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

Farming & the land, 1948

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Farmers and Settlers' Request Will Receive Every Consideration

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 1

ACCORDING TO MR. E. H. GRAHAM, MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE, THE REQUEST OF THE BOOROWA BRANCH OF THE FARMERS & SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION FOR THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE BOOROWA SILOS WILL RECEIVE EVERY CONSIDERATION. TION…

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Single Unit Farms

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY: The Minister for Lands, Mr. W. F. Sheahan, said yesterday that a large number of applications for single-unit…

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Wheat Prospects

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 5

Prospects for wheat crop yields In the Central-Western district are not over-promising, and the harvest will be late,…

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Farming Films 2½ Hours Programme On Wednesday Night

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 2

Films depicting modern farming methods, one man harvesting practice, soil erosion control, soil conservation, and other matters…

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Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY: Wool sales' were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange. The quantity catalogued…

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Record Wool Price Merryville Again

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 November 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: A new record wool price for the season or 123d a 1b was paid at the Sydney wool sales yesterday…

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Use Of Wool And Cotton Production And Consumption

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 4

Winchchombe, Carson Ltd. report: Consumption exceeds production of the world's chief natural textile [?] wool and cotton. That fact is partially responsible for the prevailing prices for those raw materials…

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Modern Farming Machinery Soil and Fodder Conservation

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 2

Messrs. Williamson Bros., garage 83, in conjunction with the International Harvester Company gave the public a 2½ hour…

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Fat Sheep Sales

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 November 1948 · page 2

Included in the yarding of fat sheep on Wednesday last was a consignment or 97 excellent Dorset Horn-Corriedale cross suckers…

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Wheatgrowers Favour Equalisation Scheme Govt's Control of Wheat Industry

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 November 1948 · page 5

Sixty-three per cent. of Australia's wheatgrowers have favoured the Commonwealth Government with control of the wheat…

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Good Cherry Crop Is Expected

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 November 1948 · page 4

It was reported this morning that a good crop of cherries is expected in the Goulburn district this season…

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Wool Prices

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 November 1948 · page 3

In Thursday's issue, a report from Sydney stated that the highest post-war price for wool in N.S.W. was 127d last season…

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MUMMELL Cherry Crops Good

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 1

For the past few weeks this district has received a severe battering by strong winds. These winds reaching gale force at…

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Red Cross Wool Appeal

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 2

In past years donations of wool all descriptions from black pieces to merino fleece wool have been a source of revenue to the…

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Apple Crop Light Season Forecast

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 1

The apple crop in the Orange district next season is expected to be the lightest for many years…

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Cattle Trek 2,200 Miles to Riverina

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 3

Reminiscient of "The Overlanders," a Riverina grazier has trekked cattle 2,200 miles from Queensland. He is Mr. Jack Coughlan, of…

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Local Wool at Sydney Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 1

At Pitt, Son £ Badgery'e recent wool sales excellent prices were obtained for Boorowa district wool. Prices realised were:…

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FARMERS and Settlers' Association Doings at Boorowa Visit of Mr. J. P. Cass

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 6

The usual monthly meeting of the Boorowa branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in the Guild Hall supper room £1 per week of 7 days.—Branch Secretary…

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GUNDOWRINGA Sheep Cut 15 lbs. This Season

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 November 1948 · page 1

The average cut per head of Gundowringa Corriedale stud sheep this year has been 15 pounds…

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Wheat Price

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 1 December 1948 · page 5

Mr. Pollard, Minister for Commerce, last night announced an increase of 5d a bushel in the price of wheat sold in…

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