Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

384 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 20

American Wool Prices Dominion Mill Activity

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 April 1942 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:— Prices for wool are showing a slight advance in the United States. Quotations for tops on the New York…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

South Africa’s Sheep Provide Lifeboat Gloves for Shipwrecked Mariners

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 April 1942 · page 4

The skins of South African sheep are to-day helping to save the lives of shipwrecked British sailors. Sheepskin gloves, large and warm,…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Crossbred Wool Needed The Pastoral Position

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Limited report: War-tire circumstances decidedly favour the consumption of crossbred wools because of their special demand…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 2

The first of the off-season appraisement. fixtures in the Sydney market commences next Monday, report Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Wool Appraisements

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd, report:— 3859 bales of wool were appraised of our Sydney catalogue on Wednesday. Results included. Estate Edward…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Fertiliser and the Farmer

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 April 1942 · page 1

The important part fertilisers play in modern agriculture is disclosed by international reports just to hand. It is revealed, for instance, that in…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Wool Contracts and Prices The Sheep Position

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 3

The purchase of wool by the British Government in Australia, South Africa,, and New Zealand was: automatically a stabilising…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 April 1942 · page 4

Latest advices from overseas indicate a continued heavy consumption of wool, report Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd, Avaliable stocks have…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Wool Contracts and Prices the Sheep Position

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write:— The purchase of wool by the British Government in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand was…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Wool Report

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 1
Also in The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal

Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd. report: Our catalogue in the Sydney Wool Appraisement No. 76 was submitted on Friday 17th instant and was…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Sheep Stealing Charge Cooma Grazier Convicted

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 3

Commenting that he could not accept as satisfactory the evidence given by defendant nor come to the conclusion that it was a case of…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Worm Parasites of Sheep the Problem of Wartime Control

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 4

Two serious difficulties have arisen in regard to control of worm parasites of sheep since the war. Firstly, many drugs are in short supply and…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Worm Parasites of Sheep The Problems of War Time Control

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 4

Two serious difficulties have arisen in regard to control of worm parasites of sheep since the war. First, many drugs are in short supply and…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Farming Aided

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 3

Even within the [?] years objections have been heard in many quarters to the production in the Commonwealth of agricultural…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

American Wool Needs Acute Sheep Position

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 2

All records for consumption of wool in the United States have been beaten by recent activity, states Winchcombe Carson Ltd. The…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

More Wool in Wool Packs

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 3

The following letter has been received by the Australian Wool Growers’ Council from the Commonwealth Jute Buyer: “Although…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Shearing of Sheep National Security Regulations

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 2

Under National Security (Shearing of Sheep Regulations definite limits are set to the period in which this year’s shearing must be carried out…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

American Wool Needs Acute Sheep Position

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 1

Winchcombe, Careen, Ltd. writer:—All records for consumption of wool in the United States have been beaten by recent activity. The quantity…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Goulburn Cattle Cale

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 2

Nearly 1000 cattle from well-known district properties were offered for auction at the special sale held at the Goulburn yards on Tuesday…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →