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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

272 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 13 of 14

High Wool Prices

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. wired us on Tuesday:—We sold 840 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Monday. Strong competition was…

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Britain Still Our Biggest Buyer of Wool

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 3

The roster allows of our Sydney catalogue, totalling 5168 bales being offered on Monday, 17th November, report New Zealand Loan…

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Chairman Of Dairy Board

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 3

Mr G. C. Howey, of Colac (Vic.) has been appointed…

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Adults to Get Extra Week's Butter Ration

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1947 · page 4

All adults will receive an extra week's ration, of butter and tea in the next three weeks. They will also receive six meat coupons for the three…

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Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report:—On Monday at Sydney wool sales we offered a good selection drawn from a wide area…

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Testing Cattle for T.b

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 3

Mr. E. H. Graham, Minister for Agriculture, writes as follows to Mr. J. Seiffert, M.L.A.:— With reference to your personal…

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U.S.A. Buying Wool Skirtings and Clip Averages

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 4
Also in The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal

Despite the statements frequently made that wool is too costly for United States buyers to operate, considerable purchases are being made by America…

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Catholic Settlement Farm for Fifty People Near Wagga

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 1

The Wagga group of the National Catholic Rural Movement has purchased the 500 acre property, "Moorong" on the Narrandera Road, about…

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In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House Menzies Feels Like a Farmer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 2

Feeling like a farmer “who hears the rain on the roof after a long drought”, Liberal Leader and Opposition Chief, R. G. Menzies, sees in…

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Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 2

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report: At our Sydney auction on 19th instant e submitted an attractive catalogue including a number of well grown'…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd. report:—At Sydney wool sales this week we offered a representative selection of merino,…

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Buoyant Wool Values

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson wired us on Tuesday:—We sold 7,400 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Monday. Values were buoyant. Good…

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Wool Report Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company, Limited

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 2

We submitted a catalogue of 8,254 bales on Thursday 20th instant, drawn from a fairly wide area of the State, but including a goodly proportion of…

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Wool Report the Farmers & Graziers' Co- Operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 4

We submitted a catalogue of 8,254 bales on Thursday, 20th instant, drawn from a fairly wide area of the State, but including a goodly…

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Donations of Meat and Butter Coupons to Red Cross Box XYZ

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 2

Coupon donations to Red Cross Box XYZ are coming in faster than for any time during the last three months, said the Director of Rationing (Mr…

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Grand Old Man Honoured by Members of Farmers & Settlers' Association on Hundredth Birthday

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 1

George Spencer Whiteman, grand old man of the N.S.W. Farmers and Settlers' Association, reached the great age of 100 years at Young…

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What of the Wheat Crisis? Critical Position in Primary Industries

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 December 1947 · page 2

Harvesting of a record Australian wheat crop has begun, and seasonal conditions generally are good in most parts of the continent. By…

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New Marketing Scheme for Britain's Farm Produce “Commodity Commissions” Suggested to Take Over Entire Output at Guaranteed Prices

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 December 1947 · page 4

Cheaper distribution and more efficient marketing of food grown on Britain’s farms is being planned. A Committee appointed to review the working of the Agricultural Marketing Acts has just released its Report which- makes several important…

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Nineteen-year-old Sheep Cuts 9 1/2lb. of Wool!

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 3

A merino sheep, which was lambed in the Gundagal district on 10th. August, 1928, cut a fleece weighing 9 [?]lb. when shorn last week. This is…

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