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

Farming & the land, 1949

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Wool-de-chene for Evening

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 1

A regal evening gown of fine pink wool de chine from the house of Worth. The gown has a moulded hip yoke and…

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Wool and Artificial Fibres Australian Mill Fibres

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 6

"Demand for wool shows no sign of slackening. The season's supplies have consistently found ready buyers and a large…

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Wool Jacket Dresses Return As A Suit... As A Dress

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 2

Peter Russell designed the jacket dress of woven jersey in beige and brown pin stripes; tailored but feminine, the ensemble does duty as a suit and has the longer, fitting jacket seen in later collections, and four buttoned patch pockets. The dress has a…

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Those Farm Accidents Avoid Them By Care And Commonsense

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 5

A man was mowing with a two-horse mower. A bird flew under the nose of the younger horse which promptly bolted. The sudden jerk…

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Against Wool Stabilisation

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 20 June 1949 · page 1

At a meeting of the Goulburn branch of the Farmers and Graziers’ Association, it was unanimously decided to oppose any…

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Junior Farmers Club Formed First Meeting Thursday Night

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 20 June 1949 · page 2

A branch of die Junior Farmers organisation was formed at a well attended meeting in the Lounge,…

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Australia On The Sheep's Back

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 June 1949 · page 6

Now that most graziers have received their cheques for last season's wool clip, we feel that a brief review of the bountiful…

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Tea, Butter Ration Stays

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 June 1949 · page 5

The Minister for Trade and Customs, Senator B. Courtice, said outside the House yesterday that tea and butter…

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Sheep Doing Well Good Feed On All Reserves, Says Stock Inspector

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 June 1949 · page 1

Large numbers of fat stock have been forwarded to the local fat stock market, the cattle going forward realising very high prices. This was revealed in the report from the Stock Inspector,…

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Cattle and Sheep Sold in Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 1

Total cattle yarded in the Goulburn Municipal Saleyards for the month if May, 1949, were 1051 (unsold 94), and the…

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Wool Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 6

On Wednesday, 15th June, New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co. Ltd. brought forward a catalogue totalling 6,203 bales…

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Eleven Prizes From Seven Entries at Coota. Sheep Show Local Breeder's Success

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 7

From seven entries, Mr. R[?]ub. Hazell, of Boorowa, competing in the Small Breeders' Class, secured 11 prizes with his sheep…

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New Season's Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 8

The national Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia and the Australian Woolgrowers' Council, jointly estimate that…

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Wool Trade Aspects Developments Overseas

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd, report:—Great Britain has been a very active wool buyer this season. Her average monthly consumption in 1018 was 17 per cent. higher than in 1947 and 80 per cent greater than the 1906 total. Production at the mills…

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The Early Potato Crop Importance Of Good Seed

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 3

The early potato crop, planting of which normally commences in June and continues until about August, according to the district, is very important in New South Wales because it is usually marked when…

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Wool Market Firm

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY: At the wool sales yesterday in Sydney, 22,026 bales were catalogued. At auction, 21,510 bales were…

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Radio Frequency for Crop Drying

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 2

Radio frequency is the latest method of crop drying, which is being developed, in Britain and a small model plant was demonstrated last month at the B.I.F., Birmingham Section…

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Wool to the Wharves Constant Stream

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 29 June 1949 · page 5

Some forty to fifty lorries are continually travelling the Hume Highway between Goulburn and Sydney,…

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Stream of Wool to Sydney

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 3

Another fortnight of transport by road will clear up the 10,000 to 12,000 bales of wool from Farmers and Graziers' to…

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Junior Farmers Officers Elected; Advisory Committee Active

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 1

No time has been lost in organising the Junior Farmers Club following last Saturday week’s meeting, which was addressed by…

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