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

Farming & the land, 1949

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171¼d for Wool U.S. Buyer Sets Record

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 2

An American buyer paid the Australian record price of 171¼d a lb. for wool at…

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The History of the Sheep What Nations Owe To Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 4

Sheep went back to the ice age. said Mr. Bernard O'Reilly. in the course of a discourse on sheep before the Goulburn Rotary Club. Looking over the history of…

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Boorowa Wool Realises 150d

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 1

At Pitt. Son & Badgery's wool sales in Sydney last Wednesday, some principal district wool realisations were: Est. late J. S. Southwell, "Wattle…

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Good Quality Sheep at Young Stock Sale

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 3

J. A. Barton and Co; of Young, had a highly successful Sale at the Young Saleyards on Wednesday last 19th inst; when they sold in the…

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Price Record for Wool 170¾d For Yass

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 7

SYDNEY: A. new record price for ma[?]and wool was established at the Sydney well sales yesterday…

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Top Line Wool Taken Big Loss for Gunning Graziers

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 6

Within recent weeks, Gunning graziers have had to face up to a new problem—top line bales of wool have been opened in transit…

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17[?]¼d for Wool U.S. Buyer Sets Record

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 1

An American buyer paid the Australian record price of 17[?]¼d a Ib. for wool at Hobart on Wednesday last…

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Sustained Wool Demand The Sheep's Staple And Cotton

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 1

Winchcombe. Carson Ltd. report:—Improved volume of buying on United States account, in addition to strong purchasing by, Great Britain and the Continent, has been a welcome feature of New Year wool sales. Japan and…

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Wool Report

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 3

We submitted a catalogue of 9,219 bales on Tuesday, 25th instant, drawn largely from the Tablelands, with an appreciable…

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Sheep That Liked His Dip

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 4

At Broadmarsh, near Hobart, is a sheep which has become a champion swimmer. Dogs chased it into the River…

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Wool Chairman Dies Suddenly

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 2

Mr James Francis Murphy, CMG, chairman of the Wool Realisation Commission, died recently at his home in…

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Less Textile Fibres Stimulating Demand for Wool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 4

A remarkable feature of the world’s supplies of textile fibres is that in 1947-48, rayon yarn was the only fibre which showed…

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Merino Wool Price Blamed For Drop In British Breeds

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 3

With sellers refusing to meet the buyers' market, hundreds of rams was left unsold at Thursday's sale of British sheep at the Recreation Area, Goulburn. It was clearly demonstrated…

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Yass Wool 170¾d “Vale View” Makes New Record for Mainland

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 2

The well known “Vale View” clip established a mainland record of 170[?]d, at the wool sales on Thursday last,…

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Plates Still Fly Tarcutta Mystery Baffles Farmers Engineer Sceptical

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 4

“Flying plates” at a Tarcutta dairy farm still remain a mystery, and were flying again a week ago…

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British Sheep Breeders

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 1

Officers of the Goulburn branch of the Australian Society of British Sheep Breeders have been elected for 1949…

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Big Sale of Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 4

The first wool sales of the 1949 season opened at the Masonic Hall this afternoon. Conducted by Farmers and…

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Pass the Wool, Please!

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 2

BRADFORD York): To-day I ate wool—crystallised wool called Botanein-P and made in. American laboratories, cables a wool reporter. It resembles yellow graunlated…

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Big Increase in 1948 Wool Consignments Other Railway Figures Down

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 2

Almost 3,000 more bales of wool were despatched through the local railway station during 1948 than the previous year. This information is disclosed in railway statistics released this week…

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Taralga Sheep and Wool Class

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 4

The above class will re-open on Wednesday next. The Instructor (Mr. Boardman) reports that a varied assortment…

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