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

Farming & the land, 1954

731 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 12 of 37

Sheep Lice Can Be Costly

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 3

Neglect of proper precautions in the handling of lice-infested sheep can be costly to sheep owners and may lead to heavy…

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Orange Wool Week Succeeds

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 3

"Wool Week" was held in Orange recently with results which surpassed the expectations even of the organisers…

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Comparisons in Wool Clip

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 3

Nutriment was more important than heredity in determining the weight of Individual wool clips. Dr…

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400 Sheep for Dogs to Work

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 2

With 80 of Australia’s best sheep dogs lined up to show their skill in fourday trials at Yass Showground…

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Sheep Dog Trials Start at Showground

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 2

With entries from all parts of the Commonwealth the Yass P. & A. Association Sheep Dog Trials started at the Showground…

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Russian Wool Demand Encouraging Features

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: Wool business in Sydney last week took on a pre-Easter aspect and with no auctions here…

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U.k. Lesson for Farmers

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 5

Stock losses in Australia would drop if Australian farmers looked on droughts as English farmers looked on…

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Special Sheep Sales

Boorowa News · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 6

Special sheep sales are to be conducted at Boorowa on April 27 and May 25. Messrs W. M. Dwyer and…

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Horned Cattle Becoming Increasingly Unpopular

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 7

Horned cattle are becoming increasingly unpopular with livestock owners in all parts of the world. What was an essential weapon of defence in beasts in their wild state becomes a source of liability in domestic conditions…

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Wheeo Man Aids Sheep Research

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 2

A Wheeo man has been associated with a new scientific development which is expected to save Australian sheepowners millions of pounds a year…

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Wallet In Wool Pack : Returned From Japan

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 1

A Goulburn man, who lost his wallet while packing wool in a bale last November, recovered it this week—in a parcel from Japan. He is Mr. Cliff Charles, a…

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Russia Bans Aust. Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 1

Woolselling authorities last night said that Russia's withdrawal as a buyer of Australian wool would tend…

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Wool Prices Rise

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 1

Wool prices rose in Melbourne and Brisbane yesterday despite the absence of Russian buyers. The…

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Red Move Unlikely To Hit Wool English View

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday: Russia's decision to abstain temporarily, from further purchase of Australian wool seemed unlikely to prove a major influence in the wool market, the financial correspondent of the London Times said…

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Sheep Dog Trials Wyalong Dog Won Championship Novice Trial To Yass Dogs

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 3

Mr. A. Meacham’s Wyalong Wallace won the Southern Tablelands Sheep-Dog Championship on Saturday afternoon on Yass Showground, with two runs of 95 points each, total 190 points…

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Wheat Payments

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 3

Wheatgrowers will receive a total of £9,744,022 on May 11 as final payment for wheat delivered to No. 15 Pool in the 1951…

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Wool From Gunning In Winning Royal Show Exhibit

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 6

The success of the Southern District Exhibit at this year’s Royal Easter Show was of particular interest to…

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Sporting News Local Round-up Boxing Trainees: Sheep Dog Trial Judge

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 8

Boxing has not completely faded from the local sporting gallery. Veteran George Barton is training a handful of youngsters in a local hall, which has been fitted with speed balls, punching bags, and other mod. cons…

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Farm Worker Hanged

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: Thomas Ronald Harries, 26, farm worker, was hanged at Swansen Prison yesterday for murdering a…

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Kicked by Sheep

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 1

Mr. Fred Stedfut, a local abattoir employee, of 41 Wayo Street, was treated at Goulburn Base Hospital yesterday for an…

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