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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1971

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Transport main threat to Goulburn wool centre

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 July 1971 · page 9

The transport situation was a much greater threat to Goulburn’s position as a wool-handling centre than Yennora, a member of the Australian Wool Board warned Goulburn graziers and brokers yesterday…

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Allan Fraser supports subsidy Public Money for Wool Growers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 July 1971 · page 16

Although the transfer of 120 million dollars of public funds to woolgrowers is being violently, loudly and widely condemned, Mr. Allan Fraser, MHR for Eden-Monaro, entirely agrees with it. In a television broadcast…

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Cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 July 1971 · page 6

In the yarding of approximately 1100 cattle at Goulburn on Tuesday, there was a noticeable…

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“Goulburn not to be wool white elephant”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 August 1971 · page 6

State Government policy was that the Goulburn woe! selling centre would not become a, "white elephant," the Railways Commissioner, Mr. N. McCusker, said this week. Wool sold at Goulburn now…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 August 1971 · page 6

A yarding of 9,009 at the Goulburn sheep sale on Wednesday included a reasonable supply of…

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Cattle prices soar

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 August 1971 · page 13

The Goulburn cattle market last week was the dearest seen at the yards for some time, with all…

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Cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 August 1971 · page 11

Compared with last week’s extreme rates, values for plainer grade and best lightweight…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 August 1971 · page 11

Top quality Iambs and grown sheep were again scarce at the [?]urn sale on Wednesday, when…

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New cattle breed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 August 1971 · page 11

A new cattle breed, the Chargrey, almost as big as a tank but as docile as a kitten, could place Australia in the forefront of world beef production in the near future…

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Cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 August 1971 · page 5

There was a considerably reduced yarding of approximately 600 head of cattle oh offer at…

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Reduced costs for Farm Analysis Group

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 August 1971 · page 4

The next meeting of the Braidwood Whole Farm Business Analysis Group will be held at the Braidwood Servicemen’s Club on Thursday…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 August 1971 · page 13

A penning of approximately 8,000 sheep and lambs were on offer at Goulburn on Wednesday…

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Fraser supports wool scheme

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 August 1971 · page 1

Mr. Allan Fraser, Labor MHR for Eden-Monaro, has made it clear that he is determined to vote for the 36 cents a pound reserve prise wool scheme. Mr. Fraser said on…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 August 1971 · page 2

There was a penning of approximately 5,000 sheep and lambs on offer at Goulburn on…

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Goulburn cattle market dearer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 August 1971 · page 6

The market at the Goulburn cattle sale on Tuesday as compared with the previous week was fully…

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First wool sale in new complex

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 August 1971 · page 4

The first clips from the world’s biggest wool marketing complex at Yennora will be sold in Sydney next Tuesday. The Farmers and…

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Cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 September 1971 · page 11

There was a lighter yarding of approximately 320 cattle on offer at Goulburn on Tuesday, the…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 September 1971 · page 11

A light yarding of only 4,000 sheep and lambs were on offer at Goulburn on Wednesday with…

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Cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 September 1971 · page 5

There was again a relatively small yarding of cattle at Goulburn sale on Tuesday, with the bulk…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 September 1971 · page 8

There was a very light penning of approximately only 3000 sheep, Iambs and suckers at the…

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