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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1960

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Burra Stud Was Most Successful Cattle Exhibitor

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 February 1960 · page 2

The highly reputable and long established Hereford Stud. Burra,” operated by F. M. Mc Diarmid and Sons, in the face of stiff opposition from two other district studs…

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P. McCormack Top Junior Sheep Judge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 February 1960 · page 1

Pat McCormack, Son of well-known leading sheep man, W. McCormack, of “Beliview,” Royalla,…

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Canberra Won Junior Farmer Inter-club Exhibit Competition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 February 1960 · page 4

The Canberra Club won the Junior Farmer inter-club exhibit competition at the Queanbeyan Show last week, with a total of 946 points from the only other…

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pastoral Conditions Favourable Despite Dry Conditions

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 March 1960 · page 5

In his monthly report, Mr. T. P. Taylor, Superintendent of Agriculture and Stock for the A.C.T., said dry weather prevailed during February, following a very favourable period of moist weather, which commenced in October…

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Junior Sheep Judging At Local Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 March 1960 · page 5

Dear Sir, — On reading the Queanbeyan “Age,“ dated Tuesday, February 23, we…

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This Week in Wool Continent’s Initiative

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 March 1960 · page 5

There were straws in the wind last week that seemed to portend that depressing influences in the wool market are waning…

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local Wool Clips Sold FARMERS and GRAZIERS

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 March 1960 · page 2

Farmers and Graziers, report that they submitted a catalogue of over, 6,000 bales at their sale on Monday last…

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Farmer Heads Rural Body

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 March 1960 · page 3

A 38-year-old farmer, Mr. Tom .Lewis, M.L.A., of Moss Vale, has been selected as chairman of the…

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Sheep Show Judges From All States

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 March 1960 · page 4

For the first time in the history of the Sydney Sheep Show, judges for the forthcoming show,…

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This Week in Wool ‘One Europe ’ Will Be a Great Wool Customer

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 March 1960 · page 4

Booming economy in West and East Europe, and particularly in the Common Market bloc, has become the dominating influence in Australian wool markets…

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Strong Competition For All Types of Wool at Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 March 1960 · page 3

The sixth series of Goulburn wool scales for the current season were held on Wednesday and Thursday, March 16 and 17, when Farmers & Graziers…

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Local Junior Farmer Wins Cooma Prize

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 March 1960 · page 2

Tharwa Junior Farmer Miss Dorothy McCormack, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. McCormack, of…

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Increased Prices for Local Wool Clips

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 March 1960 · page 4

The wool market last week in all selling centres provided a continuance of the return to a more confident outlook and firmer trend of values which has recently…

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This Week in Wool World Demand Is Lifting Wool Prices

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 April 1960 · page 4

Avid buying by East and West Continentals, strongly countered by Bradford and Japan and…

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Wool Carnival At Easter Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 April 1960 · page 4

The Autralian wool Bureau will stage a “Wool Carnival”—one of the most spactacular…

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Sheep Skin Auction

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 April 1960 · page 4

A catalogue of 9,200 sheep skins was submitted to buyers by Farmers & Graziers on Tuesday,…

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Gunning Special Cattle Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 April 1960 · page 5

Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Limited Lumby Limited in conjunction with Jack Morgan reported a satisfactory…

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News For The Man On The Land Goulburn Wool Market

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 April 1960 · page 5

It has ever been the policy and keen desire of Winchcombe Carson Limited to provide clients with the best facilities for the storage,…

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Queensland Junior Farmers To Camp Here

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 April 1960 · page 4

A party of Queensland Junior Farmers, who will he on a tour to Tasmania, will stay in Queanbeyan on…

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Cattle Prices Rise At Local Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 April 1960 · page 4

Mr. Pat Reid, auctioneer and stock expert for W. J. Gibbs and Co., Stock and Station agents,…

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