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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

285 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 14 of 15

Wool and Money Shading and Values

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— It is not generally recognised that a huge amount of money is needed by milimen to finance the purchase of…

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Farmers Starved of Plant Lose Tax Relief

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 4

"Farmers who are desperately short of wire netting, roofing iron, piping and farm machinery must be appalled to learn that the steel industry is…

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Delays in Wool Handling Overtime Wanted From Unions Handling Wool

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1949 · page 2

Serious conation in the country districts, owing to the slow rate at which wool war unloaded from trucks in Sydney, was referred to in the…

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Farming Is an Art

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 November 1949 · page 4

"However practical the scientist, and however simply' he can tell his story in farming language, farming remains an art as well as a science…

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Wool Trade Aspects Are Sheep Dear?

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— Continuous selling of large supplies of wool at prevailing; prices indicates the soundness of the market. The…

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The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Ltd. 16th November, 1949 Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 1

We submitted a catalogue of 7,830 bales on Monday, 14th instant, the selection including a number of attractive wools from the southern and…

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Wool Prices Very Firm

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 4

On Wednesday, 23rd inst., New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., brought forward a catalogue totalling 4,988 bales. The selection in…

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Crossbred Wools Rising Effect Upon Sheep Position

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—Wool values have been gradually adjusted to more normal relative levels, The advanced cost and scarcity of…

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Local and General Braidwood Junior Farmer Wins State Championship

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 2

The Junior Farmers' Club Council of New South Wales State Championship in vegetable growing, was won by Ray Grant, son of Mr. and Mrs…

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Record Sheep Sale High Prices at N.Z.L.'s Goulburn Sale

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 2

On Tuesday last New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co. Ltd. yarded 20,000 sheep, comprising many outstanding lines of young merino wethers, to a very large…

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Goulburn Wool Sales Braidwood Wools Sell Well State Record of 140½d SECURED

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 4

At the second series of Goulburn Wool Sales the present season's record price was further advanced to 140½d for a 5 bale line of EX SUPER…

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Important Cattle Sale

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 2

Special attention is directed to the important sale at Goulburn Thursday, 15th December, at 1.30 p.m., when 1,200 magnificent quality Hereford cattle…

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Wool Report 25th November, 1949 Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 1

We submitted a catalogue of 8,151 bales on Thursday, 24th instant, which included numerous dips from the more favoured districts, particularly…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— We sold 9200 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Tuesday. Values were buoyant and competition keen…

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Wool Stocks Light American Market Higher

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—Currency changes have been an influence on prices for wool this season but the great impetus behind…

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Brisbane Wool S Per Cent. Up on Sydney Closing Rates British Buyers Intensify Bidding in London

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 4

Mew Zealand Loan and MA. Co. Ltd. report:—Wool auctions during the past week were held in Brisbane, where on Monday 30th the fourth series…

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Junior Farmers' Exhibit

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 2

The Junior Farmers are competing in the Inter-District Display Competition, to be staged at Goulburn Show in February. Prize money for this…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 December 1949 · page 2

On 7th instant, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. submitted a catalogue, totalling, 6,220 bales at Sydney wool sales. Their top price,…

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U.s.a. Buying More Wool

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 December 1949 · page 2

American wool buying has extended in Australia this season, Winch[?]ombe Carson Ltd. report. The total exports to the united States for the preceding…

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Animated Sydney Wool Market

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 December 1949 · page 1

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—After a week's break to allow the Brisbane market to operate, wool auctions were…

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