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

Farming & the land, 1950

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Wheat Stack Falls

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 2

Two men were injured, one extensively, when a wheat stack at Nea railway siding, near Gunnedah, collapsed and fell on…

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High Wool Prices

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 3

The “Yorkshire Post” carries this story about the high wool prices:— “A Bradford buyer cabled his…

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Wool Market’s Strength

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 6

Wool is one of the few textile fibres that is being produced in smaller quantities than in 1939, and there are sound reasons to…

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Worm Infestation in Young Sheep Larger Doses of Phenothiazine May Be Necessary

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 4

A warning to graziers on the need to increase dosages of phenothiazine to combat increased worm infestation in…

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Sheep Blowfly Control

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 3

For some weeks district sheep have been suffering severely from the combined effects of Fleece Rot and body…

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U.s. and Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wednesday: An expanding United States market for wool was forecast by the president of the Wool…

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Shrunken Wheat Is the Best

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 6

According to an American writer, small shrunken wheat, of which there is always a considerable proportion after a drought, makes…

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£6/11/- Per Head For Sheep

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 4

At Younghusband’s last monthly sheep sale at Temora, all local records were broken when a pen of 240…

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British Minister "Resigns" Criticised The Farmers

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 5

LONDON, Monday: The Parliamentary Secretary of the Food Ministry, Mr. Stanley Evans, who embarrassed his Government in a speech criticising British farmers, yester day…

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A New Siding Needed to Handle Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 4

The growth of the wool industry in Goulburn, and the fact that other woolbrokers were planning to establish branches here, made it imperative that a special wool siding be provided…

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High Prices at Cattle Sale

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 3

At the Yass saleyards yesterday 1,142 fat and store cattle were yarded and a complete clearance effected at highest…

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Sheep Bring £50,000

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 1

Transactions at Farmers and Graziers' special sheep sale in Goulburn this week involved a turnover of £50,227/15/8. Records were the order of the day, with highest price being £6/3/-…

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The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd, Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 2

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. report:—Sales by private treaty of scoured and fellmongered wools is the…

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Check Wool Suit

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 2

Brown and being fine check wool suiting makes this suit from O. Forde, of Oslo. The skirt is pleated all round, and attractrive pockets complete the jacket. The felt hat is in green, trimmed with an outsize…

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Farmer Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 6

BRISBANE: After falling from a tree a farmer lay in agony for four hours before his cries for assistance attacted a woman…

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Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 3

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. report on the 20th inst. Australia's sale of wool this week consisted of an offering…

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Local Sheep Show in October

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 1

Goulburn's annual sheep show will take place this year on October 6 and 7 with the addition of a suitable…

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Clover Growing on Forbes Sheep Result of the Rain

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 6

Clover is now growing on the backs of some sheep at Forbes as a result of the continued wet weather, which…

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Wool Outlook Is Bright Great Britain's Importance

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 7

Wirchcombe Carson Ltd. report: The upward movement in values for wool at Victorian sales further emphasises the effect of the shortage of supplies in relation to consumers' requirements overseas…

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Shire Council Items of Interest Dealt with at Last Week's Meeting Bulkheads Needed for Wheat Storage

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 6

Pending the provision of an additional wheat silo at Boorowa, the Railway Commissioner will be asked by Boorowa…

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