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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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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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Pastoral Poisoning Green Timber Still a Seasonable Operation

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 4

"Frilling" and poisoning with sodium arsenite has been found an effective way of rapidly killing green timber, though the usual drying out…

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London Wool Sales Good Clearances LONDON

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 1

At to-day’s wool sales, 10,093 bales were offered, of which approximately 9,600 were sold. There was a large offering of super-style greasy merinos…

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Wool Week—Yes ! You Can Help, Now! Throughout Australia Next Year?

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 2

What are you doing for, and in, Wool Week? Have you got a sticker on the car’s windscreen advertising Wool Week?…

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Pastoral Sheep Mortality: Black Disease

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 1

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly last week, Mr. Dunn, Minister for Agriculture, said:—"With reference to the question raised by…

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Australia's Wheat

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 7

An Ottawa (Canada) message states that of the 41,000,000 bushels of wheat imported into Great Britain during the past three months…

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Wool Week

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 7

The Governor has issued a special message relating to wool week, inaugurated to-day. He expressed the hope that wool week may be…

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Wool Review

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 3

Following are some further extracts from Winchcombe, Carson’s annual review of the past season:— RECORD PRICES OF THE SEASON…

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The Wool Position the Favor of Merinos

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 5

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

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Easier Wool Market Wool in the Whirl

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— Recent events illustrate the various factors which influence the wool market. As far as its statistical position is concerned,…

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Wear More Wool

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 4

Schute Bell and Co. Ltd. report:— This is the “Wear More Wool” week and a sporting as also a correct thing [?] do is to support this movement…

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The Easier Wool Market Wool in the Whirl

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:— Recent events illustrate the various factors which influence the wool market. As far as its statistical position…

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Pastoral Care of Lambing Ewes Hints for the Small Flock Owner

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 1

In most of the western districts lambing will now be over, but some reminders by the Sheep and Wool Expert of the Department of Agriculture…

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Russian Wheat and Butter

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 May 1931 · page 3

Sir,—Wheat statistics, which have been kept systematically only for the last 300 years, show that a sorry record for grain sales was recently established…

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What is “Wool”

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 21 May 1931 · page 1

The publicity given to Australia’s wool during “Wool Week” has elicited the inquiry, “What is Wool? How can the purchaser ascertain whether the…

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Latest Cable News Russian Butter

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 2

The Soviet Government is planning a scheme to supply the English market with butter throughout the season at from 98/ to 102/ per cwt.,…

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Lucerne for Sheep Feed a Profitable Grazing Proposition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 3

Because of its various virtues as a pasture, lucerne is finding increasing favor in the pastoral programme. Farmers in sheep raising districts with well…

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The Wool Position Absorption of Supplies

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:—The ready, well—distributed demand experienced at Brisbane wool sales and the stronger tone evident at the…

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Pastoral Address

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1931 · page 2

A pastoral address, read in every Roman Catholic Church in New South Wales Wales yesterday, warned the Catholic community against all…

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Our Wheat and Butter (To the Editor of the "Review")

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1931 · page 7

Sir,—Wheat statistics, which have been kept systematically only for the last 300 years, show that a sorry record for grain sales was recently…

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