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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1968

162 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 9

Cattle market

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 July 1968 · page 4

One of the lightest yardings of cattle to date, approximately 420 head, was (on offer at…

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Sheep market

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 July 1968 · page 4

There was a yarding of approximately 11,000 sheep and Iambs on offer at Goulburn on…

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Price rise for female cattle

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 July 1968 · page 4

Prices for store female cattle had risen by $10 to $20 per head in the last three months in…

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Cattle market

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 July 1968 · page 4

Approximately 400 -head of cattle were offered at Goulburn on Tuesday, the yarding comprising…

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Wheat acreage record likely

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 July 1968 · page 4

The area sown to wheat this year in New South Wales is expected to total about 9,600,000 acres — considerably greater than the record of 8,600,000…

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Farm news channels favour newspaper advertising

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 July 1968 · page 4

A Melbourne University study shows that farmers in the Ballarat area more consistently rely on local newspapers for up-to-date farm information…

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Cattle market

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 August 1968 · page 8

There were approximately 470 head of cattle yarded at the Goulburn sale on Tuesday, but the…

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Sheep market

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 August 1968 · page 8

There was a yarding of approximately 10,000 sheep and lambs at Goulburn on Wednesday, with…

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Sheep show to open earlier

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 August 1968 · page 8

The 1969 Sydney Sheep Show will commence on a Monday instead of Wednesday as in former years. The president of the…

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Wool industry Costs more vital than marketing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 August 1968 · page 8

The woolgrowing industry would be well advised to settle the wool marketing question as quickly as possible so that major problems confronting the…

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Competitions for sheep judged

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 August 1968 · page 7

Mr. Noel Bennett, of the NSW Agriculture Department, judged the ACT divisions of the Country…

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Magistrate — “Sheep a hidden menance”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 August 1968 · page 7

In Queanbeyan Court of Petty Sessions last week, Mr. D. G. Hughes, SM, said anyone moving…

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Cattle market

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 August 1968 · page 4

There was a smaller yarding of approximately 350 cattle at the weekly Goulburn sale on…

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Sheep market

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 August 1968 · page 4

Approximately 4,000 sheep and lambs were yarded at the Goulburn sale on Wednesday, this…

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Cattle market

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 August 1968 · page 4

A yarding of approximately 600 cattle was on offer at the Goulburn sale on Tuesday, when prime…

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Sheep market

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 August 1968 · page 4

Numbers were again in short supply when approximately 4,800 sheep and lambs were on offer…

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Cattle market

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 August 1968 · page 4

A yarding of approximately 400 cattle was on offer at Goulburn on Tuesday, the quality…

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Sheep market

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 August 1968 · page 4

There was another light yarding of approximately 5,500 sheep and lambs on offer at Goulburn sale on…

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Outstanding Sheep Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 August 1968 · page 4

A -total of 13,435 sheep was sold at a recent sale at Canonbar Station, NSW, conducted by Elders-GM The sheep were drawn from six stations…

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New service to farmers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 September 1968 · page 6

Farmers in the Queanbeyan district will now be able to take advantage of a new rural service The Son Conservation…

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