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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1973

272 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 14

Farm income rise

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1973 · page 12

Australian farm income in 1972-73 should reach $ 1500-million or an increase of about one-third,…

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Farm scheme too narrow

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 April 1973 · page 10

The conditions of the marginal dairy farm build-up scheme are too restrictive and narrow, according to the…

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Sheep firm

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 19 April 1973 · page 3

About 8,000 sheep and lambs were yarded at the Goulburn stock sales on Wednesday comprising…

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Wool

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 19 April 1973 · page 11

A total of 11,468 bales were offered and 11.230 bales were sold at auction at the Sixth Series of Goulburn…

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Cattle market firm

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 19 April 1973 · page 10

Values for prime steers and bullocks at this week's Goulburn sale were firm on last week's rates…

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Total wool drop

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 19 April 1973 · page 10

Total wool production for be 769 million kilograms comprising. Sho[?] wool 6700 million…

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Tarago News Wool Tour

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 19 April 1973 · page 11

Mr. and Mrs, W. J. Limon of Sunnybrook Tarago will be members of the Australian Farmers…

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News for the Man on the Land Seeking Ways' Control Wool Price Movements

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 19 April 1973 · page 10

The Australian Wool Corporation is seeking ways to control wool price movements in a bid to stabilise the industry. The Corporation’s wool…

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Farm rates prohibitive says Whan

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 19 April 1973 · page 11

The Member for Eden-Monaro, Mr. Bob Whan, this week said in many cases these rates were…

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Negotiate over wool promotion

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 April 1973 · page 9

The Australian Wool and Meat Producers Federation will ask the Federal Government to negotiate with the…

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The future of the wool industry

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 April 1973 · page 15

Future market prospects for wool appear to quite encouraging provided the industry can overcome problems associated with price fluctuation and accommodate itself to new…

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“Crucial time for wool industry,” says IWS head

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 April 1973 · page 15

There is a differing view of the future of wool, which has entered a crucial period of its development, according to the Managing Director of the International Wool Secretariat, Mr, Maiden,…

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Car racing Crowther ready to start at Warwick Farm

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 April 1973 · page 24

Queanbeyan car racing driver David Crowther has his Alfa Romeo ready for the RAC Touring Car…

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Captain's Flat United farmers convention on tomorrow

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 May 1973 · page 3

The Zone 6 convention of the United Farmers and Woolgrowers' Association will be held at Captain's Flat…

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Sheep prices rise

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 May 1973 · page 13

Competition for all lambs and sheep at the Goulburn safes this week was strong with lambs being 80 cents to…

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Sheep dog demand

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 May 1973 · page 5

The kelpie sheep dog is in strong demand overseas, according to breeders. They report getting…

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New Wool Plan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 May 1973 · page 13

Brisbane wool brokers are examining revolutionary proposals for the sale of wool expected to save the…

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Wool value up 87%

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 May 1973 · page 13

Australian wool exports to Japan in the six months ended December, 1972, were valued at $168-million, an…

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Wool ban ends and payments out this week

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 May 1973 · page 13

The ban on handling export wool has ended and payments to growers are underway this week. The [?] rural…

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Farmers slated

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 May 1973 · page 4

The Federal Liberal Spokesman for Primary Industry, Mr. Malcolm Fraser, has attacked a recent…

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