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

Farming & the land, 1953

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Sheep From "Kooba" Station To Be Sold Here

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 2

Widespread interest is expected to be created among graziers by the sale at Goulburn this month of 8000 merino wethers from Messrs. F. W. Hughes Pty. Ltd., "Kooba" Station, Darlington Point…

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Improved Sheep Branding Fluid

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 3

Still further improvements to the successful L.B.E. sheep branding fluid are announced by the C.S.I.R.O. Wool Textile…

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Wool Outlook Is Good

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 5

All importing countries are greatly impressed at the manner in which the wool market has withstood heavy offerings during…

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Sheep Shearing Record

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 1

"A world record for shearing sheep—456 in a ninehour day—is claimed, by Godfrey Brown, 32, of New…

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Bright Outlook for Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 3

"Prospects for good returns for wool, lamb, mutton and beef are promising," according to the latest report submitted by…

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May Aid Wool Use

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 3

Synthetic fibres might stimulate a greater consumption of wool, according to the New Zealand Bank Ltd. quarterly…

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Straying Sheep Causes Fall From Bicycle

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 4

As a result of a straying sheep moving across the roadway in the path of her bicycle. Miss Fay Baxter, of the…

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Italian-Styled Swimsuit in Knitted Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 6

A dark red knitted wool swimsult with black trimmings. (This model was shown at the International Wool Secretarist's…

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Cherry Crops Ruined

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 3

Many late crops of Margaret cherries in Ora gnenad. Omhh cherries in Orange land neighbouring district have been…

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Cyclist Collided with Straying Sheep

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 2

As Bert Middlebosch, 33, of Middle Arm Road, was cycling to work at about 6.30 a.m. this morning he collided with a lone…

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290,000 Cattle Fattened on 175 Acres

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 2

A visit to an Arizona (U.S.A.) stock-yard with 35,000 hand-fed beeves fattening with a gain of 2½lb…

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"Man-made Fibres" Threat To Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wednesday: A wool trade expert said to-day it was clear from the current state of the American market that it was no longer tariffs, but the steady acceleration in the use of "man-made fibres"…

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Phenomenal Wheat Yield

Boorowa News · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 3

The wheat harvest in N.S.W. this season was beyond all…

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Winner of Fat Sheep Competition

Boorowa News · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 1

The winner of the Fat Sheep competition conducted by the Boorowa Rover Rugby League Football Club was Mr. Kevin…

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Crop Yields Down But Pasturers Prolific

Boorowa News · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 3

Wheat yields generally throughout the district have been poor, and are late in harvesting, reports Mr. F. AutryHall, District Agronomist. Difficult…

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Aust. Move To Boost Wool Trade

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 5

An increase in the tempo of world wool promotion will result from the decision of the Federal Government to make…

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Wool Industry’s Future—Threat of Artificial Fibres

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 2

In a letter to the S. M. Herald, Mr. Harold H. Bridge, former stock and station agent of Yass, and now of Sydney, wrote:…

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Tarago Man's Views On Wool Industry After American Trip

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 2

Anything Australia could do to assist the languishing U.S. wool industry would, in the long run, be beneficial to Australia, prominent N.S.W. grazier, Mr. L. A. Pockley, of Pylara, Tarago, said in Sydney on his…

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Important Meeting of Junior Farmers

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 January 1953 · page 4

A most important meeting of the Crookwell branch of the Junior Farmers Club will be held in the Methodist Church…

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Big Wool Cheque

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Australia's wool cheque this season might be higher than that of last season, according to the monthly…

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