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

Farming & the land, 1953

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Permits to Convey Wool by Road

Boorowa News · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 2

The Boorowa Police advised today, that State Transport Permits will be issued to persons in the Frogmore,…

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Boorowa Junior Farmers' Club Advisory Council's Meeting

Boorowa News · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 2

The third meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Boorowa Junior Farmers' Club was held at the Central…

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Merger Of Big Farm Plant Companies: Ferguson and Massey Harris

Boorowa News · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 4

The century-old Massey-Harris Co., manufacturers of agricultural machinery, has amalgamated with the Harry Ferguson companies…

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Farmers and Settlers' Assn. To Support Council's Noxious Weeds Plan

Boorowa News · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 1

At a meeting of the Boorowa branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, held last Saturday night, it was decided to approve the plan submitted by…

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Straying Cattle In Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 3

"Is it possible to have something done about straying cattle?" asked Ald. T. Powell. at a meeting of Goulburn City…

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Improved Pastures Would Double Sheep

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 4

Australia’s sheep population could be almost doubled by the use of proper pasture improvement, Mr. H. B. Carter, officer in…

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Wool Selling Season Opens

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY World-wide interest centred in the opening of the 1953-54 Australian wool selling season in Sydney to-day…

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News in Brief Big Wool Claim

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 3

The Full High Court yesterday began the hearing of a £176,153 Wool-subsidy claim against the Commonwealth…

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U.s. Considers Import Fees As Solution for Wool Surplus

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Monday (A.A.P.): The Department of Agriculture to-day recommended import fees as a means of solving the wool surplus problem in the United States…

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Rest Farm Sold

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 2

Mr. J. C. Bendrodt, owner of Prince's restaurant, has sold his racehorse rest farm at Castlereagh, near Penrith. The 147-acre…

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Wool Firm

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 2

Wool prices were firm at Sydney sales yesterday except for merino fleeces carrying medium to heavy burr which were easier…

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Wool and Share Prices

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 3

Share prices rose on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday in sympathy with the strong opening of the 1953-54 wool…

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Record Prize Money Offered For Best Fat Lamb At Spring Sheep Show

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 1

Committeemen of the A.P. & H. Society readily agreed to a proposal submitted to last Friday night's meeting to…

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Wool Market

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 3

With Britain and the Continent taking 95 per cent of the offerings and Japan and Australian mills sharing the balance,…

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Wool Prices Lower

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 3

Most Merino prices at Sydney wool sales yesterday were 2½ per cent. lower than on Tuesday. Despite this,…

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£1M. Butter Sale to Russia

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA: The Australian Dairy Produce Board has completed arrangements for the sale of butter worth £1,000,000 to…

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Wool Market Holds Firm

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 2

With Britain and the Continent taking 95 per cent of the offerings, and Japan and Australian sharing the balance, wool…

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"Like Sheep In Race" British Patients

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 3

THE HAGUE, Thursday: National Health Service patients in Britain pass through the surgery "like sheep in a race," the Australian Minister for Health, Sir Earle Page, said to-day…

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Boom Period for Taralga Wool Market Effects

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 2

During the past 12 months the village of Taralga has experienced a period of progress which is unprecedented in the memory of its inhabitants. New homes have been built, a…

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Quest For "Star" Junior Farmer

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 3

Following the success of the "Star" Junior Farmer Competition in 1952, the Rural Bank is again sponsoring a State-wide…

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