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

Farming & the land, 1954

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Lean Time For Yass Cattle

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 2

Cattle in the Yass P.P. Board district are all can the decline, showing the effects of the grave food shortage and cold weather…

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£20,000 Sheep Thefts: Inquiries At Hay

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Police investigating the left of £20,000 worth of sheep from the Riverina district have now switched investigation to Hay. Well-organised gangs,…

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Wool Classing Exams

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 6

Several local wool classing students recently underwent, examinations at the Goulburn Technical College…

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Outstanding Wool Exhibits

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 6

The recently conducted Merino Ewe Competition produced some entries of outstanding quality and the…

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Local Breeders' Success At Albury Sheep Show

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 1

Prolific prize winning Dorset Horn sheep, owned by Messrs. G. R. Shepherd and Son, of Wheeo, scooped the…

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Apprenticeship for Farm Workers in Southern Tablelands

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 5

The Southern Tablelands Regional Development Committee will recommend to the Premier the introduction of a system of agricultural apprenticeships for farm workers in this district…

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Road Transport for Cattle in North

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 29 July 1954 · page 8

The vast advantages of a road system over the transport by rail of cattle in Northern Australia are being put forward by…

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Lecture on Home Uses of Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 29 July 1954 · page 2

Miss E. Baillie, of the staff of the Women's College of Home Science. will lecture on the uses of wool in the home at the…

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This Week in Wool. Less Wool Used By Australian Mills (Dalgety’s News Service)

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 29 July 1954 · page 8

The first clips of the new season are now arriving in Australian stores in increasing volume, and already in Sydney there is almost…

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Surplus Wheat for Asia “Better To Feed Them,” Says Cr. Forster

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 29 July 1954 · page 4

Cr. R. J. Forster gained unanimous support for his proposal to Boorowa Shire Council to urge both State and Federal Governments to make a gift of portion of Australia’s surplus wheat in the interests of economics…

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Stock Inspector Now Farmer

Boorowa News · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 2

There's a new settler down on "Ellesmere" Estate sub-division at Crowther, between Young and Koorawatha, who should…

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Fodder, Pasture and Farm Management Competition

Boorowa News · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 6

A final reminder to intending competition that entries for the above competition close on July 31…

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T.B. Testing Of Dairy Herds

Boorowa News · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 3

The Department of Agriculture advised Boorowa Shire Council at a special meeting last week that if the…

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£300 Sheep Drive For Ambulance Building Fund

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 2 August 1954 · page 1

During the year ended June 30 Bookham Ambulance Auxiliary conducted a sheep drive on behalf of…

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Junior Farmers' Club for Gundaroo

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 2

A Junior FArmer's Club will shortly be formed at Gundaroo. The District Supervisor of Junior Farmers' Clubs, Mr…

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£300 Sheep Drive

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 2

During the year ended June 30, Bookham Ambulance Auxiliary conducted a sheep drive on behalf of the Ambulance Fund…

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Sheep and Vitamin-a

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 4

Publicity recently given to vitamin A deficiency in sheep in time of drought may be misleading and cause graziers…

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Wheat Ballot Approved

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 6

State Cabinet yesterday approved the holding of a ballot of N.S.W, wheatgrowers to ratify the new five-year wheat…

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£50 Per Head For District Cattle

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 1

A paddock sale of note was completed this week when 26 3-year-old Shorthorn bullocks of excellent quality, realised…

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Goulburn Man's Plans For Wool Scouring

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 2

A local businessman is leading negotiations for the purchase of the Newcastle Wool Processing Company's…

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