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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1970

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News For The Man On The Land Weeds tost is $75m. says Minister Sheep market

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 February 1970 · page 4

Weeds In NSW were costing the primary producers at least $75 million annually, the State Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Crawford, said on Friday. Mr. Crawford was…

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Beef cattle award

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 February 1970 · page 5

South Coast and Southern Tablelands district honours in the Beef Cattle Breeders’ Competition…

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Cattle Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 February 1970 · page 8

At the Goulburn cattle sale on Wednesday, the over all quality of the yarding was far superior to…

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Slight increase in wool average

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 February 1970 · page 8

Average price obtained at the sixth series of Goulburn wool sale last week was 47.17 cents a…

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Sheep Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 March 1970 · page 4

There was an increased yarding of 18,000 sheep and lambs penned at the Goulburn sale on…

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Graziers warned of sheep worms

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 March 1970 · page 4

Although the season has progressed with ideal condition s for Barber’s Pole Worm there has been an absence of widespread trouble from this parasite…

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Fire Risk Reduced Mild conditions improve pastoral prospects

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 March 1970 · page 4

Mild conditions during February, as well as reducing the bush fire risk provided a continued growth of pastures in most areas and improved pastoral prospects for the autumn months. This was stated by Mr…

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Sheep disease school

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 March 1970 · page 6

A school on the recognition and treatment of sheep diseases will be conducted by Queanbeyan…

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Cattle Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 26 March 1970 · page 2

A smaller yarding of approximately 700 head of cattle was on offer at the Goulburn market on…

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Sheep sale Junior Cricket

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 26 March 1970 · page 4

There was a much [?] yarding of approximately 6,000 sheep and lambs for sale at…

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Wheat Sold to South America

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 26 March 1970 · page 3

Firm contracts for the sale of 80,000 tons of wheat to Fern and 100,000 tons of wheat to Chile…

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Cattle Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 April 1970 · page 4

There was approximately 650 head of cattle on offer at the Goulburn weekly cattle market on…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 April 1970 · page 4

Quality of the yarding of approximately 14,000 sheep and lambs at the Goulburn sheep sale on…

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Sheep Increased

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 April 1970 · page 4

An increased yarding of approximately 23,000 sheep and lambs was on offer at Goulburn on…

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Increase in Cattle Numbers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 April 1970 · page 4

There was a marked increase in the numbers of cattle on offer at the weekly market at…

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Bungendore’s interest in sheep dog trials

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 April 1970 · page 6

Don Tully of “The Springs,” Bungendore is the only district grazier competing in the National and Commonwealth Centenary Sheep Dog Trial Championships at Canberra from…

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Men prefer wool suits for winter

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 April 1970 · page 11

Queanbeyan men still prefer pure wool suits for the winter, reports Monaro Street clothing…

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Cattle were fully firm

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1970 · page 9

There was a yarding of approximately 800 head of cattle on offer at Goulburn on Tuesday,…

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Grazier in wool board

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 April 1970 · page 1

Mr. F. M. MacDiarmid, [?] 44 who has interests in two grating properties in the…

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Eighth series of wool soles

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 April 1970 · page 4

The etighth series . of Goulburn wool sales tor. the current sseason will commence on Monday,…

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