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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

252 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 13

Wool Report

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 2

Schute, Bell & Co. Ltd. report:— Our catalogue of 4208 bates, which was appraised on the 7[?]h inst, was mainly composed of high-grade…

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Butter Stocks

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

The Federal Government has taken the power under the War Precautions Act to requisition all butter stocks in Australia…

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Wool Report

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., under date of March 13 reports:— Our next appraisement will…

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Attractive Wool Offerings

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—Some particularly attractive offerings are now being brought forward at the Sydney…

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CATTLE. Judge—Mr. Gerald Massey

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

Stewards—Messrs. J. Everson, Jno. Southwell, and J. Calthorpe assisting. SHORTHORN…

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SHEEP. Judge—Mr. D. T. Tully

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

Stewards—Messrs. O. Dulhunty and J. Tiernan. MERINO—OPEN CLASS. Fine Wool…

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Wool-Acquisition Scheme. Crossbred Wools. Important Announcement

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., writes:— "The large increase in the production of all grades of crossbred wool in the State of…

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Wool Acquisition Scheme. Crossbred Wools. Important Announcement

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

John Bridge and Co., Limited, write:— "The large increase in the production of all grades of crossbred…

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Sheep-dog Trials. Judge—Mr. P. J. Kelly. Steward—Mr. R. Thomson

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 3

A. D. Campbell, 81 points, 1; J. Morrison, 80 points, 2; P. Hardy, 67 points, 3. Maiden Dog Trial: R. Blundell…

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Farm Produce. Judge—Mr. W. Stewart. Steward—Mr. J. Green

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 3

Bushel Heaviest Wheat: J. W. Mayo 1, Southwell Bros. 2. Potatoes, white skin variety: N. S. Butt…

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Farm and Field Original Articles. Peach Pits

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 6

Fruitgrowers who entertain the idea of raising their own nursery stock will be interested in the following description from the "American Farmers'…

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Wool Acquisition Scheme. Crossbred Wools. Important Announcement

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 3

John Bridge and Co., Limited, write:— "The large increase in the production of all grades of crossbred…

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Cattle Stealing. Daring Case in the West

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 7

The Bathurst police nave made an arrest in connection with what is alleged to be one of the most daring cattle stealing cases in…

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Farm and Field Original Articles Fertilisers and Soil

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 6

An acre of ordinary coil 9in. deep many weigh anything from 2¼ to 2½ million pounds. A ton is 2240lb., and 1000 tons [?]e therefore 2,240,000lb…

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Sheep Dipping. Liability Under New Act

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 3

The fact that infestation of sheep with sheep louse and sheep tick has, under the-Stock Diseases (Tick) Act been proclaimed a…

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High Priced Sheep. Improving Local Flocks

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 2

Mr. D. T. Tully, who is recognised as being one of the best judges of Merino sheep in the State, has just returned from Riverina where he has purchased on…

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Sheep in Japan

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 March 1918 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report :—The Japanese Government has despatched a special mission to America to investigate…

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Wool. the Growing Clip

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—No further wool catalogues will be offered in Sydney until April 15. " Next week…

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Wool Appraisements

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 4

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers’ Association reports:—Appraisements will be resumed in the Sydney market on Monday, 15th inst., when…

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Australia & Wheat Growing

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 1

In the course of an address the other night Mr. G. W. Walker remarked that "we should make Australia the wheat basket of the…

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