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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

547 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 28

Wool Reports

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 2

Schute, Bell & Co. Ltd. report:— A satisfactory feature of our sale on Wednesday was the strength of bidding for top lines showing fineness of…

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Goulburn Special Sheep Sale

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 4

W. H. Wheatley report:—Over 40,000 sheep were sold at auction at our special sale last Tuesday, 6th March, being the whole of the yarding, with…

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District Wool

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 2
Also in The Braidwood Review and District Advocate

Showing good length and attractive quality, Mr. James P. Morrison’s Mt. Campbell clip, from Royalla, commended keen Continental and…

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Sound Wool Outlook Germany's Trade

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write:— This season 2,233,095 bales of wool have been received into Australian stores, and by the end of the month…

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Wool Report Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 3

Report:—The catalogue submitted by us last week comprised 4,070 bales, representative of the Monaro and Southern Districts, in addition to some…

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Breeding Rabbits for Their Wool Real Thing in Sydney

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 4

Fur farming—and with rabbits, too —has already been started in this State. This fact was brought out last week in evidence before the Fur…

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New Zealand Butter Output

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 3

Though New Zealand suffered the effects of drought conditions in January and February, so prolific was the early season production, that on the…

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New Co-operative Butter Factory

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 3

The dairy farmers of the Albury district are to have the opportunity of supporting co-operative manufacture. An up-to-date butter factory has…

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Canadian Dairy Production

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 3

Canada being a possible regular customer for butter during Australia’s flush period, the dairy production in that country is of interest…

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Wool Reports

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 1

SCHUTE, BELL & CO. LTD. report: The end of a perfect day? Allowing for the large proportion of crutchings and oddments included in this…

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Goulburn Special Sheep Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 2

W. H. Wheatley report having yarded over 16,000 sheep on Tuesday, 20th March (several lots were prevented from arriving owing to heavy…

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Wool Values Holding

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers’ Co-op. Co. writes:— On 20th March we offered a catalogue of 3,979 bales, a miscellaneous…

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Keen General Wool Demand

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:— We held our final Sydney wool sale if the main 1927-28 selling season on Thursday. Demand was strongly…

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Local & General News Braidwood Wool

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 2

Local wools again made good figures at last Thursday's Sydney auctions. Winchcombe, Carson's sales included: Mrs. E. Kelly, Crackle…

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Secure Wool Outlook Mill Share Values a Guide

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: No wool market in history has ever been without some defects. But the selling conditions existing over…

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Australian, Mercantile, Land and Finance Company Ltd. Wool Report—sale 16

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 1

We offered a catalogue of 4,200 bales on 21st March, including some clips from the later, shearing districts also some Autumn shor[?] wools…

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Pastoral Prospects

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 1

The pastoral outlook in this district is first rate. The writer cannot ermember better in this fifty years’ residene in the locality…

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Shortweight Butter

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 2

John McGrath was charged with selling one pound of butter to P. G Westbury on 14th February which was ½ ounce light of the stipulated…

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District Wool

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 5

The following sales are reported:— M. J. Quilty, Woragandra, 10 AAw at 25d, 16 AAAA w at 25¼d, 10 AAA e w at 25¼d, 13 AAA w at 25¼d, 6 AA w at 24d…

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