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

Farming & the land, 1952

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Wkeatgrowers' Union Comment on Wheat Proposals

Boorowa News · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 3

The General President: (Mr. C. D. Renshaw) and the General Secretary (W. W. F. Pratt) of the Wheatgrowers'…

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Rains Will Not Influence Wheat Growing

Boorowa News · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 1

"The Easter rain would not influence anybody to make fresh plans to grow wheat this season." This was…

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Goulburn Shopkeepers Are Not Optimistic About Butter Supplies

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 1

Goulburn's butter shortage will not improve until the springtime, according to local wholesale and retail distributors. Retail shops are limited to 50…

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New Wheat Price, Policy, Will Influence District Sowings

Boorowa News · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 1

Until the Federal Government's concessions to farmers and the new wheat price have made themselves felt (if any) oat-growing will replace wheat-growing in the Boorowa district this year…

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Cattle Figures

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 7

There were 806,000,000 head of cattle in the world as at January 1,1951, reports the United States Department of Agriculture. This…

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Record Cattle Price

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 3

The highest price ever paid at Homebush saleyards was obtained last Thursday for five bullocks, part of a consignment…

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150 Sheep Missing

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 1

Canberra police are investigating the disappearance of 150 sheep from Mr. H. E. Curran's property at Ginninderra…

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Wool Exhibit for Annual Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 2

A WOOL exhibit which should be of great interest to residents of the district will be displayed at the…

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Values Up 5/- TO 10/ Yass Sheep Market

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 2

Yass Associated Agents report at their sale held last Thursday: 3500 sheep were yarded, and values were advanced 5/- to 10/- on…

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The Country Producers’ Selling Co. Ltd. Wool Report 17th April, 1952

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 2

The wool trade generally is still in recess and will remain as such until the fourteenth series of sales commence on Monday,…

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Special Store Sheep and Cattle Sale

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 2

Goldsbrough Mort and Company Limited report having conducted a special store sheep and cattle sale at Goulburn on Thursday, when they yarded 4300 sheep and 270 cattle, and sold 4000 sheep and 265 cattle…

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More Butter on

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY: Butter distributors who cut supplies to retailers by 50 per cent in February will increase the ration to 75 per cent…

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Butter May Rise 6d

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 5

CANBERRA: A rise of 6d a lb in the retail price of butter, to operate in July, is predicted unofficially. This would result from a new…

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Tops Cheaper Than Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— Considerable concern has been expressed in the United States regarding the degree, to which Argentina has exported top to the States at prices below the wool market. An instance was quoted of offers…

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Wool Topcoat

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 3

A plaid coat from Worth of London, of black, over-checked with grey and beige. This is worn over a…

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They Can Improve Wool Now

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 4

Sir Julius Bruche, chairman of Holeproof Ltd., revealed recently that researchers here can now…

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American Youth's Views On Our Country, Farms

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 4

The following letter has been written by, an American junior farmer who stayed with Mr. P. G. Medway, of "Avondale," Gunning, during a tour of N.S.W. country districts. The visitor, Keith Burt, of Kansas, U.S.A., gives his impression of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 4

Landholders who have not yet sent in their annual agricultural and pastoral returns should do so immediately to Yass Police…

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World Needs Fine Merino Wool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 3

“Australia must maintain, and if possible increase her production of deep-stapled, merino fine…

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The Week in the Wool Market

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 3

Wool values rose sharply when sales were resumed in Melbourne and Auckland this week at the opening sales of the final quarter of the 1551-52 season, Dalgety's report. Merinos rose 5 per cent.,…

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