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

Farming & the land, 1947

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Ex-soldier's Venture with Pig Farming

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 1

ALBURY: Mr. A. E. Betts, on his return from active service last year, decided to give up his job with an auctioneering firm at…

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Importance of Dairying to National Economy

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 7

Arrangements have been made by the joint Dairying industry Advisory Committee for an Australia-wide survey…

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Farmlets Plan To Help Town Workers

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 3

Town and seasonal workers will soon be installed On farm-lets in the Junee district under a scheme sponsored by the…

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Disaster to Young Fruit Crops Gale Damage Estimated at £15,000

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 2

About 30,000 cases of fruit, valued at approximately £15,000 were destroyed during the gale which swept the Young…

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Special Sheep Sale

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 2

Entries are now being invited for the Boorowa Special Sheep Sere to be held on Wednesday March 15. Already 5000 sheep have been listed…

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Dairy Farmers Leave Iindustry

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 2

Mr. D. P. Hayes, president of the Tamworth district council of the Primary Producers Union, states that a number of dairy…

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Future of Dairy Industry Mr. Howard Fowles Gives His Views

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 1

That full recognition should be extended to the demands of the dairying industry, which played such an important part in the maintenance of stability in the national economy was stressed by Mr. H. T. Fowles,…

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Impressive Display and First-class Entertainment at 1947 SHOW Outstanding Quality in Horses, Sheep and Cattle Exhibits Big Crowd Enjoyed Ring Events and Wood Chopping on Saturday Afternoon

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 1

Outstanding feature of the 1947 Yass Show held on Friday and Saturday, was the quality of the horse, sheep and cattle exhibits and the first-class entertainment provided for the public by the best trotting ever…

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Farmlets Plan About to Be Tried at Junee Sponsored by Local Councils

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 2

Town and seasonal workers will soon be installed on farmlets in the Junee district under a scheme sponsored by the Junee Municipal Council and the Illabo Shire…

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Position of Potato Crop in N.S.W.— Better Prospects

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 2

Dry and hot conditions adversely affected crops in most growing centres and in many areas only low yields will…

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Whirling Belt Injures Orange Farmer

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 3

Michael Hiney was severely injured by whirling machinery belting at his property, Spring Creek, Orange…

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Pleasing Display at Taralga's Sixty-First Annual Show Judges Praise Exhibits Junior Farmers to the Forefront

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 5 March 1947 · page 1

Officials of the Taralga Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural Association had the satisfaction yesterday of seeing success crown the first day of the 61st Annual Show, which opened under the most…

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Wool Use Expanding

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 3

Winch[?]ombe Carson Ltd report: The greatest influences on wool competition this season have been the Continent and the United States,…

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Sheep Market Yesterday Again Firm at Last Week's Rates

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 7

The market for sheep at yesterday's fat stock sale was very firm on last week's extremely high rate. The yarding, drawn almost entirely from district properties,…

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Infertility in Sheep on Subterranean Clover Pasture Management as Means of Control

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 4

A recent statement by the Western Australian Department of Agriculture describing further investigations concerning the detrimental…

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Ex-Soldier's Venture With Pig Farming

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 3

Mr. A. E. Betts, on his return from active service last year, decided to give up his job with an auctioneering on his own account…

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High Quality in Cattle Exhibit Entries Disappointing

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

Althought the entries in the cattle section were not large, the standard was really high, said the judge, Mr. L.L…

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N.Z. Wheat Deal Request for Papers

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA: The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, said i.e would consider a request to table all communications and documents…

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"Hard Day's Work" Keen Competition in Fine Wool Section

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

"It was a hard day's work," said judge of the Fine Wool Sheep, Mr. O. Pateman (Yass). "I have judged at a lot or shows…

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Stud Sheep From British Flocks

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 10 March 1947 · page 7

Among thirteen stud sheep which arrived in Sydney recently are a Dorset Horn and three Border Leicester rams,…

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