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

Farming & the land, 1950

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Wool Up Again 20 To 25 P.C. This Week

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY: Wool, values advanced at the Sydney sales yesterday for the third day in succession…

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Butter Factory Output

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 1

During the month of December 9617 lb of butter were manfactured at the Crookwell Butter Factory—an increase on the…

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All-purpose Sheep Developed In U.S

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 8

An all purpose farm sheep, said to produce both high quality wool and a large meat carcase has been developed in the…

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Mixed Wheat Harvest in Young District

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

Some of the wheat crops in the Young district are giving heavy yields but some of the others are disappointing…

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Wool Up Again 20 to 25 Per Cent. This Week

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY: Wool values advanced at the Sydney sales yesterday for the third day in succession…

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Remarkable Success of Soldier Settlers. 17 Bags of Wheat to the Acre

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 6

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said to-day that a soldier settler on Edgeroi, near Narribri, had harvested a wheat crop…

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Over the Copy Desk. Comment on Current Events £2.000.000 Wool Cheque

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 1

The wool cheque for the Boorowa district is expected to reach the enormous total of nearly £2,000,000. Never has of nearly…

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Junior Farmers’ Dance

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 3

A profit, of £14/-5/-. resulted from a dance held at “Edgerton,” on New Year’s Eve, in aid of the funds of the Junior Farmers’ Club…

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Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY: At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday 14,489 bales were catalogued. At auction 14,439 bales were…

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Tick Infested Sheep Taralga Graziers Fined

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 6

For being the owners of sheep Infested with tick, two Taraiga graziers were fined by Mr. Paton, S.M., in the Taraiga…

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Junior Farmers' Notes

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 6

Russell Picker of Taralga, has received word that he has been selected to attend the Annual Junior Farmers' Camp of some…

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Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 8

New, Zealand Loan offered a selection that was fully representative, chiefly of merino clip wool, which covered a wide…

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Poor Response Red Cross Wool Appeal

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 4

It was reported to a meeting of the Yass Red Cross on Saturday that only 20 responses had been received from 320 circulars…

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WOOL Sydney Season’s Record Hardwicke, Yass

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 4

WINCHCOMBE CARSON Ltd., Sydney, report:—We sold 10,300 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Monday. There was good…

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Wool Supplies Are Still Short Crossbred Values Rise

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: Lack of adequate supplies of wool is the basic force influencing prevailing values. The United Kingdom is a case in point and is typical of the position in most countries…

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CORRECTION Sydney Season’s Record for Broken Wool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 2

At Winchcombe Cerson’s wool sale on Monday in Sydney, C. T. Butt, Murrumbateman, established the Sydney season’s record…

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Junior Farmers

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 1

Robert Sonter of Cooranbong, winner of the Boys’ Section in the Junior Farmer Essay Competition for Scholarships 1949, conducted…

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Special Sheep Sale Next

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

Pitt. Son Badgery and W. M. Dwyer & Co. local auctioneers, will conduct a special Sheep Sale at their yards next Tuesday,…

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Collision Between Sheep Float And Gar Proves Fatal For Local Man Vehicles Damaged in Smash Near Ryan's Creek Bridge

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

A fatal accident occurred in the vicinity of Ryan's Creek bridge, Pudman Street, Boorowa, at 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoon last between a semi-trailer driven by Lionel John Cranston, of Pudman Street, and a Morris sedan car, owned by…

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J. Farmers And Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

Goulburn and district junior farmers are busily engaged preparing their exhibits for next…

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