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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1973

272 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 14

Wales forecast on greasy wool prices

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 March 1973 · page 11

Auction prices tor greasy wool of more than 150 cents a kilo will hold for some time to come predicts the Bank of…

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New for the Man on the Land Cattle compo. fund

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 March 1973 · page 11

The Member for Monaro, Mr. Sieve Manger, said , today that the Slate Government Cabin el has approved…

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Space rockets assess crops

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 March 1973 · page 3

More accurate assessment of wheat crops may be possible with the aid of pictures of the earth’s surface…

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“Boom in farming”

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 March 1973 · page 11

The rural sector is experiencing a boom, according to Primary Industry Minister Senator Wriedt…

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Cattle remain firm

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 April 1973 · page 9

Values for all descriptions of cattle at this week’s Goulburn sale remained fully firm on last week’s rates…

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$22m to wool

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 April 1973 · page 10

The Federal Government will provide $22-million for wool research and promotion in 1973-74…

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Wool drops again

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 April 1973 · page 1

Wool prices yesterday continued their downward trend at auction. It was the third successive day that…

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Rural economy The wool test experiment by local clip

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 April 1973 · page 10

Local wool clips involved in a special trial being conducted by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics are being appraised and valued before they are being bulk-classed at Goulburn…

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Wool recovers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 April 1973 · page 1

Wool prices in all classifications rose by 5% to 10% at sales in Brisbane and Melbourne yesterday…

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Cattle price jumps

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1973 · page 12

Values for most cattle showed marked improvement at this week’s Goulburn sale compared…

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Identify Brucella cattle

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1973 · page 20

Compulsory identification of known brucella infected cattle will become operative from this month, Mr. Steve…

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Sheep prices rise

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1973 · page 11

The market for prime wooly lambs was $1 dearer this week while shorn lambs remained firm to slightly…

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Sheep rugs big sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1973 · page 3

Japan has placed an order for $100,000 worth of Australian sheepskin floor rugs…

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Increase wheat price

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1973 · page 16

Wheat industry leaders are to meet Department of Primary Industry officials to begin discussions on a new…

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Sonic wool test

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1973 · page 17

The CSIRO's Wool Research Laboratories have developed two instruments that accurately measure the…

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Increases for wheat growers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1973 · page 12

NSW delivery quota for the 1973 74 wheat season will be increased by about 33% across the board, according to the Minister for Agriculture,…

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"Economics is key to rugged sheep"

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1973 · page 20

A bale of wool from rugged sheep brought up to 450[?] cents a kg at the Farmers and Graziers'…

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Graziers to Study Wool Use

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1973 · page 19

Graziers will visit the famous Fujii mill, near Osaka, while on a World Wool Promotion Study…

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Big Drop in Wool Skins

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1973 · page 20

Sheep skin values fell from $5 to $6 and more in places following the slump in wool auction prices…

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New State Moves for Wool Plants

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1973 · page 17

The Member for Monaro, Mr. Steve Mauger, says that eight overseas companies are at present investigating the establishment of…

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