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

Farming & the land, 1948

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Sheep Exhibited Showed Great Promise Judge Praises Merino Ewe Fine Wool

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 March 1948 · page 3

Some of the unhoused sheep showed great promise and the housed sheep were also very good. These remarks were made by the…

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Wool Fleeces Well Up to Standard

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 March 1948 · page 3

"The fleeces of wool exhibited came well up to expectations, and considering that it was the first occasion the committee has staged…

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Application to Build Wool and Skin Store Refused

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 March 1948 · page 4

The recommendation of the Town Improvement Committee that the application of Mr. A. C. Young, for permission to erect a…

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Farm and Dairy Produce Was a Credit to Exhibitors

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 March 1948 · page 3

The display of farm and dairy produce was a credit to the exhibitors, said Mr. Fred Clarke, of "Bonnie Doon." Boorowa, who…

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Whole Hall Should Be Displayed with Wool Exhibit Graziers Urged To Grow More Fine Wool Presentation of Trophies

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 March 1948 · page 3

With such a fine district as they had, said Mr. W. R. Gray, of Goulburn, speaking at the presentation of trophies to successful…

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Sub-Division, Of Boorowa River Lands Into Small Farmlets Boorowa Shire Considers Problem Too Big to Handle Request From Boorowa Returned Soldiers' League

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 March 1948 · page 1

BOOROWA SHIRE COUNCIL WILL MAKE REPRESENTATIONS TO THE MINISTER FOR LANDS, (MR.W.F.SHEAHAN, M. L. A.), TO INITIATE LEGISLATION TO EXPEDITE SCHEMES TO SUB-DIVIDE LANDS INTO SMALL FARMLETS BY MEANS OF…

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Keeping Farm Records Good Records Mean Better Farming

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 March 1948 · page 7

No farm can be managed soundly and economically unless an adequate and reasonably detailed set of records is kept, states the…

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Wool Sales Next Week

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 5

Goulburn wool sales will re-open next Wednesday. Woolbrokers stated today that more than 6500 bales would be…

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Wool Bursaries for Research

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 7

The South African Wool Board has decided to award bursaries for wool research. An amount has already been placed on the…

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Better Demand for Wool Australia's Expanding Customers

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 1

Winchchombe Carson Ltd report: The better tone recently noticeable in the wool market has continued. Prices for tops in most centres abroad re[?] more confident feelings an transactions in those products have shown increased volume…

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Wool and Shipping

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 5

Farmers and Graziers have been notified by the N.S.W. and Queensland Woolbuyers' Association that the Overseas…

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Country News and Sport Jerrawa Show 700 Exhibits Clever Sheep Dogs

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 1

The Jerrawa Show Society’s second peace-time show on Easter Monday was an all time record in…

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Wool Shipments to America Down Dollar Losses £7,274,000

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 April 1948 · page 5

CANBERRA: Australian wool shipments to America, Canada, and Mexico in the eight month ended February 29 earned 23,000,000 dollars less than in the same period the previous year…

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Huge Wheat Crop

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 7

Last week 32,497 bags of wheat were received at sidings within the Junee railway district, which is virtually the Riverina…

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N.s.w. Butter Output

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 4

With the gradual drving-off of pastures in New South Wales coastal dairying districts; that State's butter production is…

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Narrawa Cattle Win At Show

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 7

Messrs. P. C. and S. V. Kensit, of "Aubyn Vale," Narrawa, breeders of pedigreed Devon cattle, were successful exhibitors in the Devon section at…

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Better Wool Demand Australia's Expanding Customers

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 6

Winchombe Carson Ltd. report:—The better tone recently noticeable in the wool market has continued Prices for tops in most centres…

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Government Dairy Farms

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 3

HOBART: The Tasmanian Government proposes to establish dairy farms, where milk will be produced for Government…

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"Wool on Wheels" Travelling Unit To Show At Boorowa

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 4

"Wool on Wheels," the Australian Wool Board's travelling display unit, will be on view at Boorowa on Wednesday, April 7th. The unit, which is…

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British Farm Machinery

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 2

British agricultural machinery firms, although supplying four times the .quantity for export that they .did before the war,…

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