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

Farming & the land, 1948

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Germans And Food Warning Given To Farmers

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 5

BERLIN, Thursday: British troops may be used to compel German farmers in the British zone of…

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The Farmers& Graziers’ Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited 4th February, 1948 Wool Report

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 9 February 1948 · page 4

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

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Wool Essay Over £200 In Prizes For Competitors

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 9 February 1948 · page 2

Phize-money totalling more that £200 is being offered by the Australian Wool Board for essays by…

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KILLED 16 SHEEP Then Had Brakes Tested

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 10 February 1948 · page 3

Driver of a motor which crashed into a mob sheep, killing 16 of them at Taralga last November, was fined £3 in…

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Grain Recovers at Chigago Cattle Prices Also Nosedive

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 10 February 1948 · page 3

CHICAGO, Tuesday: Grain made a strong recovery yesterday but the price break spread suddenly to the livestock market. Pigs fell to the lowest levels since two days after price…

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Wool on Wheels Display Exhibition For Goulburn Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 10 February 1948 · page 1

The Australian Wool Board's travelling wool exhibition will be displayed at the Goulburn A.P. & H. Society's Show on March 11, 12, and 13. This is the first time in Australia,…

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Goulburn Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 4

There was an influx of Sydney woolbuyers to Goulburn to-day for the sale, which commenced at the Masonic Hall at…

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Paris Features Wool in Trimmings

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 11 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, gloves, hats and handbags, all of which are popular for their warmth and hard-wearing qualities, as well as their charm. Fashion favours…

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Worms Cause Heavy Mortalities In Sheep

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 4

“Worms have caused the heaviest mortalities ill sheep, in some cases helped by grass seeds.”…

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Over Million Sheep In Yass P. P. District

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 1

It is estimated that there are 21,000 head of large stock and 1,130,000 sheep in the Yass P.P. District. The latter figure is an increase on that of last year…

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Shortage of Good Farming Land World Problem Ahead

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 6

The world is running out of arable land to feed its rapidlygrowing population, according to Dr. Hugh Bennett, chief of the…

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Wool Sale New Zealand Loan

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.: On Monday we brought forward a good average selection…

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57 Bushels an Acre Wheat In The North

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 1

The "Warialda Standard, reporting on Pallamallawa, west of Inverell, district wheat crop, says:—…

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Body Strike in Sheep Promising Experiment With B.H.C. At Scone

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 5

The recent spell of cool wet weather has rendered sheep particularly susceptible to blowfly strike. During this period body strike has been very severe in certain districts; in the upper Hunter Valley for example, where the fly has been…

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125d. Obtained for Wool Yesterday Highest Price This Year In Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 1

Following the State record obtained on Wednesday for crossbred wool, 125d. was obtained for super a from bigga by Farmers and Graziers on account of S. J. Picker, Fairview, Bigga, at yesterday…

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Rabbits Second to Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 7

SYDNEY: It is estimated that 90 million rabbits were killed in Australia last year and that this year's total will be even greater…

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120d for Yass Wool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 2

High wool prices at the recent Goulburn wool sales were obtained by Mr. J. B. McFeeters, of “Murrumville,” Dog Trap Road…

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Keen Competition For 21,500 Sheep

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 2

Keen competition was provided at the Goulburn Saleyards on Thursday when Goldbrough Most offered approximately 21,500 sheep [?] one of the largest attendances of buyers for some time…

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Outstanding Quality in Wool Section: Numbers Disappointing

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 1

Although the wool exhibits at the Yass Show on Friday and Saturday were outstanding in quality, the number of entries was disappointing. The judge, Mr. K. Sheard of…

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Sheep Section a Record at 1948 Yass Show “Better Standard Than Any Country Show”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 4

At the annual show on Friday and Saturday, Yass maintained its reputation as one of the foremost woolgrowing centres in the Commonwealth…

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