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

Farming & the land, 1953

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Fine Cattle Exhibit Certain

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 1

From entries already received it is certain that the cattle exhibits at this year's Crookwell Show will be…

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Wool Prices Firm

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 3

The market at Melbourne wool sales yesterday was firm, top price being 155d…

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Grazier Reports Theft of Sheep

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 3

Mr. J. Magennis reports large scale sheen stealing from Jeir station, which is situated on the Yass-Canberra highway,…

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The Week in Wool (Dalgety’s News Service)

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 5

THERE was a more buoyant trend evident in all wool-selling centres during the past week, with increased demand for the fine to…

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Farmers Have Ample Superphosphate

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 2

The Goulburn District Agronomist, Mr. R. Thomson, reports that many farmers have sufficient superphosphate on hand, or about to be delivered, to cope with pasture improvement programmes for the year…

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Junior Farmers' Show Camp

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 1

Goulburn A., P. and H. Society has decided to sponsor a show camp for members of Junior Farmers' Clubs in the Southern Tablelands district. The camp will be held in conjunction with the Goulburn Show, and will be…

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50 Per Cent More Wheat to Be Be Sown

Boorowa News · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 3

Wheat farmers in the Boorowa district are preparing to sow approximately an aggregate of 50 per cent. more wheat this coming season than…

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Mixed Farm for Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 3

A mixed farming soldier settlement block near Delungra will be open for application early in March, the Minister for…

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Goulburn Junior Farmer to Visit Tasmania

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 3

As a result of an invitation from the Huon Valley Apple Festival Committee, John Brogden, of Towrang, has been selected to attend the Apple Festival, which will be held next week…

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"You Farmers Amuse Me"

Boorowa News · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 3

A certain American millionaire wrote the following letter in the "American Farm Press." The letter wife rather…

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Kelpie Sheep Dogs

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 2

A number of interesting articles have appeared in the Sydney Press recently on the origin of the kelpie sheep dog…

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“Werong” Wool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 2

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Company Limited, report at their Sydney sales last week local realisations included:…

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This Wheat Business—it’s Leisurely

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 4

So you think the farmer ought to grow more wheat, do you? You think that he has been pampered while you have been ever so busy in die city working your 40 hours a week—less holidays—and he has been able…

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Wool Report “Vale View” to 190d 5th March, 1953

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 1

This week in the Sydney centre, the 12th series of wool auctions was conducted from the 2nd March and concluded on…

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Barrallier Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 2

Mr. Neville Lang, of Bindook, Barrallier, obtained 125½d for fleece wool at a Sydney sale…

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Wool Report The Farmers & Graziers' (Co-Operatlve Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited 5th March, 1953

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 8

We submitted our catalogue of 4,624 bales on Wednesday, 4th inst. It was largely representative of clips from the…

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Dutch at Home on Farm in Gippsland

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 1

One of the many Dutch new settlers now helping in Australia's primary production is Mr. Peter Duiker, who has been in this country for four years. Mr. Duiker was joined by his brother Kris from the Netherlands a year…

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Rain Badly Needed to Save Potato Crops

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 6

Good soaking rain is badly needed throughout the entire Grookwell and Taralga districts if the great bulk of potato crops are to be saved…

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Wool Report

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 4

On Wednesday, 4th inst., New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. brought forward a catalogue totalling 4,571 bales…

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17,020 Sheep at Sale

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 3

Goldsbrough Mort and Company Limited report having held their annual March sale at Goulburn on Tuesday, when…

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