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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Big Cattle Herd in Picture

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 4

One of the largest herds of steers ever used in motion pictures will be seen in the Paramount film. “The Conquering Horde.” Upon the shoulders of Jack…

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Sheep Blowfly Control Reputed Repellent Influence of Cypress Pine

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 3

In connection with the work of the External Parasites in Sheep Sub-committee of the Department of Agriculture, which directs the investigations…

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Cheaper Woollen Goods Wool Production and Revenue

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd report:— Despite the depressed condition of trade generally, the sheep’s staple; has commanded a wider range of users during…

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Sydney Wool Sales Good Prices for Queanbeyan Clips

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 1

At the above sales yesterday, France secured a good quality lot when 17 id was paid for nine bales of super hoggets and ewes, branded M in circle…

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Sheep and Wool Address by Mr. W. WEBBER

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 1

At the close of the meeting of Queanbeyan Parents and Citizens’ Association on Tuesday night, a very interesting and informative address on…

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Wool Reports Market Firm

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 2

Winchcombe: Carson Ltd. reports:— Demand was keen and well distributed at our final auction of' the main Sydney selling season held on Tuesday…

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Pastoral Shelter for Stock

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 1

Trees provide a very necessary shelter for stock of all descriptions. To seea mob of cows or sheep huddled beneath a tree during the bitter…

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Wool Auctions Final Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 1

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers’ Co. reports:— On 29th April, we offered 6,358 bales of wool, being, for this time of the…

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Cheaper Woollen Goods Wool Production and Revenue

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd write:— Despite the depressed condition of trade generally, the sheep's staple has commanded a wider range of users…

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The Tocsin an Open Letter to the Farmers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 1

Farming Friends and Fellow Countrymen ! Have you ever realised that events are greater than men? Events are…

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Record Butter Export

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 3

Australia's record in butter export, 2,500,000 boxes in 1924-25, is likely to be evlipsed before the end of the current season…

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Wool Auctions Final Sales

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 5

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Coy., reports:— On 29th April we offered 6,358 bales at wool, being, for this time of…

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Wool Reports

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 3

A.M.L. & F. Co. Ltd. report:—We offered a catalogue of 5,491 bales of wool on 30th instant in the Sydney market, which comprised mostly…

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Wool Research

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 1

The following extracts from the Annual Report of the Wool Industries Research Association, Leeds, indicate that definite progress is being made by the…

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The Wool Position The Favor of Merinos

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— Selling experiences of late supply further evidence of the relatively strong position of merinos compared with…

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Wool—Australia’s Bodtguard a Truly National “Week” Ountry Will Be There

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 2

Next week, from May 10th to 16th, is wool Week throughout New south Wales. Mr. F.H. Tout, President of the Grazier’s—. Association…

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Wool Review

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 4

Ltd., we have received an advance copy of their forty-second Annual Wool Review, which fully covers the momentous happenings of the past season…

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Local Wool

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 3

The following sales are reported:— J. H. Byrne, Nithsdale, 5 AAA W 1½d, 5 AA W at 14d. Young Cottington, one of the…

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Control of Sheep Fly

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 1

That eucalyptus oils will, at no distant date, play an effective part in the protection of sheep against the attacks of the blow—fly pest is an…

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Sheep Mortality Black Disease

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly this week, Captain Dunn said: With reference to the question raised by the hon. member for Monaro regarding the…

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