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

Farming & the land, 1953

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Crop Spray Best Control for Skeleton Weed

Boorowa News · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 4

Farmers are Advised that spraying with 2, 4-D is still tin most effective control of skeleton Weed. Spraying of…

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It Pays to Check Farm Tractors Spark Started Fire

Boorowa News · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 4

It pays to make a careful 1 check of your tractor and other farming implements before you put them to Work…

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Yass Sheep

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 4

At Winchcombe Cars[?] Homebush auction last Thursday, Est. A. Lees, Gunning, secu[?] 48 wethers to 58/1 avg. 54/7 ; C…

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The Farmers & Graziers’ Co-operative Grain Insurance Agency Company Limited. 17th February, 1953 Wool Report

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 4

[?] alogue of 7,493 bales [?] good proportion of [?] the more favoured [?]ring areas particularly…

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Wool Values Rule Firm Yass Clips Sold (Dalgety’s News Service)

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 4

212 pence was obtained at Dalgety’s sale for 5 bales EX SUP AAA of 80’s quality from the famed “Lyndhurst” clip of W…

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£22,000 Mushroom Farm for Cowra

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 4

The Lachlan Mush[?] Company plans to spend [?] £22,500 on building [?] at Cowra for the cultivation of [?]…

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For the Man on the Land The Country Producers’ Selling Company Ltd. 26-30 Bridge Street, Syd[?]ey. Wool Report “Lucerne Vale” 196[?] 19th February, 1953

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 4

This week the 11th series of wool auctions was commenced in the Sydney Centre and will conclude on Monday next, 23rd inst…

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Wool Sales Opened To-day

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 1

A firm market is expected to hold for Farmers and Graziers' Goulburn wool sales which commenced…

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Wool Report Cooperative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited 17th February, 1953

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 4

Our catalogue of 7,493 bales included a good proportion of clips from the more favoured later…

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McGROWDIE to Ride at Warwick Farm

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Lightweight jockey Noel McGrowdie said to-day he would stay in Sydney for the Warwick Farm meeting next…

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Potato Crop Filming Delayed

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 2

The proposed colour filming of selected potato crops In the Crookwell district last Friday had to be again deferred because…

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Yass Wool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 4

At Goldsbrough, Mort & Company’s Sydney wool sale on February 19 the bulk of the catalogue came from the Southern…

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Wool Man Dies

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: The. former secretary of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia, Mr. W. R. Wood 64,…

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Wool Expert on Research

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 2

Professor T. G. Hunter has suggested that the Australian Government's wool research contribution should be of the order of £5 million per annum. Experience suggests that it would be unwise to attempt research…

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Some Jeir Sheep Found in Paddocks

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 3

260 six months old weaners valued at £3 each reported to have been stolen from Jeir station were found in the paddocks…

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Some Jeir Sheep Found in Paddocks

Boorowa News · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 2

260 six months old weaners valued at £3 each reported to have been stolen from Jeir station were found in the…

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Picker Family Featured at Wool Auction Records Broken

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 1

The well-known woolgrowing family of Pickers, from Bigga, had a day out at Goulburn wool sales yesterday, when five of their clips realised 200 or more. The catalogue featured not less…

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Farmers Urged to Kill Rabbits Pest May Develop Immunity to Disease

Boorowa News · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 4

Leading scientists in Melbourne last week urged farmers to wipe out all rabbits surviving in areas where…

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Grim Picture Of Sheep Losses

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 8

A picture of the grim sheep losses in some areas of the South Western districts of N.S.W. during last…

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Wool Prices Firm

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 3

Wool sales resumed in Sydney yesterday and prices compared with Newcastle last Thursday, were firm…

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