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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1960

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Wool Market Conditions Prices and Prospects

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 April 1960 · page 4

After a world-wide recession of commodity prices in 1957/58, markets for Australian wool strengthened appreciably in 1959. The outlook at present is for…

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Goulburn Sheep Skin Auction

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 May 1960 · page 6

A catalogue of 9,100 skins was submitted to buyers by Farmers and Graziers on Tuesday…

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All-time Record Entries for Sheep Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 May 1960 · page 6

Entries in this year’s Sydney Sheep Show, are an all-time record. This was announced recently by the president of the…

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Increasing Recognition of Importance of Weight for Age in Cattle

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 May 1960 · page 6

Breeders’ increasing recognition of the importance of weight for age was demonstrated in the 1959-60 [?] Cattle Breeders’ Competition, Mrs. H. T. Harrison…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 May 1960 · page 6

On Thursday, May 12, 1960, New Zealand Loan and mercantile Agency Co. Limited, brought…

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Beef Cattle Improvement Plan

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 May 1960 · page 5

The best way to ret together a good herd of cows for beef production, was to [?] the weaning weights…

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1950 Sheep Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 May 1960 · page 4

The 1960 Sheep Show and Ram Sale will be held in Sydney from June 1 to 8 inclusive…

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Queanbeyan Champions For Sheep Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 May 1960 · page 1

Mr. Patrick McCormack, of “Bellview,” Royalla, A.C.T., son of well-known district grazier, Mr. W…

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Coast Farmer Wing Plough Championship

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 June 1960 · page 5

Young South Coast farmer, Ken Henry, of Numbaa, near Nowra, Won the Aatlantic Union Oil Co…

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Wool Market In Sellers’ Favour

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 June 1960 · page 5

Fanners & Graziers’, Wool brokers report [?] movement at last week’s Melbourne and…

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Cattle Firm Sheep Slip

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 July 1960 · page 6

Woodgers and Calthorpe Ltd, and W. 3. Gibbs and Do. report having yarded 180 head of cattle and 2.000…

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Prices of Bread and Butter Up

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 July 1960 · page 2

Master bakers in Canberra and Queanbeyan yesterday, decided at a meeting to make an increase of…

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No Alteration in Show Sheep Section Awards

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 July 1960 · page 2

Queanbeyan Pastoral Agriculture Association decided last week that it would continue to make grand champion awards in the sheep section of its…

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It’s Not Chic to Be a Sheep

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 July 1960 · page 3

Fashions in hair and clothes are constantly changing. That’s what makes a girl’s life such fun. But don’t be a slave to fashion . . . learn…

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Goulburn Wool Firm in Sound Position

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 July 1960 · page 7

Directors of Wool Export (Goulburn) Limited, at their next meeting, will formulate plans for a second issue of shares for public subscription…

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News For The Man On The Land Wool Hits Lowest Point

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 July 1960 · page 7

The further decline in wool values last week, brought prices for most descriptions to the lowest…

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Bungendore Forms Branch of Farmers And Settlers’ Assn

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 July 1960 · page 7

A meeting of district primary producers at Bungendore recently carried a resolution that they may form themselves into a Branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association, to be known as the Bungendore District Branch…

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This Week in Wool Brighter Outlook to World Wool Market

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 July 1960 · page 4

There was a brighter tone in world wool markets last week to inspire hope that the tide has turned again, and that recent price losses may be regained…

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“Do We Want A Floor Price Scheme For Wool ?”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 July 1960 · page 5

The question regarding q possible, floor price scheme for Australian wool is one which is troubling and dividing the industry at the, present time. Mr. A. W. Scott, of…

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Wool Levy : Woolgrowers Receive Another “Check” As From Yesterday

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 August 1960 · page 5

The wool promotion levy on woolgrowers increased by 1 /- a bale yesterday. The Minister for Primary…

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