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Chance find sheds light on woolly past

THE expression "one person's trash is another person's treasure" was apt when Tully resident Debbie Watt rang the North Queensland Register office recently with the news she had found something she thought might be of great interest to the paper.

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Housing helps Julia Creek attract doctors

Time to pick a site and make a mark

Avocado growers stop the rot

Isa paying a premium for fuel

Canegrowers sets out election priorities

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Big boost from subsoil manure

THE NEWS that renovating paddocks with large amounts of organic matter will boost yields, is probably news to nobody.

Abbott clarifies CSG mining comments

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott yesterday insisted that he supported farmers' desire to protect their land after earlier saying that coal seam gas extraction was not as "devastating" to the ... 4

Abbott offers sneak peek

ONE picture has Tony Abbott scratching his head, perhaps wondering which press secretary agreed to offer up the Opposition Leader for a men's magazine photo shoot.

Less is more on FIRB review

STATE farming organisations have called the Federal Government to tighten its laws on foreign investment, following last week’s release of the ABARES report into the matter.

Scientists find new world that's heaven for spiders, hell for ants

LARGE hairy spiders whose front resembles the intimidating grille of a Hummer. Ant spiders who mimic ants, look like ants, live with ants and, when they get hungry, eat ants. Dozens of plant ...

Broader wools shine at Heimtextil

Bid to force think-tank to declare backers 4

Dollar set to scale more peaks

Gillard's credibility slips away 1

GM barley trial 'success' 7

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Ag’s new buzz-words

An Oscar for Albanese?

Land the perfect investment for foreigners

Australia remains committed to exports

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DPI opens soil time capsule in the Wimmera
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Kickin’ dust raises funds
LOUD engines and dirt clouds filled the skies of Keith for the first annual “Ute Muster” to raise funds for the Keith and District Hospital.
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Summer forage cuts risk
SUMMER cropping is an integral part of farming operations for Upper North South Australian farmer Ray Beyers.
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Australia remains committed to exports
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The spear of confrontation pays nation another visit

Whales and the why - a puzzle since Pliny's ...

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Phone images capture a moral minefield

In a league of her own

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Syrian make-over awaits league's next peace pitch

Race heats up in the Florida melting pot

Danes takes home Pudding award

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Keep a stiff upper lip, summer's on the way

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Local Notices

46th Murray Grey National Show & Sale 2011

23 April 2012

Another top line of Murray Grey stud stock is set to be exhibited and offered for sale at the 2012 National Show & Sale, held for the 46th year at the Wodonga Exhibition Centre Victoria on 23rd & ...

2012 Queensland Working Cattle Dog Trial Championship Competition - Mt Surprose

04 May 2012

Working dog owners from all across Queensland will be travelling to compete in this year's Queensland Working Cattle Dog Trial Association Incorporated (QWCDTAI) Championship Trial. See dog ...

Bungendore Show

29 January 2012

Sunday 29 January is shaping up to be another big day at the annual Bungendore Show. President Bob Robertson and his dedicated Show Committee members have yet again pulled together a vibrant and ...

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