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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Wool Auctions Future Still Obscure

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

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Cooperative Coy., reports:— On the 8th September we had for sale 4,600 bales of wool, which…

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Money and Wool America's Consumption Larger

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

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:—The existing scale of prices, not only for wool, but for every raw commodity which the world produces, is so…

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Federal Pastoral Award Slight Modifications

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1931 · page 6

An application was made in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court for certain variations in the Federal pastoral award, Mr. Grayndler…

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External Parasites of Sheep Efficacy of Dipping

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 September 1931 · page 4

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

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A Guide to Wool Values

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1931 · page 4

The Yanbin clip, from Moree, offered at Winchcombe, Carson's Sydney auction last Wednesday, supplies some guide to the present market…

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Internal. Parasites of Sheep Relative Unimportance of Tapeworm

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 September 1931 · page 4

At one time tapeworms were looked upon an a commonly serious parasite of sheep particularly of young lambs, and steps were frequently taken to…

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Wool and its Cheapness Need for Buying Courage

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 17 September 1931 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— The general lack of confidence existing in the business world is illustrated by the existing wool market. The position…

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Pastoral Losses in Young Sheep

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 4

Reference is made in recent circulars of the Stock Branch of the Department of Agriculture to investigations of a condition of sheep…

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Restricted Wool Selling

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 3

Pastoralists are seriously perturbed by the low prices being realised for the current wool clip, and it has been urged that the selling plans for the…

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London Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 2

At the wool sales this week 10,915 bales were offered, including N.S.W. 683, Queensland 1406, Victorian 1427, South Australian 1429, West…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., received the following wire from their Brisbane Office:—"Brisbane wool sales opened with average selection…

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Japan and Our Wool

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 3

Because Australia does sot buy sufficiently from Japan, Japanese buyers are going to South Africa to investigate the wool market there,…

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Wool and Its Cheapness Need for Buying Courage

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write:—The general lack of confidence existing in the business world is illustrated by the existing wool market. The…

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Water - Rot in Wool As a Factor in Blowfly Attack

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 3

Investigations at Glenfield Veterinary Research Station, establishing the fact that winkled breeched animals are most susceptible to sheep blowfly attack…

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Helping the Farmer

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 4

A definite agreement for the assistance of wheat farmers has been decided upon. The banks have decided to create…

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Wool Trade Anomaly Wool and Cotton

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 September 1931 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— When wool values were on high levels, skirtings became relatively dearer than fleece wool. In 1927-28, locks, by way,…

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Wheat Princes London

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 September 1931 · page 1

Wheat prices today showed a nominal increase of two shillings per quarter…

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London Wool Sales LONDON

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 September 1931 · page 1

Proceeding with the London wool sales, 10,219 bales were offered, of which approximately 4,800 sold. There were frequent withdrawals of…

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Pastoral Fat Lamb Raising Importance of Classing the Flock

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1931 · page 5

Evenness is a particularly desirable feature in the lamb-raising flock, points but the Sheep and Wool Expert of the Department of…

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Losses in Young Sheep Due to Entero-toxaemia

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 September 1931 · page 4

Reference is made in recent circulars of the Stock Branch of the Department of Agriculture to investigations of a condition of sheep apparently favoured…

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