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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1963

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Wool Week exhibit at Cooma

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 March 1963 · page 10

AN outstanding exhibit at Cooma, on the occasion of that centre’s Wool Week. Forty feet…

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Michelago Wool Sold in Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 March 1963 · page 10

A Michelago clip was sold in Sydney on Monday by Farmers, and Graziers’ Co-operative Grain…

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News For The Man On The Land National Sheep Dog Trial Championships

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 March 1963 · page 10

Ah all time record entry of 223 sheep dogs have been received for the National Sheep Dog Trials and 96…

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Junior Farmer exhibit at “Royal”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 March 1963 · page 10

The Junior Farmer exhibit at the Sydney Show-will lake on a “now look” this year…

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“Crazy Bill” slated 40-hour Farm week

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 March 1963 · page 11

Describing the bill For a 40- hours week in rural industry as “childish, crazy and farcical,” Mr. Tom Lewis, M.L.A., said that, under it farmers would need “the wisdom of…

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Wool continues to favour growers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 March 1963 · page 11

The final pre-Easter auctions in Brisbane were held this week with the market again firmer, reports Winchcombe Carson. Compared with last week’s…

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District cattle studs prominent

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 April 1963 · page 1

Queanbeyan district studs were prominent in awards made in the cattle section of the 1963 Sydney Royal…

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Wool Export Co. to be preserved

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 April 1963 · page 9

Wool Export (Goulburn) Ltd. will be preserved as an entity, but placed on the market…

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Girl agam wins Junior Farmer State-wide award

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 11 April 1963 · page 5

For the third yead in succession, a girl has been judged winner of the top State-wide competition for…

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Hereford win in Sydney show fat cattle section

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 April 1963 · page 1

Impressive line up of 12 steers in the Hereford Class at this year’s Sydney Royal Easter Show was the…

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Nitrogen Carries 15 Sheep in Critical Three Months

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 April 1963 · page 9

The way is now clear fro boost j net profits by £2 per annum oh thousand acre holdings. The judicious use of Nitrogen and Phosphorous to fill winter need shortage makes this possible. The results above were…

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Dry conditions causing concern to farmers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 April 1963 · page 4

Continued dry conditions were causing concern to farmers, Mr. T. P. Taylor said yesterday…

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Farmers aware of economics in farm management

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 April 1963 · page 8

Farmers these days are more aware of the importance of economics in the management of their farms. the well-known “cost-price”…

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“Booroomba” - historical cattle raising property

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 April 1963 · page 8

On April 16, 1824, Alan Cunningham, in passing over the site of the future village of Tharwa, skirted 28,000 acres of which was 16 years later to become the “Booroomba” (aboriginal Booroomba) cattle station…

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Two Junior Farmers at show camp

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 April 1963 · page 9

Two district Junior Farmers have represented the Southern Tablelands and the Monaro at this year’s…

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Rain Improves Pastoral Winter Outlook

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 April 1963 · page 1

Graziers and landholders are jubilant about the general rain throughout the district on Sunday night and yesterday, which resulted…

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Tharwa Junior Farmers to go on bus tour

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 May 1963 · page 3

Tharwa Junior Farmers Club will make educational bus tour through the Riverina Snowy Mountains area next week as its reward for winning the 1962 Ampol £500…

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Winter Feed for Cattle Not Bright

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 May 1963 · page 4

Cattle aye entering the colder months hi good condition but prospects for good winter feed are…

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Record entry for Sydney sheep show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 May 1963 · page 9

A record number of exhibitors have entered sheep for the Sheep Show which will be held at the Sydney…

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Junior Farmers Unhappy

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 May 1963 · page 9

The, Canberra Junior Farmer. Advisory Committee has strongly criticised the running of the Junior…

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