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

Farming & the land, 1947

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Stud Sheep and Closer Settlement Minister Gives Assurance

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2

The Minister for Lands (Mr. W. F. Dunn) assured & deputation from the New South Wales Sheepbreeders Association that…

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Fodder Trees Planted in Sheep Yards on Cowra District Property

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 3

The “King of Fodder Tress” has found yet another use on “Bassett Downs,” the well known Cowrs district property…

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Farmers Organise Own Rural Electric Scheme

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2

WASHINGTON: Farmers in Appomattox Country, Virginia, are constructing 250 miles of electric line to carry efficient lighting and labour-saving power to 500 of their farms. These 500 are…

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Slump in Wheat Price Likely

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY: It is expected that a serious slump in the price of wheat will develop within two years or may occur in a year…

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Wool Market Survey Comparative Figures

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 5

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—The fact that the exports of greasy wool from Australia up to December…

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Farms Are Neglected Action Against Owners

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 8

Summonses will shortly be served on 12 landholders for failure to suppress the rabbit pest on their holdings…

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Wool Prices Higher in 1924-25

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 5

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: The fact that the exports of greasy wool from Australia up to December 31 this season were 1,826,495 bales…

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Sheep Causes Car Crash

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 1

A sheep was the cause of an accident in which a man was slightly injured and the front portion of a car…

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Japan and Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 5

As the result of information brought back by the Minister for the Army, Mr.Chambers, the Government…

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Yesterday's Wool Auctions

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 1

Competition was keep and sustained throughout at the Goulburn wool sales yesterday, when the two woolbroking firms submitted catalogues totalling 4000 bates…

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85½d for Yass Wool New State Record

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY: A State record for greasy merino fleece was established at the Sydney wool sales yesterday, when 85½d a…

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Canon Nell's Pastoral Review

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 8

Rev. Canon Nell's review of work and progress in the parish of Crookwell, which he presented on Sunday, February 2nd, and which should be of interest to all parishioners, is published in full hereunder…

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Sheep and Wool Course Goulburn Technical College

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 5

THE FULL-TIME COURSE in Sheep and Wool leading to the final examination for wool-classers’s Certificates is now again in Session at…

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State Record District Wool 87d W. C. Friend’s Clip

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 2

Two State records per this seasons greasy wool were reached this week with Yass District wool at 87d and 85½d…

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Wool and Skin Values Are Influenced by Use as Coats

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson. Ltd. report: A remarkable change has occurred in sheepskin values as well as wool prices in the past 12 months. All rates for sheepskins naturally have risen in response to the higher figures…

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Dispute Over Sale of Oats Firm Sues Farmer

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 1

An action arising from the sale in 1945 of 36 bags of oats by the Goulburn Produce Co. to Gerald Sheehan,…

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Taralga Farm on Market

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

It is very rarely that a farm in the Taralga district comes into the market, so that unusual interest is felt in the offer of…

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Full-time Sheep and Wool Classes

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 3

At Goulburn Technical College, the Course preparatory to the examination for wool-classers' certificates in session. Last year proved…

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Canadian Cattle for Palestine

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 6

Seventy pure-bred Canadian Holstein cattle are being shipped to Palestine from Saint John, N.B., on the S.S. Oceanside and Trade…

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Bowning Sale on Friday 3,000 Quality Sheep to be Offered

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

Messrs. Henry James and Co., Yass, and J. A. Donnelly, Galong, associated auctioneers, are holding a sheep sale at the Bowning yards…

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