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

Farming & the land, 1951

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Show Society Efforts to Improve Farm and Dairy Produce Display

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

At last Saturday night's meeting of the Boorowa Show Society, it was decided to make an effort to stage a…

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Cattle Raising in North Cattleman Flays Present Methods

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 3

Michael Sawtell a drover and cattleman of 50 years' experience, and once associated with the Sir Sidney Kidman, in an interview on his return from a 2000 mile tour of the Northern Territory and North Queensland cattle country…

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World Record for “Werong” Wool From Yass

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 1

Two lots of greasy merino wool each realised the world and Australian, record price of 302d (£1/5/2) a lb at the Sydney wool sales on Thursday…

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Local Wool Sale Opens To-Morrow

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 1

New record prices are expected at Goulburn wool sales which resume to-morrow for the second half of the 1950-51 selling season. This follows the rise of up to…

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Cattle Yard[?] to Be Grave[?]

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 8

A decision was made [?] last meeting of the [?] H. Assoication, to [?] gravelling the cattle [?]…

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Four More Wool Records

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE: Four world records were made at the opening of the 1951 Geelong wool sales yesterday, when an…

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Crookwell and Taralga Wool Sold in Sydney

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report having sold 10,700 bales of wool at their Sydney auction last week. Any change in…

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Record Prices for Wool at Goulburn 267¾ For X Bred

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 1

More records went tumbling yesterday when bayers operated on offerings of some 2000 bales of crossbred wools Farmers and Graziers at Goulburn…

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Sheep and Wool Classes to Resume

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 1

Sheep and wool classes will commence at Boorowa Show-ground on Wednesday, 7th February. The teacher will be in…

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Wool Records Broken

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 3

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. report: Merino wool records fell like ninepins last week when Dalgety and Co. thrice broke the…

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Drenching Sheep For Worms Some Important Precautions

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 5

Sheep being drenched for worms should be kept in a standing position with head held horizontally or slightly raised, points out the Division of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture…

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ANGLERS' CATCH-42lb of Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 3

A fleece, weighing 42 lb., was cut from the back of a merino wether discovered by a party of fishermen at Cusack's Hole, on…

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£33 Offer Refused for Cattle Which Cost £8

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 3

The owner of a mob of cattle which originally cost £8/5/- a head in the Northern Territory, refused £33 a head for them when the cattle reached Trangie. The cattle—2,000 head of…

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Sheep Dearer at Sydney Sales

Boorowa News · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 1

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. report by wire that 20,144 sheep and lambs were yarded on Thursday, mostly trade quality…

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Market Eases at Boorowa Sheep Sale

Boorowa News · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 1

Messrs. Pitt, Son & Badgery (Branches) Pty. Ltd. and W. M. Dwyer & Co. report having conducted their monthly sheep sale…

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Foxes Raid Sheep in Hay District

Boorowa News · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 5

Foxes are causing considerable damage to sheep in the Hay district. Last week a district grazier set a trap with the…

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World’s Record Wool Prices At Goulburn Sales

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 2

Spirited bidding by [?]st attendance of buyers yet seen in Goulburn marked the fourth series of the current season’s wool…

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Sheep Show and Sale on

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 1

"Demand for stud and flock British breed sheep at the third annual show and sales of the Australian Society of Breeders…

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Barrallier Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 3

Wool sold on behalf of R. P. and J. P. Carlon, of "Mountain View," realised 224d at Goulburn. Cootamundra Municipal…

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Wool Records

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 3

Goulburn's world wool price of 312½d, established last week, was broken in Sydney yesterday. The new record is 313¼d,…

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