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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1966

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Best Yarding of Cattle This Year

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 May 1966 · page 6

The yarding of fat cattle at Goulburn on Tuesday was the largest so far this year, 2,500 being penned…

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Agronomist’s report Farmers Wait on Winter Rain

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 May 1966 · page 1

Good prospects at the end of March faded rapidly as expected April rains failed to eventuate, the District Agronomist, Mr. W. N. Wright, said in his report for last…

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GREYHOUNDS Hiking Ike no slouch Brilliant win in Farm Stake

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 May 1966 · page 8

Hiking Ike proved he is no slouch and upset a confident plunge on Sweet Bambi when won the Farrer Stake at Saturday afternoon’s meeting of the Queanbeyan Coursing…

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Keen demand at sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 May 1966 · page 4

Demand was keen at the Goulburn sheep market on Wednesday and values for grown sheep were to $1…

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Cattle Lice Have a King-size Bite

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 May 1966 · page 4

Lice are the smallest cattle parasites—their mouths can scarcely be seen without magnification. Yet these parasites can take a very effective bite…

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Final Wool Sale for Season

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 May 1966 · page 5

The Farmers and Graziers’ conducted their eighth and final sale for the current season at Goulburn on…

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Large Yarding of Cattle at Goulburn Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 May 1966 · page 6

There was another large yarding of cattle in Goulburn on Tuesday, approximately 1,400 of all…

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’Ute overturns after colliding with a sheep

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 May 1966 · page 1

A utility overturned on the Tharwa Road near the Jerrabomberra turn-off this morning after colliding with…

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Rain improves winter pastoral outlook

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 June 1966 · page 1

General rain throughout the Southern Tablelands in the past few days has improved the pastoral outlook for the winter However the rain has been insufficient to replensih…

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Quality fair at cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 June 1966 · page 4

The yarding of approximately 1,600 cattle at the Goulburn market on Tuesday was of only fair…

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new Junior farmers’ Clubs’ President

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 June 1966 · page 6

Mr. Eric Mancy, at present on. an overseas tour, been elected President of the State Council of N.S.W. Junior Farmers’ Clubs. Mr. Mancy is Country Manager for Australia for…

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Qualify down but cattle market firm

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 June 1966 · page 5

There was an absence of quality cattle at the Goulburn sale on Tuesday, when there was again a heavy…

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Sheep Values Increased

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 June 1966 · page 5

There was animated competition for all descriptions at the Goulburn sheep market . on Wednesday and price…

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Goulburn cattle yarding light

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 June 1966 · page 5

There was a considerably lighter yarding of cattle at the Goulburn market on Tuesday when approximate…

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Goulburn cattle values rise

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 June 1966 · page 5

Rates for all cattle advanced by $6 to $8 per head at the Goulburn market on Tuesday…

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Goulburn cattle values firm

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 July 1966 · page 4

Competition was keen again at the Goulburn cattle market on Tuesday and values for [?] cattle were…

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Junior Farmers Change Name to Rural Youth

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 July 1966 · page 5

The Junior Farmer Movement of New South Wales which boasts 25,000 members, has changed its title to Rural Youth. The State council president…

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Cattle values remain firm

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 July 1966 · page 4

Values for top grade cattle remained fully firm at the Goulburn market on Tuesday, while plainer grade…

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Sheep dearer at Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 July 1966 · page 4

Values for lambs and good mutton advanced by 30 to 50 cents at the Goulburn fat sheep market, on Wednesday…

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Wool growers do well

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 July 1966 · page 3

Despite adverse seasonal conditions, Goulburn Wool Selling Brokers’ Association has had another good year…

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