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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

400 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 11 of 20

The Australian Wool Clip

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 7

MELBOURNE.—The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Cameron) has announced that at present there will not be any negotiation for a change…

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War and Wool Prices American Ups and Downs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— The first shock of events in European markets has subsided in the United States, and values for wool have shown…

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Our Industries No. 14. Carpets for Australia We Start to Make Them Ourselves New Outlet for Coarse Wool

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 3

One of the most significant of Australia’s new industries is of carpet-making. This country normally imports about 4,000,000 yards of carpets of various and sorts and sizes each year, worth over a million-and-a…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 3

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Lid. report:— We are submitting a catalogue of 4,300. bales on Tuesday next, embracing a good showing of autumn shorn…

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War and Wool Prices American Ups and Downs

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:—The first shock of events in European markets has subsided in the United States, and values for wool…

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Scope for Australian Mills Italy’s Wool Trade

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 2

Winchcombc, Carson Ltd. report:— Australia made no mistake in selling her wool to the United Kingdom for the duration of the war and one clip…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 2

Fitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd. report:—We offered a catalogue of 4,300 bales for appraisement on Tuesday and Wednesday…

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Wool Promotion Vital

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 3

There still lurks in the minds of many woolgrowers the idea that in war-time wool promotion is unnecessary, states the general secretary of…

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Scope for Australian Mills Italy's Wool Trade

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:—Australia made no mistake in felling her wool to the United Kingdom for the duration of the war and one…

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Kill the Crow! Pambula Farmers Say It Is a Menace

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 2

Braidwood graziers will read with interest the appended report of a discussion upon a very well-known, well-maligned black curse, the crow…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 3

The Farmers & Graziers’ Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 21st instant:— We submitted our Appraisement…

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Wool Promotion Vital

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 3

There still lurks in the minds of many woolgrowers the idea that in war time wool promotion is unnecessary, writes the Graziers'…

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European Wool Imports Sheepskins Affected

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 2

Some idea of the loss of consumers of imported wool occasioned by the war is shown by the fact that the countries now occupied by the enemy…

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Wool Agreement’s Value a Far-Sighted Deal

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 2

Australian wool-growers have had good reason to be thankful for the contract between the United Kingdom and Australian Governments providing for…

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Special Sheep Sale

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 2

Attention is directed to the special Bale in Goulburn on Tuesday next, 2nd July, when W. H. Wheatley will offer 15,000 well-bred store sheep…

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Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 1

The Fanners & Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd. reports on 21st inst: We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No. 22 on the 18th instant,…

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European Wool Imports Sheepskins Affected

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:—Some idea of the loss of consumers of imported wool occasioned by the war is shown by the fact that the…

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Improvement of Farm Products Part Played by Agricultural Shows

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 3

Discussing at a recent conference of farmers the work of agricultural societies, Colonel G. C. Somerville, secretary of the Royal Agricultural…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 July 1940 · page 1

Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd. report:— The first wool appraisement season of the present war-time scheme which concluded last week, has revealed the…

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Wool Season Closed Record Sydney Turnover

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1940 · page 3

The final appraisements of the Sydney wool season were concluded on Friday. The figures for the year are not yet fully finalised, but…

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