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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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The Wool Outlook Crossbreds in Demand

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 2

The tone of markets abroad has generally been brighter-during the past few days and prices for a number of the world’s raw materials have improved…

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Health Value of Wool Proved by Experiments at French Schools

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 6

An experiment in Paris which amply demonstrates the health value of wearing wool is quoted by the Graziers' Association…

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"Wool Will Never Be Matched" the Chemists' Task Attempting the Impossible

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1939 · page 1

"I here make the deliberate statement that the wool fibre will never be matched by any artificial fibre. The synthetic chemist is up against…

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Pastoral Jetting for Sheep Blowfly How to Prepare the Arsenite Mixture

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 4

The recent abnormally abundand rains make a severe wave of blowny strike probable during April and May, and it is by no means…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 4
Also in The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal

The Farmers & Graziers’ Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on 2nd instant:—We submitted at our sale on Monday, 1st instant, a catalogue of 6,666 bales,…

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"Nothing Like Wool"

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 4

Great improvement has taken place in the manufacture of synthetic wool in Germany and in Italy. At a recent meeting of the Farmers &…

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The Wool Outlook Crossbreds in Demand

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:— The tone of markets abroad has generally been brighter during the past few days, and prices for a number…

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The Wool Season Winchcombe, Carson’s Annual Review

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 3

We have received an advance copy of the 50th Annual Wool Review published by Winchcombe, Carson Limited. The review contains full information in…

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How the Storekeeper Helps the Farmer Service That Is Not Always Appreciated

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 1

The Trundle "Star" taps its type writer to say that, some time ago, a certain metropolitan newspaper circularised the F. and C. branches…

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Notes and News Braidwood Cattle

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1939 · page 2

Cattle values were 10/ to 20/ lower at Homebush on Monday, 2846 being offered. Owen Bros., Braidwood, secured to £8/15/, avg. £6…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 2
Also in Queanbeyan Age

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Prices at the opening Brisbane wool auctions this week, were firm on recent Sydney basis. Yorkshire, Japan…

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London Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 2

LONDON.—There was a sustained demand at the wool sales to-day, especially from the home trade. The bulk of the offering was sold at firm…

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London Wool Sales London

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 1

The third series of the London Wool sales of 1938 concluded to-day. Compared with the closing prices of the last series greasy merinos were par…

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The Wool Outlook Signs of Better Trade

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write.— The wool market has not displayed any notable change, nor is it likely to do so during the immediate…

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Pastoral After-drought Mortality in Sheep Following Flush of Feed

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 1

Following the flush of feed after recent rains, reports of mortalities amongst travelling stock have been received from different centres,…

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"Facial Eczema" in Sheep and Cattle Preventive Methods of Management

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 8

During recent years the disease condition known as facial eczema in sheep has been somewhat prevalent in New Zealand. The name given…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 2

Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Limited report::— The close of the London auctions last week has had the probable effect of…

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Wool Supplies Absorbed World Production

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:— Up to the end of March in the case of Australia, South Africa, South America and to February in New…

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