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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

517 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 26

New Pastoral Wages

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 4

Under the new pastoral award rates of wages have been adjusted for the 12 mouths beginning March 1 as follows:—In N.S.W., Victoria, South…

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Pastoral Pasture Improvement Ii

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 5

In districts' where the seasonal rains are fairly regular, sowings, of pastures should be arranged so as to obtain the maximum benefit from…

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Wool Report

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 1

The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:— The seventh series of sales was continued in this market during last…

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Dog That Counted Sheep

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 3

The R.S.P.C.A. will launch, their annual “Be Kind to Animals Week” on 3rd March, making a special appeal for funds to assist this great and…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 2

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. report:— During last week’s auctions a fairly steady market ruled at practically unchanged basis of values. Compared…

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Special Sheep Sale at Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 2

In our columns to-day, Messrs. Woodgers and Calthorpe Ltd. are advertising a special sale at Canberra on Thursday, 27th February, when…

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Goulburn Sheep Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 1

W. H. Wheatley report: About 19,500 sheep were yarded at our sale in Goulburn on Tuesday, all of which were sold at auction excepting one lot of…

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10,000 sheep by Auction

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 2

At Canberra on Thursday next, 27th instant, and commencing at 2.30 p.m.. Messrs. Woodgers and Calthorpe Ltd. are holding a special sheep sale. The…

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Sydney Wool Sales Good Clearances

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 1

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers’ Co-operative Coy., writes: — On the 17th February we offered 6,045 bales representative of a wide…

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Pastoral Pasture Improvement Iii

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 4

The method usually adopted for sowing seed of grasses and clovers, writes the Assistant Agrostologist of the Department of Agriculture, in an…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 1

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. report:—We offered a catalogue of 4543 bales on February 19. which mostly comprised clips from…

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Federal Wheat Pool

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 3

A compulsory Commonwealth wheat pool, controlled by growers was unanimously approved at Can berra this week by wheatgrowers'…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 3

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd. report: — Animated competition has characterised recent wool sales, but determined opposition to any distinctly upward…

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Sydney Wool Sales Good Clearances

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 3

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Co., reports:— On the 17th February we offered 6,045 bales, representative of a wide…

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Canberra Sheep and Cattle Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 2

A final reminder appears in our advertising columns to-day of the Special Sheep and Cattle Sale, to be held at Canberra on Thursday next, 27th…

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Goulburn Sheep Market

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 5

Depression in the pastoral industry was reflected in the demand for merino rams at the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.,…

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Wool Report

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 8

The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:— Our catalogue, comprising 3458 bales, was submitted on Tuesday…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— We sold 96 per cent, of the wool we offered at our sale to-day (Monday). Any change in values was upwards…

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Pastoral Pasture Improvement Iv. Sowing with Fertiliser Distributor or Broadcaster

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 4

Much may be done in the way of, incorporating useful plants in the pastures by broadcasting free-germinating seeds suitable to the district…

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The Dairy Industry

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 5

Addressing a meeting of dairymen at Crookwell the other day, Mr. Baker said that even cows refused licks after having been grazed on dressed…

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