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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1971

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 October 1971 · page 10

A slightly lighter yarding of approximately 8,000 sheep and lambs were on offer at the Goulburn…

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Second series of wool sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 October 1971 · page 13

At the second series of the current wool sales at Goulburn, commencing next Tuesday, 28,300 bales…

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Cattle Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 October 1971 · page 5

There was a considerably increased yarding of approximately 800 cattle at the weekly sale at…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 October 1971 · page 7

An increased yarding, of approximately 12,000 sheep and lambs were on offer this week at the Goulburn…

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Field Day on New Crops

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 November 1971 · page 11

A field day on varying aspects of protein, oilseed and cereal crop production will be held on Friday on the property of Mr. G. Longley, Barton Highway, Yass,…

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Cattle Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 November 1971 · page 11

Some 500 head of cattle were penned at the Goulburn sale on Wednesday, the yarding being…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 November 1971 · page 11

Plainer grade mutton dominated a yarding of 8,000 sheep and lambs at Goulburn sheep sale on…

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Market improves at Goulburn wool sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 November 1971 · page 11

Wool market trends improved at the second series of Goulburn wool sales last week, when values increased in favour of sellers. On the opening day, values compared to ruling…

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News for the Man on the Land 10,000 Acres Sown to Wheat

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 November 1971 · page 11

It is estimated that 10,000 acres have been sown to wheat in the areas covered by the shires of Tallaganda, Yarrowlumla, Goodradigbee and Gunning this season…

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Crops Saved If Follow-up Rain Falls

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 November 1971 · page 1

Soaking earns over the last few days have been the saviour of most crops on the Southern Tablelands, District Agronomist at Queanbeyan, Mr. Warwick Wheatley, said today. in steady rain watch…

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Cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 November 1971 · page 23

Goulburn cattle market on Tuesday showed an increase in values for some lines. A slightly lighter…

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Wool Up Slightly

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 November 1971 · page 10

The average price obtained at the second series of Goulburn wool sales for the current season was…

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Cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 November 1971 · page 5

The quality of the yarding of approximately 480 head of cattle on offer at the Goulburn sale on…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 November 1971 · page 7

There was an increased yarding of approximately 11,500 sheep and lambs on offer at the Goulburn sheep…

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Queanbeyan bred cattle sold at unique sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 November 1971 · page 4

More than $43,000 worth of Devon cattle passed under the auctioneer’s hammer at a sale held in Tamworth last week which was the first of its kind to be held anywhere in…

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Cattle Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 November 1971 · page 8

The bulk of the yarding of approximately 450 cattle at Goulburn on Tuesday was made up of medium to…

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Nominations for Wheat Board

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 November 1971 · page 8

An election is to be held of one representative of wheat growers in New South Wales for…

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Cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 December 1971 · page 7

There was a much increased yarding of approximately 800 cattle on offer at Goulburn on…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 December 1971 · page 14

Prices were down at Goulburn sale on Wednesday, when approximately 10,000 sheep…

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Wool Fit for an Emperor

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 December 1971 · page 10

Approximately 80 suits, including one for Japanese Emperor Hirohito, are expected to be made from an extra superfine bale of wool sold for 1130 cents per kg. at the Goulburn wool sales last Wednesday…

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