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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

400 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 20

Wool Report

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 6

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 29th inst.:—We submitted our 18th Appraisement Catalogue, comprising…

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Butter is Concentrated Sunshine

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 3

We hear much these days about irradiated foods, particularly milk. In Europe, we are told says the National Butter and cheese Journal, an…

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Balkan States Wool

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 2

Considerable interest attaches, to the supplies of raw material in the Balkan States, as a result of the situation with Germany in that quarter. In 1938…

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Second-hand Wool Packs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 4

The Graziers’ Association has examined the possibility of conserving the supply of wool packs by ensuring the return of used packs to some central…

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Ran Into Sheep Motor Cyclist Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 1

Norman Wannell, a labourer, residing at Dulwich Hill, Sydney, received severe injuries when a motor cycle he was riding collided with a straying…

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American Wool Trade New Year Easing

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— With the United States receiving large orders for military equipment from Great Britain and France the…

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Australia's Record Wool Clip Marketing Proceeds Smoothly

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 1

The review issued by the Central Wool Committee, covering its first six months, is a most important and at the same time a rather unusual…

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Second-hand Wool Packs

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

The Graziers' Association has examined the possibility of conserving the supply of wool packs by ensuring the return of used packs to some…

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American Wool Trade New Year Easing

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

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:— With the United States receiving large orders for military equipment from Great Britain and France, the…

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Pastoral Improvement of Coastal Pastures Soil Conditions Must Suit Desired Species

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

Successful pasture improvemen' was dependent on a sound knowledge of the basic principles governing the growth requirements of grasses,…

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

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

MELBOURNE.— The disposal of the Australian record wool clip, estimated at 34,000,000 bales, shortly after the end of June is expected by…

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Trees on the Farm Planting Time Approaching

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

Because their wholesale removal has been necessary in the process of land settlement, trees have come to be regarded by many farmers…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 3
Also in The Braidwood Review and District Advocate

The Farmers & Graziers Co-Operative Co. Ltd. reports On the 5th instant We Submitted our 19th Appraisement Catalogue of 5,370 bales on Wednesday…

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Sheep in Queensland Merinos and Crossbreds

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— Queensland stock returns show that in every year but one since 1919, the State as pastured over 20,000,000 sheep and…

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Role of Trade Fashion Displays in a Wool Publicity Scheme

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 4

The International Wool Secretariat has made the headlines quite often with reports of its fashion displays. The value of a display like the Wool…

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Megotiations on Wheat World Crop Prospects

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 3

“Large transactions, which might have considerable effect on wheat-growers’ realisations, are being negotiated by the Australian Wheat Board…

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Local Wool

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 2

The following wool sales are reported:— B. Callan, Farringdon, Braidwood, AAA MW, AAA ME 17d; Gibson Bros., The Hollow, Captain's…

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Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., wired us yesterday:— 6250 bales of wool were appraised at our Sydney catalogue on wednesday. Results…

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Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 2

Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd., report:— Our nineteenth catalogue of the season was submitted on the 5th instant, and was finalised on Monday last. It…

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