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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1973

272 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 12 of 14

Sheep prices rise by 60c

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 September 1973 · page 11

SHEEP prices this week were fully firm to 60 cents a head dearer at Goulburn…

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Plea to cattle breeders: Meet market demands

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 September 1973 · page 11

Cattle men must produce beef types acceptable to local and overseas markets,…

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News for the Man on the Land Beef cattle talks

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 September 1973 · page 11

District graziers are invited to a buffet dinner meeting to be held by the Goulburn…

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Dalgety to sell wool by auction in Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 September 1973 · page 11

Dalgety Australia Limited announced today that the Company, in association…

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A bumper crop year predicted

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 September 1973 · page 11

Local farmers can expect a bumper year, according to Elders-GM’s stock manager, Mr, Recce Jones. Mr. Jones is particularly excited about this…

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Price freeze “Primary Producers Could Be Forced to Walk Off Farms”

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 12 September 1973 · page 3

The ACT Border Landholders Association is seriously concerned by the damaging effects of rising rates caused by Increasing land prices on primary producers in the area. The president of the association, Mr…

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Cattle sale

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 17 September 1973 · page 12

Buyer competition at last week’s cattle sales in Goulburn was not as strong as…

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Sheep prices slip by $4—light yarding

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 17 September 1973 · page 12

Competition for sheep and lambs at the last Goulburn sales dropped off and…

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Budget and the farmer

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 19 September 1973 · page 7

The recent budget changed some of the concessions available to primary producers, and…

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Most cattle up by $4, but cow price down $8

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 September 1973 · page 8

Ail good trade, medium and plain cattle were fully firm to $4 a head dearer…

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Wool Price

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 26 September 1973 · page 20

Farmers and Graziers, Goulburn, have released the following information…

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“Whan not sympathetic to problems of farmer or the consumer”

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 26 September 1973 · page 8

Relief for country people from proposed increases m petrol and postal charges is…

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Brewer claims “Whan not sympathetic to problems of farmer or the consumer”

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 26 September 1973 · page 8

“The Member for Eden-Monaro. Mr. Whan. has no sympathy for the problems of the farmer or the consumer. This is clear from his advocacy of a high export tax on meat” according to the Member for Goulburn. Mr. Ron…

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Wool Is Up 130%

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 September 1973 · page 4

The average price obtained for wool during August was almost 130% higher…

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Sheep prices down 60-80c this week

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 September 1973 · page 10

The price of sheep offered at Goulburn this week dropped by 60 cents to 80 cents…

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Sale by sample wool did well at Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 September 1973 · page 10

The first sale for the 1973/74 wool selling season was conducted with a centre offering 12,500 bale 5…

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Wool prices up 21/2% at first regional sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 September 1973 · page 12

At the first series of Goulburn Wool Sales for the 1973/74 wool selling season conducted…

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Talks for graziers on cattle

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 8 October 1973 · page 11

District graziers are invited to a meeting to discuss prevention of bloat in cattle to be held…

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Agronomist says General outlook for pastoral scene good

Queanbeyan Age · Monday 8 October 1973 · page 13

“With the exception of the rain shadow area of the Cooma District, which requires further rainfall, the general outlook for the area is quite pleasing,” says Queanbeyan District Agronomist, Michael Duncan. “Stock are in good condition, pastures…

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Help for Water Storage - Bores on Farms Today

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 10 October 1973 · page 18

The Government scheme for subsidising farm water storages and bores to the extent of…

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