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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1965

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Cattle limited at Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 August 1965 · page 2

Only 383 head of cattle were offered for sale at Goulburn on Tuesday, the lowest for some years,…

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Alternative to Reserve Price Scheme Wool export credit fund suggested Graziers’ president proposal

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 August 1965 · page 1

A woolgrowers’ capital fund, contributed to by the government and utilised as a wool export credit fund, was suggested yesterday by the retiring president of the Queanbeyan-Canberra branch of the Graziers’ Association of N.S.W., Mr. F. M. MacDiarmid, Jnr…

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Sheep Prices Fully Firm

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 August 1965 · page 4

A yarding of approximately 7,000 sheep and lambs were on offer at the Goulburn Saleyards on Wednesday…

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Beef cattle breeders’ competition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 August 1965 · page 4

The Beef Cattle Breeders’ Competition will be conducted again during 1965-66. The competition, conducted…

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Goulburn sheep prices dearer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 August 1965 · page 4

There was a considerably reduced yarding of only 5,000 sheep and lambs at the Goulburn fat sheep…

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Wool would lose in price war

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 August 1965 · page 4

The general president of the United Farmers and Woolgrowers’ Association. Mr. L. M. Kidd, said at…

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News For The Man On The Land Minister introduces legislation Wool reserve price referendum plans

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 August 1965 · page 4

The Federal Government introduced legislation on Wednesday for a compulsory “one man, one vote” referendum on the wool reserve price plan. All woolgrowers who…

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Distinguished speakers on wool scheme

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 August 1965 · page 1

Two distinguished speakers will address, a public meeting on the reserve price plan for wool at the…

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Queanbeyan Lambs Wool State Record

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 August 1965 · page 5

Of the twelve top prices for the various descriptions of wool sold in New South wales in the past season,…

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Yass Valley farms show results

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 August 1965 · page 6

In his report to the Yass Valley Organisation, annual meeting at Yass recently, the chairman of Operation…

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Sheep dearer at Goulburn sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 September 1965 · page 4

The quality of the yarding at the Goulburn fat sheep market on Wednesday, when 6,200 sheep and lambs…

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Widespread rain brightens summer pastoral outlook

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 September 1965 · page 1

Steady and soaking rain throughout the Queanbeyan district at intervals since last Friday has considerably brightened the pastoral outlook for the spring and coming summer…

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Values drop at Goulburn sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 September 1965 · page 4

Competition was not so keen at the Goulburn fat sheep market on Wednesday day, with all woolly sheep…

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Sheep figures Percentage increase in crossbreeds

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 September 1965 · page 4

The percentage of crossbred sheep in N:S.W. has increased 16 82 per cent in the last three years,…

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Bungendore wool tops first sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 September 1965 · page 4

Top price in the merino section at the first series of the 1965-66 wool selling season at Goulburn this week…

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Finance for farm development

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 September 1965 · page 4

Application of research findings are impossible without a better system of financing farm development…

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Goulburn sheep values down

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 September 1965 · page 8

Sheep values decreased by 5/- to 8/- per head for all descriptions at the Goulburn fat sheep market on…

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News For The Man On The Land Graziers’ Association Views ‘No’ vote urges on wool reserve price issue

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 September 1965 · page 4

The retiring president of the Canberra Queanbeyan Branch of the Graziers’ Association of N.S.W. Mr. E. M. MacDiarmid jnr, in his report to the recent annual meeting urged members to vote “no” in the proposed referendum on the reserve price issue…

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Farm dams stocked with trout

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 September 1965 · page 4

The Goulburn Acclimatisation Society, over a period six-years, has been stocking farm dams for the local…

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Beef Cattle Competition

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 September 1965 · page 2

The 1965/66 Beef Cattle Breeders Competition winners will receive trophies valued at 25.50 dollars, this…

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