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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Wool Reports

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 3

Schute, Bell & Co. Ltd. report:—An animated market has continued all the week. At our sale on Monday last we experienced this, and prices were…

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Strong Wool Market

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 1

The season's record price for greasy merino was easily broken at the Sydney wool sales on Monday, when a French operator paid 81½d for a lot…

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Pastoral Lamb Fattening Value of Improved Pasture

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 4

In order to obtain information regarding the comparative values of grazing lucerne, top—dressed natural pastures and intreated natural…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing Aftermath of Braidwood Cases

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 3

At the Canberra police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Forrest, P.M., John Love, of Bombay, near Braidwood, was charged with having…

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Confident Wool Buying Disappearing Supplies

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:—Any doubts which consumers may have held regarding the maintenance of wool values on the improved…

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Wool Still Higher Feverish Buying SEASON's Record Prices

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co—operative Coy., reports:— On 23rd March we offered 7,150 bales of wool and effected full…

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Wool Market

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1931 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:—American competition for broad quality merinos and fine comebacks was a special feature of our Sydney wool…

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Farmers’ Motor Trucks Registration Costs Ninety Bushels Wheat

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 March 1931 · page 4

The automobile has rearranged rural life expanding it geographically and [?]cially. No longer does distance worry the farmer and grazier, his markets, his…

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Local and General Local Wool

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1931 · page 2

Late rates were maintained at Thursday's closing wool auctions. Wincbcombe, Carson's sales included B. McGrath, Braid wood, hoggets'…

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Sydney Wool Sales District Clips

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 31 March 1931 · page 3

At the above sales last Thursday the following district wool clips were sold by Winchcombe, Carson Ltd.:— E. J. Oldfield, Naas, 5 bales AAA w…

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Wool

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 2

The Primary Producers Wool and Produce Selling Co. Ltd., report:— Events and experiences this season in our local markets and in overseas markets…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 2

Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd. report:— It is a quiet time in wool circles at present owing to the Easter holidays, and no auctions being held in consequence…

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Pastoral Cheaper Production

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

Those who set out to solve the problem of high costs by striving for the production of more per acre should not lose sight of the fact that, as a…

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Local Wool

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 2

The following sales are reported:— T. Thorne, Marlowe, 13 bales at 15d, 1 at 14½d, 1 at 13½d, bellies 11½d, locks 5½d…

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The Wool Clip

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 3

The value of wool sold to the end of February was given as £4,460,668, an average of £10/16/11 per bale, or 8.4d per 1b. The January…

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£5,000,000 Wool Clip Decline

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 3

On the basis of average prices at Sydney auctions it is estimate that the 430,000,0001b. of wool to be obtained this season will be worth…

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Wool and World Prices Conservative Attitude Essential

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., write:—Since woll values commenced to rise in early February, 316,223 bales have been sold on the Sydney market,…

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Help for Farmers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 2

A Melbourne message to-day states that the special committee appointed by the Commerce to consult with the banks and the farmers'…

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The Simple Farmer

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

Stockowners spend uselessly very large sums of money on "cure—alls" and "shot—gun" medicines peddled about the country, especially in…

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Pastoral Phalaris Bulbosa

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 April 1931 · page 1

During recent years the Agrostologist of the Department of Agriculture has received seed from various countries of a number of perennial…

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