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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1963

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Rain delayed wheat harvest

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 January 1963 · page 6

Above average rains during December and cool conditions delayed the harvest of wheat crops in the district. This was stated by the…

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Sheep thieves active in Queanbeyan district

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 January 1963 · page 1

Sheep stealing is prevalent in the Queanbeyan district in recent months, and several properties have been Victims of mysterious and lightning raids. Craziers are alramed at the…

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District wool clips sold

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 January 1963 · page 2

The Fifth Series of wool sales commenced at Goulburn last week, with an offering of approximately 6,750 bales by Farmers and Graziers…

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Quality sheep at yesterday’s annual show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 January 1963 · page 4

The winning sheep exhibited at yesterday’s Bungendore Show would do well in better company, According…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 February 1963 · page 9

The tenth series of Sydney Wool Sales opened on Monday, January 21. Farmers and. Graziers’…

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Cattle levy down, compensation up

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 February 1963 · page 9

The Levy on cattle has been reduced and maximum payments from the Cattle Compensation Fund has…

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Tozer wins sheep judging competition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 February 1963 · page 9

The “Country Life” junior sheep judging competition; at the Bungendore show on Monday was won by G…

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Keen interest in beef cattle comp

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 February 1963 · page 9

Continued interest has been shown in this year’s Beef Cattle Breeders’ competition…

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Today’s Recipe Walnut Butter Crisps

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 February 1963 · page 10

4 ozs. butter or margarine. [?] cup sugar, 3 egg yolks. [?] teaspoon of vanilla. 2 ozs…

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Local Wool Clips Sold

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 February 1963 · page 11

At last week’s Sydney wool sales, two clips from the Bungendore district were…

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Many problems face new Australian Wool Board

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 February 1963 · page 11

How can Australia produce more wool and how can it improve the quality of Australian wool clips, are two of the many problems facing the new Australian Wool Board when it meets later this year…

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Weather delays wheat harvest

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 February 1963 · page 9

The continuance of wet weather has delayed the harvesting of district wheat crops considerably, according to Mr. T, P. Taylor, Superintendent of the Agriculture and Stock…

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Associate Sheep Judge

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 February 1963 · page 2

A new innovation at the Queanbeyan Show on Friday was the appointment of an associate judge in the…

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Outstanding lineup for beef cattle champion

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 February 1963 · page 7

There was an outstanding lineup for the Supreme Championship Sash in the Cattle section of the Queanbeyan Show. This was stated by the…

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Dead-heat in junior sheep judging comp

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 February 1963 · page 3

The Country Life Junior sheep judging, competition at the Queanbeyan Show resulted in a dead-heat…

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Sheep and wool classes likely for Bungendore

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 February 1963 · page 1

Canberra Technical College is giving consideration to opening an evening class of Sheep and Wool at…

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Agricultural Gazette free to farmers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 February 1963 · page 4

Many farmers are still not Ware that the Agricultural Gazette will be forwarded, each, month free of…

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Local Wool Clips Sold

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 March 1963 · page 4

Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Limited and Winch-combe, Carson Ltd., both submitted local wool clips…

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Tuesday’s city wool prices

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 March 1963 · page 8

Three local clips were among the 4,500 bales submitted at the Sydney Wool Sales on Tuesday, by the…

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Heavy lorry ploughs into flock of sheep

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 March 1963 · page 1

Queanbeyan police this morning destroyed 14 sheep at the scene, when a 16-ton lorry ploughed into a,…

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