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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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The Use of Wool British Empire Consumption

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 July 1940 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd; report:— In normal times, the principal consuming countries of the British Empire Great Britain, Australia, India, Canada…

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Improvement of Farm Products Part Played by Agricultural Shows

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 July 1940 · page 4

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

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Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 1

The Fanners &. Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd. reports on 27th inst: We submitted our final Appraisement Catalogue of the 1939-40 season…

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Advice to Sheep-owners

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 4

Mr. S. L. Black, District Veterinary Officer, Goulburn, writes:— The indications are that a fair amount of trouble may be experienced…

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The Use of Wool British Empire Consumption

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:—In normal times the principal consuming countries of the British Empire, Great Britain, Australia, India…

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Telegraphic News Sydney, 2 p.m. Australia's Record Wool Cheque

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 2

MELBOURNE.—The total sum payable to Australian woolgrowers for last season is £64,722,636. In all, 3,604,316 bales were appraised,…

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The Wool Cheque Pastoral Revenue

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 3

Wool has certainly provided a welcome increase to Australia’s National income during the past season (report Winchcombe, Carson Ltd.) The amount…

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Storing New Season's Wool Clip

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 7

A well-known woolbroker says that because of a shortage of wool storage space the Federal Government might take over large buildings in Sydney…

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The Wool Cheque Pastoral Revenue

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:—Wool has certainly provided a welcome increase to Australia's national income during the past season. The…

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Dairy Cattle Management Recommendations of Australian Committee on Animal Production

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 1

Preferential rotational grazing to give the highest yielding cows the pick of the feed is advocated by the technical subcommittee on dairy…

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American Wool Markets Crossbreds From South America

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 3

The United States, though more or less isolated from European hostilities, cannot keep her markets free from the influence of the war, reports…

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Farmers’ Cutlasses Strange British War Expert

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 4

A curious type of agricultural “armament” which has never been seen on an English farm has been made in a British steel factory for well over 100…

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Sheep and Wool Exam. SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 1

Neville Heffernan, of Queanbeyan, has passed the second year sheep and wool examination, conducted by the Sydney Technical College…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 3

Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Limited report:— With the new wool appraisement season due to commence in a month’s…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 1

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report:— The next event of importance in the local wool market will be the distribution next Friday of the 10 per cent…

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American Wool Markets Crossbreds From South America

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:—The United States, though more or less isolated from European hostilities, cannot keep her markets free…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 3

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report:— The new wool appraisement season will commence in Sydney on August 19, and the earlier start should enable…

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Australia’s Wheat Position

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 4

Sales of Australian wheat to July 15 totalled 118.000.000 bushels to which may be reasonably added anticipated sales for local consumption and expert…

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Wool Supplies And Consumers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 3

In Australia, those interested wool are anxious to see a steady -flow shipments maintained in the first instance to Great Britain and also to…

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Wool Supplies and Consumers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:—In Australia those interested in wool are anxious to see a steady flow or shipments maintained in the first…

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