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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1972

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Buoyant sheep market

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 May 1972 · page 15

The Goulburn sheep market on Wednesday appeared a lot more buoyant than the previous…

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Seventh series of wool sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 May 1972 · page 15

The seventh series of wool sales for the current season will be held on Wednesday at Goulburn,…

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Canberra Farmer Seeks Country Party Nomination

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 May 1972 · page 5

Canberra farmer Mr. Peter Buckmaster has announced his intention of seeking nomination as the Country Party candidate for Eden-Monaro at the Federal elections…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 May 1972 · page 15

The market for top lambs was generally firm at the Goulburn sheep sale on Wednesday, with heavy…

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Wool up 3 cents

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 May 1972 · page 14

Compared to the Newcastle sale on Tuesday, the wool market at the Goulburn sale on…

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News for the Man on the Land Wool complex second under way

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 May 1972 · page 15

The second stage of the world’s biggest wool complex at Yennora, 17 miles west of Sydney, is expected to be completed by the end of October. The general manager of…

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Oilseed diseases cost farmers millions

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 May 1972 · page 15

A high incidence of disease in oilseeds this year, due to the lack of co-ordinated research effort, has cost the farming community millions of dollars according to…

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Higher sheep values

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 May 1972 · page 5

At Goulburn sheep sate on Wednesday, the market for top lambs opened on a strong note, being 30 to 50…

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Wool values

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 May 1972 · page 6

Average price of the 10,147 bales of wool sold at the Goulburn wool sales last week was 92,14 cents per kilogram. This is down slightly on the previous…

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News for the Man on the Land Heavy yarding of sheep

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 May 1972 · page 6

The Goulburn sheepyarding on Wednesday was the heaviest seen for some time, with…

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Subsidies for farm wildlife conservation

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 May 1972 · page 6

The Farm Water Supply Subsidy Scheme will be extended to include expenditure on the construction of small islands for wildlife conservation in existing and proposed farm darns…

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Cattle market firm

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 June 1972 · page 6

The market for most cattle was generally firm at Goulburn on Tuesday, with top vealers $2 to $3…

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Parasites kill sheep

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 June 1972 · page 14

One of the worst cases of Barbers Pole Worm to be seen in the Yass area was discovered last Friday by…

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Prices firm at final wool sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 June 1972 · page 4

Compared to sales in Sydney the previous week, the market at the final Goulburn wool sale of the season on Wednesday was firm for all descriptions…

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Prime Cattle Firm

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 June 1972 · page 6

The Goulburn market for prime cattle on Tuesday was generally fully firm, with odd pens of…

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Globe Trotting. District Crazier a ‘Super’ Wool Industry Salesman

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 June 1972 · page 5

District grazier, Mr. Bernard Morrison, is gaining world wide recognition as a result of the regular visits to his property, “Tralee”, by hundreds of tourist parties from time to time…

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Enrolment for Sheep Board vote

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 June 1972 · page 6

Primary producers are asked to enrol before Monday, July 24, so a poll, to determine whether a…

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Cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 July 1972 · page 16

Competition for all medium to good quality cattle was very keen at the Goulburn sale on Tuesday…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 July 1972 · page 9

There was a much improved demand for all types at the Goulburn sheep sale on Wednesday,…

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Farms exempt from new firearm laws

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 July 1972 · page 3

Farmers and graziers who use their rifles only on their own properties will not need a licence under new legislation to be brought down by the State Government…

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