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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

248 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 13

Sheep Realise 1775 Guineas for C.w.a

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 2

Generous donations of two merino rams to the C.W.A. Ball Committee have benefited the Seaside Homes Appeal to the extent of 1775 guineas…

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Drenching Sheep. Precautions Necessary When Using Carbon Tetrachloride

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 3

"Can you give me some information on carbon tetrachloride as a drench for sheep? I have heard of some mortalities following use of this drug…

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More Wool Wanted Contrasts in Prices

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: The great need of the wool industry is greater production. The world's present clip of merino is inadequate…

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Stamp Honors Wheat Pioneer

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 2

The Postmaster General yesterday announced that the new 2½d postage stamp, commemorating William James Fairer, pioneer breeder of Australian…

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Outstanding Sale of Fat Cattle at Goulburn

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 1

Goldsbrough Mort & Co., Ltd., report having conducted a special fat cattle section at Goulburn on Thursday, 17th June…

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The Law and Noxious Weeds a Publication Necessary to Every Farmer

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 4

It is common fallacy among newcomers to gardening that there is some quick and unlaborious method of getting rid of weeds, but farmers…

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FARMERS & Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company, Limited 18th June, 1948. Wool Report

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1948 · page 4

We submitted a catalogue of 2,610 bales on Thursday, 17th instant, the selection including a number of recently shorn clips mostly of useful…

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A Season's Wool Rise Skirtings Show Greatest Advance

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1948 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: The Sydney wool season, closed with values for average to best merino topmaklng fleece wools 45 per cent, to…

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Gunning Pastoral, Agricultural and Industrial Society Annual Report and Financial Statement

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 4

WE have pleasure in presenting this Annual Report and Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the financial year of your Society, which…

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Wool Supply and Demand Merino Position Favours Sellers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: The wool market has lost the special spurt resulting from additional very keen Japanese and Russian…

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Dairy Industry Mr. Fadden Criticises the Government's Attitude

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 4

CANBERRA.—In a vigorous attack upon the Chifley Government for its attitude to the dairying industry, the Federal Country Party Leader, Mr…

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Farmers Mourn Passing of Old Friend Tribute to Memory of G. S. Whiteman

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 2

Standing in silence, delegates to the annual meeting of the District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association at the Town Hall paid a…

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Pastoral Wages Big Increase

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1948 · page 1

About 40,000 workers in the pastoral industry in all the States except Queensland are given large wage increases in an award announced on…

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Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 July 1948 · page 4

The Goulburn branch of Farmers and Graziers Co-Op., Ltd., advise that during the wool selling season which has just ended many record…

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European Wool Consumption. Czechoslovakian Mills Nationalised

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 July 1948 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The close of the Australian wool selling season under favourable competition augurs well for the marketing of…

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Deleterious Substances in Wool Precautions Necessary When Baling

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 July 1948 · page 4

More or less regularly each year a general complaint is sent out from Bradford regarding the amount of foreign matter—principally jute fibres…

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Sheep Classing Chamcters Desirable In a Flock

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 4

However small the flock, periodical classing is necessary to ensure maximum returns. The following desirable characters should be kept in…

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Notes and News Sheep Bring £4/0/2

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 2

At Farmers and Graziers, special sale on Tuesday last, the opening sale was of 406 merino wethers from Lake Bathurst, which realised the high price…

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"Like Sheep in Crutching Pen" Women and Children at [?] Munisation in Braidwood

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 2

Bitter complaint was voiced a[?] last Shire meeting by Cr. Dunshe[?] over the conditions under which [?] the recent diphtheria…

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Sheep Classing Characters Desirable in a Flock

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 4

However small the flock, periodical classing is necessary to ensure maximum returns. The following desirable characters should be kept in…

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