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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1972

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

Cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 October 1972 · page 19

Some 850 head of cattle were penned at Goulburn on Tuesday with fair supplies of finished steers,…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 October 1972 · page 19

Fair supplies of suckers and old lambs made up a large proportion of the yarding of some 5,600 sheep…

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Sheep market strong

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 October 1972 · page 21

The Goulburn sheep market mi Wednesday was again very strong, with all suckers 40 to 60 cents…

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Local Cattle Sold

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 October 1972 · page 9

Stock offered by Queanbeyan district breeders figured prominently at the weekly…

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Inferior Sheep Sell Cheaper

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 October 1972 · page 6

The Goulburn sheep market was very firm on Wednesday for all good types of sheep and Iambs,…

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Stimulating Interest in Beef Cattle

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 October 1972 · page 16

Details have been announced of the annual Beef Cattle Breeder's competition for commercial beef cattle producers in N.S.W…

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Cattle Firm

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 November 1972 · page 17

The Goulburn cattle market on Tuesday was firm for all grown cattle, with cows a little dearer, the…

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Sheep sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 November 1972 · page 17

20 Crossbred suckers from Bungendore brought to $7.85 and $7.55 at the Goulburn sheep sale on…

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Sheep dearer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 November 1972 · page 11

At the Goulburn sheep sale on Wednesday, the market was generally 30 to 50 cents cheaper for all…

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Finished cattle firm

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 November 1972 · page 11

The market ruled fully firm for finished cattle at the Goulburn sale on Tuesday, but unfinished types were…

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Death of prominent wool man

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 November 1972 · page 11

Mr. Harry Bladwell, who was associated with the early days of the woolselling industry in Goulburn, died in…

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Wool Sale Returns Up $5,214,768

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 November 1972 · page 11

Despite a drop in prices, the sharp increase in the wool market this season was reflected at the Goulburn sale last week when the average price was 187.93 cents per kilogram…

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Amateur Cycle Club farmed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 November 1972 · page 24

As an added stimulant to cycling in Queanbeyan, an amateur club to be known as Queanbeyan Amateur Cycling Club was formed at the…

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Third Series of Goulburn Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 November 1972 · page 3

The third series of the current season wool selling at Goulburn will be held next week…

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Whan speaks on wool body

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 December 1972 · page 10

“The procedure adopted to appoint members of the Wool Marketing Corporation must be questioned.” Mr. Bob Whan, the Labor candidate for Eden-Monaro,…

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Goulburn wool sale record

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 December 1972 · page 8

A seasonal record price of 1900 cents per kilo was obtained for a bale of wool sold on account of Mr. Trevor of Bigga, at Goulburn wool sales last week. The bale was bought by Keori of Japan on the…

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Heavy yarding of cattle

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 December 1972 · page 8

One of the heaviest yardings of cattle for some time were penned at the Goulburn sale on Tuesday…

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Wool Up 143 Per Cent

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 December 1972 · page 10

Average price per kilogram at the third series of Goulburn wool sales last week was 188.27 cents per…

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Cattle price record

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 December 1972 · page 10

A Goulburn saleyard record was established on Tuesday when hereford cross bullocks sold on…

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30,000 sheep on offer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 December 1972 · page 12

There was one of the heaviest yardings of sheep this season on offer at the Goulburn sale…

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