…

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Wool Exports Held Up Growers' Payments Delayed In Australia

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 December 1947 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson Ltd, report: As a result of the stoppage in wool exports in New South Wales and Southern States, buyers cannot secure shipping documents to negotiate their bank drafts and are unable to…

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Farmers and Graziers' Wool Report

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 December 1947 · page 2

We submitted a catalogue of 8,254 bales on Thursday, 20th November, drawn from a fairly wide area of the State, but including a goodly proportion…

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Wool Held Up By Strike

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 December 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY: Shipping officials estimate that wool valued at more than £10 million is held up in stores and wharves in…

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More Than 100 Wool Buyers in Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 December 1947 · page 5

The tally clerks' dispute has not affected the Goulburn series of wool sales. Speaking in Goulburn this…

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110d. for Wool at Newcastle

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 December 1947 · page 4

NEWCASTLE: An American buyer established a New South Wales record for a greasy wool when he paid 110½d a lb for…

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“OTTERBOURNE” Corriedale First Cross Wool at 69½d Ib

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 4 December 1947 · page 2

Of general local interest in the “Otterbourne” clip sale in Sydney on Monday, which was included in the…

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Wool Sales District Offerings

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 5

Goldsbrough, Mort & Co., Ltd., report: For our seventh sale of the season we offered a catalogue of 4,422 bales, representing most of the…

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Fell from Horse When Cutting Out Cattle

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 1

Mr. E. J. Merriman, of "Ravensworth," met with a nasty accident last week when he was cutting out cattle for inspection on his Marchont…

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Man Falls 17 Ft. From Wool Truck

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 8

Mr. John Arthur, railway porter, Binalong, fell 17 feet last week from a truck of wool. He had just finished loading the…

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Rye Park on Map With It's Wool

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 8

Rye Park is well on the map where wool prices are concerned. The record price for Sydney markets of 97d., was obtained by Mr. R. J…

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The Ups and Downs of Farming Three Crop Failures In Succession

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 6

An applicant for relief under Section 4 of the C. L. (Amendment) Act of 1932 cave evidence at the local Land Board this week…

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Progressive Farmer Contest Ten Finalists Selected

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 8

Mr. J. Sedgwick, of "Ardrossan," Batlow, is included in the group of ten to which the State judges have narrowed their choice of regional…

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