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

Farming & the land, 1948

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Farm Workers May Be Brought to Australia

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 2

British Food Ministry officials will confer with Federal Ministers in the New Year on a plan to step up food exports to Britain…

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District Sheep Fleece Rot Prevalent

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 3

Stockowners in the Goulburn district are experiencing fleece rot in merino sheep as a result of the…

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Wool and the Franc Currency A Factor In Demand

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd report: The devaluation of the franc may encourage the investment of money in wool in preference to the retention of funds in the currency of the various nations which are not in the hard currency group…

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Requirements for Farms Shortages To Be Discussed

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 1

The Australian Agricultural Council, which is to meet in Canberra, February, 9 and 10, will discuss the continued…

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Nearly Million Sheep In This District

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 1

According to latest pastures protection board figures there are approximately 996,000 sheep and 24,000 head of large stock in the Goulburn district. These figures were revealed at…

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Paris Designers Feature Wool In Trimmings

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 3

While designers hail Wool as the most prized of fashion fabrics in Paris today, manufacturers of accessories, recognising its value as a decorative trimming, are using it widely for scarves, glove, hats and handbags, all of which are popular for their warmth land hard-wearing qualities, as well as their charm. Fashion favours…

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Sale Of Unbranded District Sheep P.P. Board Discussion On Police Officer's Letter

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 1

Police superintendent of the southern Area. Mr. J. C. McCormack, in a letter to yesterday's meeting of the Goulburn Pastures Protection Board, directed attention to a…

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Yesterday’s Wool Sales

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson report having sold 6,900 bales of wool at their Sydney auction yesterday. Values were strongly…

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Australia's Record Wheat Harvest 228,000,000 Bushel Equals £170,000,000

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 5

CANBERRA: Australia would receive about £170,000,000 for the 1947-48 wheat harvest, Commerce Department officials have forecast. This is £35,000,000 more than the previous forecast last September…

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Farm Boys

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 8

Four farm boys, aged 14 to 17, trained under the Y.M.C.A. rural training scheme in England, have been selected to work…

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Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: Winchcombe, Carson and Co. Ltd. report: We sold 6900 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Wednesday…

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Wheat Harvest Preliminary Estimate

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 6

Preliminary estimates of the 1947-48 wheat crop of N.S.W. are:— Estimated Area Harvested: For grain, 5,100,000 acres; for hay,…

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Daughter Classes Father's Wool

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 3

Miss Grace Lee Archer, of Tummorama, on the Wee Jasper-Tumut Road, who learned wool-classing by correspondence and practical work…

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The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited. 4th February, 1948. Wool Report

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 3

We submitted a catalogue of 7,164 bales on Tuesday, 3rd instant, drawn largely from the Tablelands. However, there were…

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Wool and the Franc France's Mill Experts

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report on February 3: The devaluation of the franc may escourage the investment of money in wool in preference of the…

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Inspector's Pastoral Report Green Feed Plentiful Water Supplies Adequate: All Stock in Good Condition

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 6

Stormy and warm weather occurred over the whole of the Young P. P. district during the month, the rainfall varying from 5 to 8 inches, with…

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Tumbarumba Dingo Shot at Last Killed £1,000 Worth of District Sheep

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 1

A dingo believed to have killed £1000 worth of sheep in the past seven years was shot at Tumbarumba recently…

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N.S.W. Junior Farmers Association

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 1

Next year, the N.S.W. Junior Farmers Movement would celebrate its 21st birthday, the Club's star…

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Varied Conditions in Dairy Practices

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 5

In the course of a brief statement on the current milk inquiry the secretary of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council declares that it was amazing to find such varied conditions in dairying practices in adjacent areas, and…

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Farmers and Graziers' Special Sale Rates Easier For Some Lines Of 18,000 Yarding

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 3

Over 18,000 sheep were yarded at Farmers and Graziers special sale in Goulburn yesterday. The yarding, which was the second largest seen at the…

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