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

Farming & the land, 1947

704 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 8 of 36

Fall in Wool Stocks Adds to Increased Demand

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 20 March 1947 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: The most heartening information recently disclosed is that in 2 years. accumulated stocks of Australian wool held by the Joint Organisation have decline [?]3,783,000 bales and at June…

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Reduced Wool Stocks Bright Hopes for the Future

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 March 1947 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:— The most heartening information recently disclosed is that in 2 years accumulated stocks of Australian…

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Western Man Best Shearer of All Time? 304 Sheep in 8 Hours

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 March 1947 · page 6

Perhaps the greatest shearer of all time was “Snowy East” a native of Borenore, and whose real name was…

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Coat of Arms for Farmers’ Union

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 March 1947 · page 5

The Rural Bank has just received from the National Farmers’ Union of Great Britain a coloured reproduction of the Union’s newly granted…

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Successful Sheep Sale

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 6

Messrs. W. M. Dwyer & Co and Pitt Son and Badgery Ltd. Agents in conjunction report having conducted a most successful Stock Sale at…

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Saved the Butter Action by Member

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 4

Prompt action on the part of the member for Eden Monaro, Mr. A. D. Fraser, salvaged 1300 cases of butter…

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Wool Clip May Reach Ninety Million Pounds

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 3

If all went well for the remainder of the present wool year, the total value of the Australian clip would exceed £90,000,000. Australian currency…

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Farmers' Union in Britain Has Cqat of Arms

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 1

The Rural Bank has just received from the National Farmers Union of Great Britain a coloured reproduction…

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Cost of Blizzards and Floods in Britain Cattle and Sheep Losses, £12,000,000

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Monday: Cattle sheep losses as a result of the blizzards and floods in Great Britain are estimated at £12,000,000. The National Union of Farmers believes it will be necessary…

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Sheep Sale at Binalong

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 1
Also in Yass Tribune-Courier

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., Young, in conjunction with R. J. Roche, Binalong, report having held a successful special sheep…

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Britain's New Farm Policy Two-Year Plan

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 1

The production of more milk, meat, eggs and bacon is to be the aim of agricultural policy in the United…

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British Wool Trade Recovery in Exports

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 8

Winchcombe Carson ltd., report: During 1946, the United Kingdom, imported 1,584,190 bales of wool, or…

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Farm Home Escape

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 March 1947 · page 5

Goulburn Police were notified yesterday of the escape of two 10-year-old boys from Mittagong Farm Home. The boys were…

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CONGRATULATIONS Junior Farmers' Good Work

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 1

At a meeting of the Goulburn Pastures Protection Board, held yesterday, it was decided to forward…

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High Average For Rugby Wool

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 6

At Messrs. Pitt Son and Bad aery's last wool sale, the clip branded WM over PETITS CREEK (the property of Mrs. E…

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Australian Record for Crossbred Wool

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 March 1947 · page 3

An Australian record of 46d. for Crossbred Wool was created at the Goulburn Wool Sales, which were held last week. The…

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Sheep Poisoned by Couch Grass

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 2

Mr. Bill O’Neil, of Forbes, lost 80 well-bred sheep last week when he struck a patch of couch grass on the road, which poisoned them…

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Train Hits Mob of Sheep Express Kills over 50

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 3

More than 50 sheep were killed when they were struck by the Riverina Express at a crossing four miles north…

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Yass Farmer Urges Better Deal for Egg Producers

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 3

Mr. George Johnson, Edgerton, Yass, in a letter to “The Farmer and Settler,” claims that the egg producer in a small way is not…

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