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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1966

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New office for sheep and wool officer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 July 1966 · page 5

The Department of Agriculture has acquired an office in Room 2 on the 1st Floor, 164 Sharp Street,…

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Cattle Values Up Again

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 July 1966 · page 2

Competition was very keen at Goulburn cattle market on Tuesday when values for top quality bullocks and…

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Sheep values up again at Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 July 1966 · page 4

Competition was strong at the Goulburn sheep market on Wednesday and values for good lambs and canner…

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N.S.W. has lost 12 million sheep since 1964

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 July 1966 · page 5

Twelve million sheep were lost to New South Wales between March 1964 and June this year the Governor, Sir Roden Cutler said in Sydney on Tusday…

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Goulburn Cattle Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 July 1966 · page 4

Competition was again very keen at the Goulburn cattle market on Tuesday, with values for prime heavy…

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Farm to your heart’s content

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 July 1966 · page 3

Statistics show that farmers and other active workers have a. mortality from coronary heart disease about half that of professional men. Is it just coincidental that those who…

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Goulburn cattle market easier

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1966 · page 5

After several weeks of rising prices, the Goulburn cattle market was easier on Tuesday, when values were…

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Fewer cattle offered

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1966 · page 4

A total of 679 cattle, were offered at the Goulburn fat cattle market this week, a slight decline on last week…

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Sheep quality up at Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1966 · page 4

About 12,000 sheep were offered at the Goulburn fat sheep market oh Wednesday. Quality of sheep showed an…

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News For The Man On The Land Certification scheme to protect farmers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1966 · page 4

The Seed Certification Scheme conducted by the, NSW Department of Agriculture ensured that clean…

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Farm dams rain now— report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1966 · page 4

Good soaking rains are required now to fill dams and provide a good sub-soil water supply for crops and pastures, the District Agronomist, Mr. W. N. Wright, says in yhis…

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Sheep quality down at sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 August 1966 · page 5

About 10,000 fat sheep and lambs were offered at the Goulburn sheep market on Wednesday…

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Japanese challenge in small farm tractors

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 August 1966 · page 5

Making a bold move for a share of the local farm equipment market, Iseki promotes a strong challenge with a full range of powerful tractors for the small farm or market garden, says the Australian Country Magazine…

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Reduction in cattle offered

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 August 1966 · page 4

There was a considerable reduction in the numbers of cattle submitted for auction at Goulburn on Tuesday,…

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Decline in sheep quality

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 August 1966 · page 5

There was a considerably lighter yarding of approximately 6,000 sheep and lambs on offer at the Goulburn…

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Dogs kill sheep in town area

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 August 1966 · page 1

Queanbeyan police are investigating the killing of four sheep by dogs on a vacant allotment in the centre…

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Another small cattle yarding

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 August 1966 · page 5

There was another very small yarding of approximately 350 cattle offered at the Goulburn saleyards on…

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Sheep Dearer at Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 August 1966 · page 5

Another light yarding of sheep and lambs was noticed at Goulburn on Wednesday when only 6,500 were penned…

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Cattle numbers increased

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 September 1966 · page 4

There was a slight increase in the yarding at the Goulburn cattle market on Tuesday when approximately…

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Sheep Value Rise Again

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 September 1966 · page 5

Due to the widespread rain which fell overnight and. this morning, Goulburn Associated Agents only yarded…

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