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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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

whAt of the wheat Crisis? Critical Position in Primary Industries

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 1

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

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Wool Report

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 December 1947 · page 1

We submitted a catalogue of 5,730 bales on Monday, 1st December, mostly good style wools from the Tablelands and Slopes. The selection…

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Wool Exports Stopped Growers Payments Delayed

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 December 1947 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:— As a result of the stoppage in wool exports in New South Wales and Southern States, buyers cannot secure…

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New Hire Purchase Scheme for Farmers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 December 1947 · page 2

The Industrial Finance department of the Commonwealth Bank has announced a new “Farmer’s Plan” Hire Purchase scheme designed…

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Wool Sales Suspended Recent U.s.a. Development

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 December 1947 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—As a result of the stoppage of work by the tally clerks union in loading wool, auction sales of the sheep's…

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Grazing of Lucerne Points in Management Op Crop and Stock

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 December 1947 · page 4

In dry districts the value of lucerne as a grazing crop is commending it self increasingly to stock owners. Being very drought resistant, it often…

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Compulsory Testing of Cattle

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1947 · page 3

Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M.L.A., has been advised by the Minister for Agriculture as follows:—"With further reference to your personal…

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Sale of Wool to Japan Country Party Senate Leader's Query

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1947 · page 4

CANBERRA, Monday.—So far as Australia is concerned, there are no real difficulties over the sale of our wool to Japan…

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Worms of Sheep Conditions Favouring Development

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 4

Both warmth and moisture are necessary for the development of the worms that infest sheep. Naturally, therefore, one finds that luscious…

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Bungendore Flower Show and Wool Exhibition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 4

The Annual Flower Show and Far in aid of St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Bungendore, was held in the Federal Hall on Saturday,…

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Wool for Japan 1946 and 1947 Prices Compared

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:— The advent of Japanese competition for wool should have beneficial effects on the strength of the market. A…

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Sheep and Skin Values Marked Upward Change

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 December 1947 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—Sheep slaughtered during the earlier months following on shearing have had added value In 1947, quite apart…

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Life on the Farm

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 December 1947 · page 3

Dr. O. E. M. Joad, one of the best known of British broadcasters, who has been for so many years one of the mainstays of the BBC's Brain's…

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