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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1962

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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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Cattle Levy Reduced

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 November 1962 · page 8

The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon, A. G. Enticknap, intends to introduce legislation to reduce…

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Protests on altered sheep show dates

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 November 1962 · page 9

Queanbeyan P. A. and H. Association, has decided to support a protest lodged against the decision to hold…

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Dipping next job in sheep management

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 November 1962 · page 12

With general shearing well under way on the Tablelands, the next thought in sheep management is dipping. Although there are many…

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Hall crop wins wheat competition

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 December 1962 · page 4

The A.C.T. Wheat Growing Competition, conducted by the National Agricultural Society of the A.C.T., was judged last week by Mr. G. Hirst, of the Agriculture and Stock Section,…

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Famous sheep flock sold

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 December 1962 · page 9

Goldsbrough Mort & Co. Ltd., Sydney, report that the Commercial Corriedale flock account Clifton…

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“Star” Junior Farmer

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 December 1962 · page 4

VIRGINIA JONES, of Canberra, a finalist in the “Star” Junior Farmer Competition, chats with Mr. R. N. Medley, Chief Country Valuer of the Rural Bank, in Sydney, before the final judging…

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Special Function at Tharwa £500 award presented to Junior Farmers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 December 1962 · page 9

Tharwa Junior Farmer Club is £500 richer after a special function which packed the Tharwa Hall on Saturday night. People from Canberra to Cooma attended the function…

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Tuesday’s Goulburn Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 December 1962 · page 11

A number of Queanbeyan and district wool clips were offered for sale at the fourth series of Goulburn…

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Graziers asked to help in sheep loss probe

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 December 1962 · page 11

An appeal was made last week by, Mr. Ellis C. Butt, Chairman of the Yass Valley Organisation, for help in a probe of sheep losses. “Graziers who keep records…

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News For The Man On The Land District sheep are in good condition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 December 1962 · page 11

Sheep in the district are in excellent condition and there is sufficient feed available for present needs. This was stated early this…

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District wool brings 180d

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 December 1962 · page 2

Top quality wool sold on account of H. Curran of Ginninderra, brought 180d. at farmers and Grazires’ wool sale in Goulburn last week…

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Sydney Sheep Show date change postponed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 December 1962 · page 4

The New South Wales Sheepbreeder’ Association has decided to postpone for a further year the change in date of the Sydney Sheep Show from the winter to the early…

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Sydney wool auction report

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 December 1962 · page 9

At Pitt, Son& Badger’s sale on Thursday a catalogue of 7,900 bales was offered Keen competition was…

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Sheep buyers advised to check tussock

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 December 1962 · page 5

Graziers purchasing sheep from other districts should ascertain whether the stock came from a…

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