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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1973

272 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 11 of 14

“Developers Are Causing Havoc Among Farmers”

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 13 August 1973 · page 8

A special committee of Government authorities is to consider problems for farmers being created by Sydney-based developers and land speculators. The committee is…

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Lice in Sheep a Problem

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 August 1973 · page 15

Graziers in NSW are failing to eradicate sheep lice and this is a matter of concern to the…

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Soviet has more sheep than Aust

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 August 1973 · page 15

The Soviet Union’s sheep numbers now total 147 million…

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Sheep prices remain at a firm level

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 August 1973 · page 15

Buyer competition at this week’s sheep and lamb sale was described as very strong with the…

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Cattle prices rise by $6 - top lines more

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 August 1973 · page 15

Values for all descriptions of cattle went up to $6 more than the previous…

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Overseas wool buyers curb on dealers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 August 1973 · page 15

SOME leading Japanese woollen mills plan to end private buying of…

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News for the Man on the land Economic wool producers new sale plan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 August 1973 · page 15

Economic wool Producers Limited, the [?]cally based wool marketing company…

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“Taxation and the farmer— correction”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 August 1973 · page 18

In the June 1973 issue of “Guide for Graziers”, an article prepared by Bruce…

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Call to End Wool Tariff

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 20 August 1973 · page 12

Australian Woolgrowers need a lobbyist in the United States to urge…

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Wool Figures Now Near 50’s BOOM

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 August 1973 · page 9

Australian wool auctions realised more than $1,028 million in the past 12 months— the…

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News for the Man on the Land Sheep prices rise by $1 at Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 August 1973 · page 9

Competition among buyers at this week’s sheep sale at Goulburn was…

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“Savage Blow” “Budget Cuts Will Cost Farmer $1—M on One Item”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 August 1973 · page 1

The Federal Budget’s abolition of free milk for schoolchildren means a loss of $1 million a year in income for dairy farmers, according to the Member for Monaro, Mr…

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Wool plan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 August 1973 · page 9

The Australian Council of Wool Buyers is firmly opposed to forward…

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Cattle prices mainly firm

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 August 1973 · page 9

Apart from an casing tendency of up to 2 cents a kilogram for cows,…

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Sheep Down Prices Up

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 August 1973 · page 9

One of the smallest offerings of fat sheep and lambs for some years was…

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District Cattle Being Hit by Virus Disease

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 September 1973 · page 16

There have been quite a number of cases of a virus infection known as Mucosal…

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New farm course

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 September 1973 · page 17

An agricultural business management course for students working for…

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Agronomists report District outlook bright but late frost warning to cover crop damages

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 September 1973 · page 16

The rural outlook for Queanbeyan district is described as most encouraging, with stock, crops and pastures all in excellent condition, according to the district agronomist, Michael Duncan. However, Mr. Duncan warns that a “possible snag would be a late…

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Cattle prices

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 September 1973 · page 11

PRICES for all descriptions of cattle yarded at Goulburn Sales this week were…

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Border Sheep Scheme

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 September 1973 · page 9

Problems with fertility and survival of the Border-Leicester can be overcome…

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