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

Farming & the land, 1954

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Gulargambone Man Reaps Freak Wheat Crop

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 4

As a result of a combination of grasshopper plague and abnormal seasonal conditions, a Gulargambone…

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Wool Very Firm

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 2

Merino wool prices were very firm at Sydney sales yesterday. Fleece wools carrying heavy burr were again irregular…

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Sheep Dog Trials Double Victory For Gunning Dog

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 5

As well as winning the Open Maiden at the Cootamundra Sheep Dog Trials with “Drummer,” Mr. H. J. Lawton, of…

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Show To Cater For Smaller Wool Men

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 4

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

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Young Farmer Hits At Govt

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 3

President of the Young Branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association, Mr. L. F. Ricketts, at the annual general meeting of…

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Wool Firm

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 1

Wool prices were firm at the closing Sydney sale for the 1953-54 season yesterday. Broader quality merino fleeces carrying…

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Cheaper Rail Freights for Farmers

Boorowa News · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 1

Farmers' in the Boorowa district would welcome the introduction into this State of rail f ape reductions which…

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More Sheep in N.s.w

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 1

New South Wales now had 5,000,000 more sheep than in 1952. Mr. S. S. Ick-Hewins said last night. Flocks in the State now…

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Wool Values Firm at Closing Auctions

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson advise that they sold 7850 bales at auction and privately, closing the auction season on Thursday with strong…

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Italy Leads Way In Wool Styles

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 3

Sheer and lightweight wools for summer have been in favour with designers in Italy for several seasons and this year…

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Wool Consumption Last Year Was Highest On Record

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 2

World wool consumption in 1953 reached a total of 2600 million lb. (clean)—with one exception, the highest ever…

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This Week in Wool Average Price Was Half-penny Less A Pound This Season (From Dalgety’s News Service)

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 4

Reluctance of the world wool trade to wind up the selling season with values embarrassingly high for the basis for next season’s…

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Police Milk Cows Farmers' Strike

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 3

FERRARA, Monday: Italian police yesterday milked cows and carted hay in Ferrara Province as one of the most, bitter…

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Kashmir's Wool Industry

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 7

A plan for the improvement of Kashmir's sheep and wool industry has been prepared by Mr. George Upward, an Australian…

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Cattle Sales Reflect Drought Conditions

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 1

Almost 5000 more cattle were sold in the Goulburn saleyards in the year ended May 31 this year than last year. This was stated to-day by an…

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Japan's Wool Yarn Stocks

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 6

Japanese wool spinners calculated that the price of wool yarn would rise as a result of the expected reduction of Wool imports…

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Zatopek Says Wool Helps

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 7

Athletes should wear wool socks to keep their feet in perfect condition. This is the advice of Emil Zatopek, famous Czech…

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Canadian Inquiry on Wool Cloth

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 6

Following representations by domestic manufactures, the Canadian Finance Minister, Mr. D. C. Abbott. has ordered a Tariff…

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S.a. Sheep Were Top Earners

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 2

The 1953-54 wool-selling season which closes this week in Brisbane, Geelong and Perth, will long be…

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Wool Sales Campaign in America

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 2

Winchombe, Carson Ltd. report: With this week's auctions in Brisbane, Geelong and Perth, the 1953-54…

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