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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

511 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 17 of 26

Pastoral Conservation of Herbage in the Form Op Pit Silage

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 1

The favorable season has resulted in a luxuriant growth of self-sown wheat, black oats and herbage in inland districts, pointed out the Chief…

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Wool Values Lower Opening Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 3 September 1931 · page 1

Tho Secretary, Farmers & Graziers’ Co-operative Coy. reports:— The opening sales of the Australian wool season tool[?] place in Sydney on…

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Opening Wool Sales Yorkshire and Japan Strong

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 3 September 1931 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report:— Yorkshire and Japan can be credited with supplying an adequate volume of competition to provide an acceptable…

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Pastoral Demands of the Mixed Farming Programme

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 1

The farmer's objective to-day must be an increase in profit based on a decrease in expenditure, and in its attainment the wheat-grower would…

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Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., wired us yesterday:—Values were generally firm at our Sydney wool sale on Wednesday, but rates for faulty wools…

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Wool Reports

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd. report:— At our sale on Tuesday last, we found, the market spirited at the values established the previous day for all wools…

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Wool Industry

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 1

On the 16th July the executive committee of the Graziers' Association met representatives of shearing contractors in conference, when the…

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The Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 1

THE opening of the 1931-82 wool sales was awaited this year with more than ordinary interest, not only by the wool men themselves, but by…

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Wool Values Lower Opening Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Coy., reports:— The opening sales of the Australian wool season took place in…

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Wool Sales Re-open Lower Prices

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 4

The new wool-selling season of 1981-88 had a vigorous opening at tHe Royal Exchange on Monday afternoon. There were buyers from…

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Wool Prices

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1931 · page 5

Mungindi and Moree district graziers are so disgusted with the prices being paid for wool at the Sydney sales that a petition is being…

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Wool Reports

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 September 1931 · page 3

Pitt. Son & Badgery Ltd. report:— Our first sale of the season took place on Wednesday last when we submitted a catalogue of 3,348 bales, comprising…

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Opening Wool Sales Yorkshire and Japan Strong

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1931 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write: — Yorkshire and Japan can be credited with supplying an adequate volume of competition to provide an…

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Transport Act Liability of Graziers and Farmers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 September 1931 · page 2

The Transport Act is now in operation. It affects the whole of the pastoral and agricultural industries by reason of the definition of…

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Wool Auctions Future Still Obscure

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 10 September 1931 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers’ Co-operative Coy., reports:— On the 8th September, we had for sale 4,600 bales of wool which included…

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Federal Pastoral Award Varied

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 September 1931 · page 1

The Commonwealth Arbitration Court has made some variations in the Federal Pastoral Award. In view of the reduction of 20 per…

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Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 September 1931 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., wired us yesterday:—We sold 4000 bales of wool at our Sydney auction yesterday. Values were unaltered on late…

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Wool Reports

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 September 1931 · page 3

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd. report:— At our sale on Tuesday last, we offered a representative catalogue of Western and North-western clips, which were in…

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Wool Prospects

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 September 1931 · page 3

The disposal of this season’s wool clip is of such vital importance to Australia that prospects for future sales is one of the chief topics of discussion to-day…

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External Parasites of Sheep

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 September 1931 · page 4

With regard to external parasites of sheep, such as lice and tick, the situation has improved almost everywhere, states the Chief Veterinary…

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