Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

329 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 14 of 17

The Wool Market

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1926 · page 3

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., report:— Similar conditions to those ruling at last week's sales, were…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Cattle Sale at Goulburn

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 29 October 1926 · page 3

Next Tuesday, 2nd November, W. H. Wheatley will hold a special cattle sale at Goulburn, when they will offer 1200 head. These are an excellent lot…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Wool Market. Bradford's Influence

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 29 October 1926 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report, under date 28th October:— If depressing news from the United Kingdom was in complete control…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Firm Wool Market Demand Well Distributed

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 October 1926 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:— Despite cabled reports of slackening trade in Yorkshire, competition retained full recent strength at our…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Concrete on the Farm Pig Troughs

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 29 October 1926 · page 4

Any farmer who has had experience with pigs realizes how difficult it is to get a feeding trough that will stand the usage—unless he has tried…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Wool Market Bradford's Influence

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1926 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:—If depressing news from the United Kingdom was in complete control of the market, wool sales would not be…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Dairy Farmers' Lot

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1926 · page 3

A depressing sketch of life on a dairy farm was drawn by John Rankin in the Arbitration Court last week, when the 44-hours inquiry was…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Wool Industry's Need Graziers and Closer Settlement. Sydney

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 November 1926 · page 3

Discussing the report that the Government intends to introduce legislation too take large estates so as on encourage closer settlement,…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Weeds on the Farm the Problem of Their Control

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 2 November 1926 · page 1

Immediately a plant gets out of control it becomes a weed, even though under different circumstances it may be a harmless or even useful species…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Brisbane Wool Sales

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1926 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. received the following wire from their Brisbane office:— "Catalogues opening Brisbane wool…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Weeds on the Farm Some Suggestions for Their Control

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1926 · page 1

When a weed has become firmly established, it may be a very difficult—almost an impossible—task to eradicate it, and thus methods of…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Dirt Breeds Flies Why Refuse Should Not Be Tolerated Near the Dairy

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1926 · page 4

Many flies in the house or dairy indicate accumulation of refuse materials on or near the premises. According to a pamphlet of the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Water on the Farm the Importance of a Pure Supply

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1926 · page 4

An abundant supply of pure water is a matter of first importance on the farm (write, Messrs. Frank T. Shutt, Dominion Chemist, and B…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

"Better Eggs" a Slogan for Poultry-farmers

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1926 · page 3

It is quite a seasonal occurrence (writes the Poultry. expert of the Department of Agriculture) to find some falling off in quality of shell,…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Goulburn Cattle Sale

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 November 1926 · page 3

W. H. Wheatley report having yarded about 1,000 cattle at their special sale on Tuesday last. As was expected, the attendance was limited,…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Wool Market

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 November 1926 · page 5

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report: Owing to the incidence of the Brisbane sales, trade in the local market is quiet. The offerings in the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wool Stocks and Prices The Raw Material Dominant

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 November 1926 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The wool market has been well tested of late. The season opened with all buyers anxious to replenish stocks…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wool Report

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 9 November 1926 · page 6

Australian, Mercantile, Land and Finance Co., Ltd. report:— No sales have been held in this centre since 27th October, the…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Wool Sales

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 9 November 1926 · page 3

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— At our Sydney wool sales yesterday most classes of merino fleece and skirtings showed a fall of…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Goulburn Special Cattle Sale

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1926 · page 1

W. H. Wheatley report having yarded about 1000 cattle at their special sale on Tuesday last. As was expected, the attendance was limited,…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →