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

Farming & the land, 1949

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Wool Sales

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 2

New Zealand Loan & M. A. Co. Ltd. brought forward [?] selection of merino, comeback and crossbred wools at their sale in…

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Wool at 210d World Record Price

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 2

At the Launceston wool sales yesterday, 210d was paid for one bale of extra superfine merino…

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210d lb. for Wool World's Record In Tasmania

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 3 February 1949 · page 4

LAUNCESTON: A world record price of 210d. a lb. was paid at the Launceston sales. This was 39d more than the…

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195d for Wool At Newcastle

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 4

NEWCASTLE: New record high prices for mainland wool were reached at yesterday's wool sales, and recent rates were…

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Wheat Transport From Boorowa Silo Prompt Action by State Member

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 1

LATE LAST WEEK, MR. G DUNN, OF BOOROWA, WIRED MR. F. J. CAHILL, M.L.A; POINTING OUT THE SILO POSITION WAS DESPERATE AT BOOROWA AND THAT 10,000 BAGS OF WHEAT WERE ROTTING IN THE PADDOCKS, AWAITING…

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U.s.a. Sheep Losses

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 8

NEW YORK, Sunday: The storms which have swept, the great meat and wheat producing States of the wept this…

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British Sheep Not in Demand

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 1

With sellers refusing to meet the buyers, market, hundreds of rams was left unsold at the sale of British sheep at Goulburn last…

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Wheat Cheque Is Down

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 5

CANBERRA: The Commonwealth Government believes that the Australian wheat cheque will be about £30,000,000 less…

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Pickling of Seed Wheat

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 4

The A.C.T. Pastoral and Agricultural Association is organising the grading and pickling of seed wheat and oats from the…

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Paris Fashions For Children Designed In Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 8

Keen interest among Frenchwomen in Britain's Royal baby has inspired many attractive displays at shops specialising in children's wear and, from these, it is obvious that wool is the predominant material,…

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189d for Yass Wool at Goulburn Sales

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 2

At the second day of the fifth series of Goulburn wool sales a very satisfactory clearance was effected…

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Success Of Local Wool Scheme For Small Clips

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 4

The value of a recently introduced system of preparing small lots of wool for auction was proved at the last Goulburn sales…

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100,000 Rabbits Will Destroy Pasture of 16,000 SHEEP (By Ronald McKie in the Sydney Telegraph)

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 3

The Council for Scientific and industrial Research set up a Wild Life Survey Section, to study…

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Dairy Whip Issue

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY: "Dairy whip," a cream substitute would be distributed whatever the Milk and Ice Carters' Union might do a…

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Cattle Judges For Sydney Royal

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 3

The stewards of the Sydney Royal Show Society have gone interstate in quest of judges of the dairy cattle for the next…

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High Wool Prices Premier Cosgrove's Warning

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 3

HOBART: The present inflated wool prices were a danger to the wool-growing industry, declared the Premier of [?]…

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Demand for Wool Is General America Buying More Plentiful

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report. The wool market generally has been maintained on recent levels. The better length fleece is commanding the strongest competition. As a result of seasonal conditions experienced during the…

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Taralga District News Budget Taralga Sheep and Wool Class: New Members Enrolled

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 6

The above class reopened today (Wednesday), when several new students were enrolled. The instructor (Mr. Boardman)…

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Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 7

SYDNEY: At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday a total of 10,861 bales was catalogued. At auction 10,747 bales were…

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Bannister Farmer Pays £10 Fine

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 4

A Bannister farmer, Cecil George Leeson, was fined £10 in Goulburn Court on Monday last for having driven a motor vehicle whilst being…

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