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

Farming & the land, 1953

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New Wool Bureau To Fight Synthetics (Dalgety’s News Service)

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

With the objective of providing the wool industry with an organisation better equipped to meet the competition of synthetic…

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Special Show Camp for Junior Farmers

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 1

For the first time in local show history, Junior Farmers from all parts of the Southern Tablelands were accommodated in a special camp at the 62nd annual show at Goulburn…

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Butter "Price War"

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 7

In a "price war" in some suburbs, grocers are selling butter for 3/10½ per lb. The fixed retail price of butter is 4/10½ a lb…

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Rain Will Benefit Potato Crops

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 2

Welcome rain which has fallen during the past week will bring a measure of relief to some potato crops and should…

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Junior Farmers' News

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 4

The Graziers' Association of N.S.W. has decided to make available to the Junior Farmers Clubs Council of N.S.W. the…

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Yass Sheep Sale Sheep Dearer

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 2

The Yass Associated Agents report on their Special Sheep Sale held at Yass on Tuesday, 24th March…

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Beef Cattle Winner

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 2

Mr C. C. Lindsay, of "Catharbac," Ellensborough, has won the Oxley district trophy awarded by the Rural Bank in the…

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Yass Wool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: We sold 4,600 bales of wool at auction and privately at Sydney on Wednesday, values were most…

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Sheep Expert Gives Advice

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 3

The Goulburn livestock officer (Sheep and Wool), Mr. J. N. Wood, to-day issued a statement containing advice…

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Big Wool Price Rises at Goulburn Sale

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 1

The sixth series of sales were commenced in Goulburn on Wednesday, 25th instant, when Farmers and Graziers submitted 3400 bales from a catalogue of 8000. The selection comprised some…

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Junior Farmers at Springfield Social

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 2

Goulburn A., P. & H. Society's show camp for junior Farmers was concluded on Saturday night with a prize giving at Springfield. The social was organised by…

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Wheat

Boorowa News · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 3

Mr. FULLER.—Will the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture give an assurance to the wheatgrowers' of Australia…

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Wool Dresses

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 3

Woollen afternoon frock in pale green, featuring a matching fringed wool stole lined with gold…

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World's Record Wool Price

Boorowa News · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 4

A world record price of 428¼d. a Ib., was paid at Geelong wool sales last week, for a bale of superfine merino…

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Foot-rot in District Sheep Stock Inspector's Report

Boorowa News · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 2

Although the dry conditions have caused a reduction in the severity of foot-rot in the district sheep owners are still in…

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Canowindra Corn Crops May Yield 80 Bus. Per Acre

Boorowa News · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 4

The latest crop to be grown with success on the Belubula River flate at Canowindra is hybrid corn…

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Sheep Dog Trials

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 1

A record number of 148 entries have been recived for the National Sheep Dog Trial Championships to be held at Manuka…

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District Wool Clips Sold

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 3

On Monday 23rd, New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. brought forward a catalogue totalling 7,917 bales. The…

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Gunning and Yass Wool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company, Limited report that at series No. 13 Sydney wool sales the top price obtained by them was…

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The Farmers & Graziers’ Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited. 19th March, 1953 Wool Report

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 4

We submitted on Wednesday, 18th instant, a catalogue of 6,200 bales drawn mainly from the more favoured late shearing…

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