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

Farming & the land, 1955

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A.m.l. & F Wool Sale Report

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

At Sydney on 23rd March, 1955 Australian, Mercantile, Land and Finance Co. Ltd., offered a representative selection including…

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The Country Producers’ Selling Company Lid. Wool Report March 24, 1955

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 March 1955 · page 4

Following a further suspension, Wool Auctions commenced in Sydney on Wednesday, March 23rd, and will conclude today, Friday,…

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N. Z. L. Wool Report

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 31 March 1955 · page 6

On Friday, March 25th, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited brought forward a catalogue totalling…

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Appeal For Legacy. Cash And Sheep Wanted

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 4 April 1955 · page 2

An appeal for donations of cash and sheep on behalf of Legacy was made at the last meeting: of the Yass R.S.L. by the president, Dr…

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KANGIARA Big Sheep Movement

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 7 April 1955 · page 3

Thousands of sheep have been passing through Kangiara in transport trucks to the saleyards and private buyers since the late…

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Yass Cattle at Royal Show (By Dalgety’s News Service) Aberdeen Angus

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 7 April 1955 · page 5

Junior champion at the Royal [?]now was . the Scottish. Australian Company’s Texas Pandora, a styl[?] [?] calf by Paidrew of Kddinny…

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Sheep Men at the New Jerrawa Pavilion

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 4

STANDING in front of the new sheep pavilion on the Jerrawa Showground are (from left to right) Mr. Mervyn Waters, Jerrawa. steward; Mr. L. Privett, of “Glenleigh,” Coolalie, chief steward; Mr. G. T. Walker of “Ledgworth,” son of the deputy-mayor of Yass,…

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Sheep Dog Trials Big Crowd Watched Clever Entrants

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 3

During most of the day an interested crowd of men and women watched 35 clever dogs at work in the sheep dog trials. The dogs…

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Sheep Section Grand Champion To D. J. Holgate

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 3

The judge in the sheep section, Messrs. S. Starr and Gearge Walker, said the sheep were outstanding. They had difficulty in several…

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Keen Interest in the All Day Sheep Dog Trials

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 5

THE SHEEP DOG TRIALS held in a paddock alongside the Jerrawa showground on Monday was a show in itself. Spectators were lined two and three deep 100 feel along the fence. There are no greater enthusiasts than the men who breed and train Australia’s famous sheep dogs. Sitting on a log in the foreground of the picture are four critics watching a dog putting sheep through the hurdles…

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This Week in Wool Argentina Production Of Wool Declining Warning To Australia

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 18 April 1955 · page 4

Buenos Aires correspondent of Dalgety’s News Service says that the current Argentine wool clip was the lowest…

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This Week in Wool “Nations Are Less Dress-conscious” (From Dalgety’s News Service)

Yass Tribune-Courier · Wednesday 20 April 1955 · page 2

People all over the world are becoming less dress-conscious according to the president of the Wholesale Textile Association in…

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Junior Farmers New Zealand Tour Plan

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 2 May 1955 · page 4

The Junior Farmer Club movement has made tentative arrangements for a tour of New Zealand by members and it is hoped that…

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This Week in Wool (From Dalgety’s News News Service)

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 5

Wool came through its severest test of the season this week, with demand widening and the hitherto neglected fine wools trending…

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What A.w.u. Asks for in Pastoral Award Claims

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 9 May 1955 · page 1

As in earlier logs, the A.W.U. seeks to limit the application of the award to financial members of the Union. The present Federal Award regulates the employment of station hands only on properties where…

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Goulburn Wool Sales

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 May 1955 · page 4

The seventh and final series for the current season- was held at Goulburn on Wednesday and Thursday, 11th and 12th May…

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Merino Crossbred? Leading Wool Valuer Urges Caution

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 May 1955 · page 2

Relative cheapness of merino 64’s and finer, compared with strong merino 60’s, comeback 58’s and crossbred 56’s on the world wool market today is causing concern amongst Australian woolgrowers. For a…

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High Merino Fine Wool Has Lost Value

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 May 1955 · page 4

This graph, prepared, by Dalgetys, illustrates how merino, comeback and crossbred wools have narrowed in price differential since 1853-54. The graph shows how the comparative average clean values of…

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Barber’s Pole Worm Serious Loss of Sheep in Young District

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 May 1955 · page 1

A dilemma now faces landowners in the Young Pastures Protection District who failed to heed many warnings to drench their…

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Applications Are Open for Eight Farms on Bookham Estate

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 May 1955 · page 4

Applications under the War Service Settlement scheme for eight blocks on Bookham Estate opened last Monday and will be received until Friday, June 3. This announcement was made by the Minister for…

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