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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1970

107 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 6

Fraser Moves on Wool Industry

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 October 1970 · page 12

When the House of Representatives met on Tuesday, after being in recess since October 2, Mr. Allan Fraser took the first steps for much increased assistance for…

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Forum subject “The Crisis in Wool”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 October 1970 · page 14

“The Crisis in Wool” will be the subject of the Spring Forum of the Australian Institute of…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 October 1970 · page 13

Approximately 5,000 sheep and lambs were yarded at Goulburn this week, all classes being…

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Wheat and Oat Recommendations

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 October 1970 · page 13

The oat variety recommendations for 1971 sowings on the Southern Tablelands were announced this week by the District Agronomist with the Department of Agriculture at…

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Saw first sheep shorn

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 October 1970 · page 2

Sub-Inspector Daniel Gire, of the Royal Papua and New Guinea Constabulary, who received his…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1970 · page 29

Approximately 8,000 sheep and lambs were yarded at Goulburn on Wednesday with plainer…

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News for the Man on the Land Cattle Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1970 · page 29

Tuesday’s offering of cattle at Goulburn sale totalled 750 head Some sales:…

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Wool prices to move up says buyers’ president

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1970 · page 29

The six year downward trend in wool prices has ended, according to all president of the Australian Council of wool Buyers, Mr. N.B.Trebeck…

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Top Price for Tharwa Wool

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 November 1970 · page 18

Four bales of Sup AAA wool sold on account L. V. Gregory, Tharwa, brought top price of 74½ cents at the first day of the third series of Goulburn wool sales fast week…

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Cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 November 1970 · page 4

Approximately 650 head of cattle were yarded for sale at the Goulburn saleyards on Tuesday, with…

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Cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 November 1970 · page 13

Approximately 850 head of cattle were yarded at Goulburn on Tuesday, the bulk of the yarding…

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Beef cattle points altered

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 November 1970 · page 21

A greater number of points will be allocated for calves and replacement heifers in the…

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Wool Values Down 25 Per Cent

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 November 1970 · page 17

Average price at the third series of Goulburn wool sales was 40.46 cents per lb., or about 25 per cent down on the corresponding sale last season…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 November 1970 · page 10

Approximately 900 head of cattle were yarded at Goulburn on Thuesday, with cows, lightweight…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 November 1970 · page 5

There was an increased yarding at the Goulburn sale on Wednesday when 10,000 sheep and lambs…

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Wool Sale Roster

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 November 1970 · page 10

The fourth series of Goulburn wool sales for the current season will commence, on Tuesday,…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 December 1970 · page 13

A slightly increased yarding of approximately 10,500 sheep and Iambs were penned at Goulburn…

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Fine wool prices down

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 December 1970 · page 13

Prices for fine quality merino wool was irregular and down in most places at the Goulburn sale last week, compared to the improved Sydney rates the previous week…

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Applications for wool cash extended

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 December 1970 · page 6

The Minister for Primary Industry, Mr/ Anthony, has extended until January 8, the dosing date for applications by woolgrowers for cash assistance from the Commonwealth. This emerged from…

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Cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 December 1970 · page 6

There was an increased yarding of approximately 1,000 head of cattle on offer at the…

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