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

Farming & the land, 1954

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Show To Cater For Smaller Wool Men

Boorowa News · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 2

The novice and small grazier sections of the Sydney Sheep Show will be extended next year…

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Rain Saves Crops in District "Just In Time," Says District Agronomist

Boorowa News · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 2

"Crops that had already germinated were on their last gasp and no germination had occurred on sections of the heavy-soiled flat country prior to the recent rain," stated district agronomist, Mr. F. Autry-Hall to the "News" this…

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The Business of Farming

Boorowa News · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 2

Farmers keeping the Farm record books designed by the Department of Agriculture find that it does not take them…

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Berrima Wants An Experimental Farm

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 3

Speakers to a motion submitted to the annual meeting of the Berrima District Show Society on Thursday night were unaminous that much benefit could arise from the establishment of an experimental and research farm in the district, so…

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University's Two Farms

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 2

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney, Professor S. R. Roberts; recently accepted to behalf of the university two…

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Vic. Interest in Sheep Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 7

Fleeces from Victoria have been entered for the forthcoming Sydney Annual Sheep Show. It was the frist time, since the…

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TARALGA and District News Dry Spell Causing Serious Deterioration in Pastoral and Stock Conditions

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 6

District Agronomist, Mr. R. Thompson, of Goulburn, in his May report revealed an alarming feed position in the Crookwell-Goul-burn-Taralga areas. Many graziers were…

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Newcastle Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 2

Prices at Newcastle wool sales yesterday remained firm on prices at the recent Sydney sales…

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Valuable Sheep Dog Killed: Police Inquiry

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 3

A valuable sheep dog was killed instantly when run over by a car on the Hume Highway, near Goulburn,…

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Tea, Butter Price Rises

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 7

Federal Cabinet may soon abolish or reduce the subsides on butter and tea. These subsidies are 10¾d lb on butter and…

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Wool Prices Firm

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 7

Prices at Newcastle wool sales yesterday remained firm. Sellers cleared all of the 13,500 bales they offered…

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Salvation Army Farm Scheme

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 2

The Salvation Army has just completed negotiations for the purchsae of a small farm of 40 acres at Chittaway Point,…

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How to Graze an Oat Crop

Boorowa News · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 3

No other winter crop will provide such a continuity of green feed as oats, but to obtain the maximum results…

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This Week in Wool Intensified Demand For Strong-wool Merino

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 3

Woolgrowers are taking note of the more profitable yield per head of strong-wool merinos, and it is significant…

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New Fluid For The Marking Of Sheep

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 5

The City of Bradford (Yorkshire) By-products Department has evolved a new sheep-marking [?]ld which is claimed to…

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New Fluid For Sheep Brands

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 6

Claimed to represent a further advance in sheep-marking fluids, a new fluid has been evolved by the City of Bradford…

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Sheep Awards At Cootamundra

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 2

Awards at the Cootamundra Sheep Show gave Yass and Gunning district sheep breeders successes…

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Wool Mainly Firm

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 2

Yesterday's Sydney wool market was mainly firm. Competition from the Continent. Britain and Japan was strong…

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Striped Wool Jersey

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 3

From Milan comes Marucellis' dress in brightly stripped soft wool jersey with buttons and hip treatment…

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Designed In Wool For Australia

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 6

Australian women will soon be able to buy copies of dresses shown in an advance autumn collection of all wool clothes…

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