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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1971

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Cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 June 1971 · page 10

There was a slightly heavier yarding of approximately 1,850 cattle at the Goulburn sale on…

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Wool sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 June 1971 · page 10

The ninth and final series of Goulburn wool sales for the current season will commence on…

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Cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 June 1971 · page 13

There was a yarding of approximately 1800 cattle on offer at Goulburn on Tuesday, with an…

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Increased value dry cattle feed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 June 1971 · page 11

In many parts of the Southern Tablelands, except in some more favoured areas, the only feed available to cattle is dry carryover roughage…

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Wool moving into Yennora complex

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 June 1971 · page 11

Wool from one of Australia's most famous studs Egelabra, owned by H. E. Kater and Son Pty. Ltd., of Warren was among the first clips received at Sydney’s new wool marketing complex at Yennora last week. The Farmers and…

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Wool Expert A.b.c Guest

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 June 1971 · page 4

Robert Moore’s guest on Monday Conference on the ABC next week (June 28) will be Sir…

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News for the Man on the Land Cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 June 1971 · page 11

Approximately 1,600 head of cattle were yarded at Goulburn sale this week, when all…

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Export and wool price moves increase values

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 June 1971 · page 11

An improved mutton export market and moves by graziers’ representatives to obtain a minimum average woof price of 40 cents a lb has resulted in a rise in sheep values. Farmers and Graziers’…

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Cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 July 1971 · page 13

Cattle were showing the effect of winter conditions when 1,500 were offered, for sale this…

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Sheep sole

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 July 1971 · page 7

Again the bulk of the yarding of 18,000 sheep at Wednesday’s Goulburn sale consisted…

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Lowest Wool Price Average Since 1946

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 July 1971 · page 7

The 1970-71 wool selling season ended In Sydney last-Thursday with the average price of approximately 29 cents a lb. the lowest since 1946. The Farmers and…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 July 1971 · page 6

A yarding of approximately 12,000 sheep and lambs at Goulburn on Wednesday offered the…

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Cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 July 1971 · page 4

There was a slightly heavier yarding of approximately 1,500 cattle yarded at Goulburn on…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 July 1971 · page 4

There was a yarding of 17,000 sheep and Iambs at the Goulburn sale on Wednesday…

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$50 m Japanese plan for wool

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 July 1971 · page 4

Japanese manufacturers had designed a $50 million, three-year wool Industry restructure plan, the Farmers and Graziers’ Cooperative Company Ltd’s wool- manager, Mr. Col Thorburn, said this week. Aim was to streamline…

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Goulburn wool prices down 22 per cent

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 July 1971 · page 1

Although the quantity of wool sold at Goulburn during the season just concluded was the second highest ever the average obtained was the lowest since the…

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Cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 July 1971 · page 5

All descriptions .were again well represented at the Goulburn cattle sale on Wednesday, with a…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 July 1971 · page 13

A light yarding of approximately 6,000 sheep and lambs was on offer at Goulburn on…

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Australian Wheat Board election

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 July 1971 · page 6

An election is to be held of two representatives of wheatgrowers in New South Wales for…

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News for the Man on the Land Crops sown after rain — but more needed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 July 1971 · page 13

Recent rains on the Southern Tablelands have enabled crops to be sown into a moist seedbed. However, follow up rain will be required shortly if these crops are to make satisfactory growth. The District Agronomist…

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