Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

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

Farming & the land, 1955

167 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 9

Worms in Sheep the Barber’s Pole Prevalent Watch For Bottle Jaw And Pale Skin

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 February 1955 · page 5

The Yass district is suffering one of the most severe AND extensive outbreaks of worms amongst our sheep,…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Yass Milk Supply T.B. Testing of Dairy Herds Municipal Council To Take Action Under Local Government Act

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 February 1955 · page 4

All dairy herds supplying milk to the Municipality of Yass will be tested for T.B. This was decided at last meeting of the Municipal Council when aldermen discussed at length the value…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Goulburn Sheep Sale

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 February 1955 · page 1

Another successful special store sheep sale was held on February 15 by Goldsbrough, Mort and Company Limited, in the Goulburn…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Sheep Merryville Wins Ewe Award To Boorowa Breeder

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 February 1955 · page 3

The three judges in the sheep section had some difficulty in making the awards for the grand champion ram…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Improved Pastures And Their Effects On Wool (To the Editor)

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 February 1955 · page 7

Sir,— Mr. E.K. Steele’s staements regarding colour in, and strength of Yass wools in relation to pasture…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Thousand Watched Grand Parade at Yass Show Aristocratic Cattle And Horses On Display

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 February 1955 · page 3

A thousand people packed around the rails and filled the grandstand at Yass Showground last Saturday afternoon to watch the Grand Parade of magnificent cattle and sleek horses being put through their paces by their proud owners. It was an impressive…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Junior Farmers Go to Town

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 February 1955 · page 6

Twenty-four your men and women of Yass District, members of the Junior Farmers’ Club, really went to town at year and put on a first rate exhibit…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

This Week in Wool Fluctuations In Wool Market

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 March 1955 · page 4

Bigger wool orders from Continental countries were in the market last week in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide,…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

180d Obtained for Gunning Wool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 March 1955 · page 6

In Sydney Mr. Maurice Heffernan (right) of Gunning, congratulates Mr. Geoff Hosking, wool manager and auctioneer of Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Ltd. as the latter steps from the Rostrum after obtaining 180d for five bales of Super AAA…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Wool Report

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 7 March 1955 · page 1

On Thursday, February 24, New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., brought forward a catalogue totalling 6,607 bales…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Red Cross Wool Drive Further Donations

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 7 March 1955 · page 1

Seven bales of wool have already been dispatched For sale by the organisers of the 1955 Yass Red Cross Wool…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Extra Superfine Wool And Improved Pastures (From Dalgety’s News Service)

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 7 March 1955 · page 1

A statement by Mr. E. K. Steele, Dalgety’s senior wool valuer in Sydney, in which he suggested that the effect of improved pastures…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Wool Report

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 March 1955 · page 3

N.Z.L. offered 3,727 bales at Sixth Newcastle Wool Sale. During the past week sales in New South Wales have been held…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Bin Along Special Sheep Sale

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 March 1955 · page 8

Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd., Young branch in conjunction with Roche and, Crowe, agents of Binalong, report having yarded…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Goulburn Sheep Sale

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 14 March 1955 · page 4

Goldsbrough Mort & Co. Ltd., report holding a store sheep sale in the Goulburn Municipal yards on March 8, when they yarded…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Sheep Shearing at Hall Show

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 March 1955 · page 1

A sheep shearing exhibition will be a new feature in this year’s Hall Show. The A.C.T. Pastoral and…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Extra Superfine Wool And Improved Pastures (To The Editor)

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 March 1955 · page 3

Sir,— A second article by Mr. Steele (Dalgety’s News Review) published in “The Tribune-Courier”…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Recalling The Pioneers A. B. Triggs of Yass the Man with 600,000 SHEEP

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 March 1955 · page 3

Although not a pastoral pioneer, Arthur Bryant , Triggs, of Yass, was a spectacular figure in the history of the grazing industry and his rise to wealth was meteoric…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

This Week in Wool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 March 1955 · page 5

Tension in the world’s trouble spots in Asia and Europe has stabilised wool values during the past three months, while the demand…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Russian Buying Hardened Sydney Wool Market

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 March 1955 · page 2

Dalgety’s report active buying by Russian Satelite countries at their Sydney sales on Thursday, when they completely cleared 6096…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →