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

Farming & the land, 1949

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Wool Muslins

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 August 1949 · page 3

Line checked wool muslins are ideal for hot weather wear. From Bruyere comes a black…

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MURRUMBATEMAN Sheep Competition

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 1

PROBABLY one of the most bleak days this year was Saturday last, when the Murrumbateman Agricultural Bureau and…

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Sewerage Farm Improvement

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 5

A float switch will be installed at the City Council's No. 1 sewerage farm at North Goulburn to enable unattended pumping…

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Arab Stud At Wagga Farm An Importation

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 29 August 1949 · page 7

An arab stud is to be established at the Wagga Agricultural College, headed by the Arab stallion "Sala," This was…

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Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY: Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Strong competition ruled from Yorkshire and the Continent at opening Sydney wool…

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Wool Prices Higher

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY: Wool prices rose at the opening sale of the new season in Sydney yesterday. The Sydney Wool Selling…

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Cotton Wool By The Hundredweight

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 1

It takes a lot of cotton wool to make a pound, but so great is the demand for this material at the District Hospital, that…

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Wool Stocks and Clips Less Supplies Now Available

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—The new season's wool sales have opened under contrasting circumstances in regard to supplies. The Australian slip is estimated to be larger, totalling 3,480,000 hales, but actually the quantity available for…

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Sheep Sale

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 8

Farmers and Graziers' special sheep sale which was set down for Tuesday, September 6, has been transferred to the…

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Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 8

SYDNEY: At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday, 17,284 bales were catalogued. At auction, 16,815 bales were…

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Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. report that at their Sydney sales the market opened with a strong demand, which was well…

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Continued Lack of Rain Deteriorates Pastoral Position in District

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 3

"Continued lack of rain has caused deterioration in the pastoral position and most holdings are now not well…

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"Good for Ducks But Inconvenient for Motorists" Potholes In Farm Street Petition Before Shire Council

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 1

It is now so bad that the neighbourhood ducks are swimming in the potholes in the farm which is very nice…

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DAIRYING Contented Herd

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 8

''Are your cows. happy and contented? If they aren't, you are losing, a proportion-and perhaps a considerable proportion…

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Merino Wool Competition Field Day Held At Taralga

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 September 1949 · page 1

The statewide merino wool competition conducted by the "Farmer and Settler" and the Department of Agriculture was advanced a stage further on Wednesday last when Taralga exhibits were inspected…

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DAIRYING Modern Machinery 40 Hour Week Objective

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 September 1949 · page 2

Mr. Denzil Onslow, Liberal candidate for Eden-Monaro, has an interest in a dairying project which will make…

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Farmer Asks Should Foxes Be Protected?

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 September 1949 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Hutchinson, of Maindample (Victoria), writes that he considers that the great increase, in the rabbit pest throughout Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland at the present time is caused through the huge destruction of the fox…

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Control of Worms in Sheep Drenching Alone is Not Sufficient

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 September 1949 · page 5

In addition to regular drenching, control of worms in sheep depends upon maintaining general health of the…

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Butter, Tea Rationing

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 September 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA: The Federal Parliamentary Labour Party yesterday decided to continue the rationing of butter and tea…

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Afternoon Dress in Paisley Wool Sheer

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 September 1949 · page 3

Digby Morton designed the lady-like afternoon dress of wool slicer printed in a paisley design in neutral shades. The dress has no shoulder padding and the sleeves are set into the bodice which has a built-up, V-neekline fastened…

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