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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

517 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 26

Wool Sales Wider Competition

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 2

The Secretary Farmers & Graziers’ Co operative Coy reports:—On the 31st March we offered 6,613 bales. which included a number of attractive…

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Fashion Article Kasha and Wool

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 3

One of the outstanding features for winter wear is Kasha in all shades and wool embroidery in all shades and colours. Every tint…

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Sounder Wool Market 'i'HE Fine Quality Question

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd report:— The wool market has stood up strongly to the effects of two weeks simultaneous sales in Australia and London…

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The Governor Makes, a Talkie for the “Use More Wool” Appeal

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 1

In furtherance of the “Use More Wool” Appeal and The Golden Fleece Exhibition which opens early this month His Excellency the Governor…

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Motor Notes The Motor ——A Farm Necessity Economy in Modern Haulage Aid to Decontrolisation

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 3 April 1930 · page 4

It is doubtful if there is any other class of our population whose life has been so much affected by the motor vehicle as the farmer, or the “man on…

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Pastoral Stock Licks

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 4

The Department of Agriculture, then Chief Veterinary Surgeon points out, is in many instances asked to recommend a lick which will prevent and…

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Butter Quality

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 3

Complaints which have caused concern have been received from Loudon as to the quality and moisture content of some Victorian butter. The…

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Wool Sales Wider Competition

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co., reports:— On the 31st March we offered 6613 bales, which included a number of…

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Grow More Wheat (to the Editor of the "Dispatch")

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 4

Sir,—Mr. Scullin's idea for getting the country out of the financial-morass in which it is flounderding to-day are twofold. First, he greatly…

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Suitable Dairying Districts

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 3

Years ago in the Forbes district and also at Wellington there were butter factories in operation but with the high return from wool settlers went…

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Wool Auctions

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 2

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. report:— Wool auctions will be resumed in Sydney on 28th April. It is satisfactory to be able to report that recently the…

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Wool Report

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 5

The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:— The eighth series of sales was brought to a close on Wednesday last,…

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Wool Becomes a Fashion Vogue

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 2

Dame Fashion has this year set the seal of approval on wool. Leading retailers are [?]emphatic about this. “Never has the range of smart…

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Wool Decline Graziers' Association's Position

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 3

The wool committee of the Graziers' Association, after consideration or the various proposals advanced with a view of stabilising wool…

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Sounder Wool Market the Fine Quality Question

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:—The wool market has stood up strongly to the effects of two weeks' simultaueous sales in Australia and…

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Empire Farmers at Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 2

A delegation of about sixty Empire farmers from Britain, South Africa, and Canada, who have been attending a conference in New Zealand, arrived…

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Green Feed for Poultry. What Crops to Grow

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 4

With the approach of the breeding season, many problems will present themselves, not the least important by any means being the provision of an…

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Sheep and Wool Class at Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 10 April 1930 · page 1

A meeting was held at the Council Chambers to-day with reference to establish a Wool Class at Queanbeyan. Mr. R. S. Farncomb, Sheep and Wool…

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Turnover in Tops and Wool Revived Confidence

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 10 April 1930 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— More cheeful developments have occurred in the wool trade of late than for some time. Prices for average. 64’s…

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Goulburn Sheep Sale

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 3

W. H. Wheatley report:— Prospects for our sale on Tuesday were so unfavorable that a number of sheep were not yarded, and only…

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