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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1962

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Strong Wool Demand at Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 October 1962 · page 9

The fourth series of wool sales in Sydney opened on Tuesday to strong and widespread competitions from…

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Graziers’ President on Wool Marketing Reluctance to abandon auction system until better scheme involved

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 October 1962 · page 8

Although it realised that the marketing of wool by the auction system had many defects as well as much merit, the Graziers’ Association of N.S.W. was not prepared to abandon the system until such time as another system, which would have more merit and few…

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United Kingdom Junior Farmer guest of Tharwa

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 October 1962 · page 4

“Over the past two weeks it has been pleasure of the Tharwa Junior Farmers to be the hosts of Francis…

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Michelago sheep farm for lease

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 October 1962 · page 9

A 1,137 acre sheep farm in the Queanbeyan district will be available for application later this month,…

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Junior Farmers’ £500 Award Tharwa club in final judging

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 October 1962 · page 1

Tharwa Club will be judged on October 23-24 in the final judging for this year’s Ampol £500 Junior Farmers’ Club Award. Judging of other area…

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Four farm blocks for sale at Rossi

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 October 1962 · page 1

Queanbeyan Real Estate Agents, T. E. Woodger and Sons, are offering for sale four mixed farm blocks in…

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Competition for beef cattle breeders

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 October 1962 · page 10

Although at present local consumpton accounts for 80 per cent, of Australia’s beef production breeders…

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Tuesday’s Goulburn Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 October 1962 · page 11

The market on, the opening of the second Goulburn Wool Sale was at 21 per cent. above the Sydney Sale last…

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News For The Man On The Land Wool Sales “Being Lost”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 October 1962 · page 11

Australia was losing a percentage of the world wool market at the very time she should be increasing it. This was stated by Mr. D…

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Beef Cattle School at Bombala in November

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 October 1962 · page 11

Landholders interested in attending the Beef Cattle School at Bombala have been advised to secure their application forms and return them as early as possible to the…

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Local wool clips sold at Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 October 1962 · page 11

A catalogue of approximately 15,000 bales was offered for the second Series of Sales for the 1962/63…

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News For The Man On The Land Strong Wool Enquiry at Sydney sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 October 1962 · page 11

The fifth series of Sydney wool sales for the season opened on Monday, report Winchcombe Carson Ltd., with a continuing demand for all descriptions and with values fully firm…

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New classes for Sydney Sheep Show

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 October 1962 · page 9

A number of new classes have been provided for the 1963 Sydney Sheep Show, to be held from May 29 to June 1. The secretary of the N.S.W…

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Heavy wool offering tested the market

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 October 1962 · page 7

Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd., in a special survey, report the large offering of 164,000 bales of wool in three Commonwealth-centres last week, thoroughly tested the market…

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Canberra Junior Farmer in final

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 October 1962 · page 8

Miss Virginia Jones, of Canberra, has been judged “Stair Junior Farmer” for the Southern Area in the 1962…

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Sheep cutting lighter fleeces

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 November 1962 · page 9

Sheep in the district are cutting, lighter fleeces this year owing to the lack of nutricious pastures during the winter months. This was stated yesterday…

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Wheat varieties recommended for Tablelands

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 November 1962 · page 9

Because of the difficulty of producing good wheat under tableland conditions, it is important for farmers…

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Tharwa Junior Farmers win £500 State award

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 November 1962 · page 1

There was much joy in the Tharwa area last night, ,when it. was announced that the Tharwa Junior Farmers’ Club had won year’s Ampol £500 Award for the top club of the State.. Tharwa’s success is a…

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Good entry in Beef Cattle competition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 November 1962 · page 11

The number of entries received to date in this year’s Beef Cattle Breeders’ competition is higher than at…

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Goulburn wool sales — local realisations

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 November 1962 · page 9

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report selling 6,100 bales of wool at the Goulburn Wool Sales on Tuesday, which was…

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