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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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Sydney Wool Sales Attractive Braidwood Clips Included

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson wired us on Wednesday:—We sold 7100 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Tuesday to keen competition from the…

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Killed a Sheep

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 2

A case of interest to drovers and graziers was heard iii Yass when the S.M. gave a drover who was charged with stealing a sheep, the benefit of…

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Big Sheep Sale

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 2

A reminder is given of the big special sale to be held at Goulburn on Tuesday next, 1st March, by New Zealand Loan and M. A. Co. Over…

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Braidwood Wool

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 2

The A.M.L. & F. Co., Ltd., report having sold the following district clip in their sale in Sydney on the 17th February, 1949:— LJF/BWD, a/c L…

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Wool Sales Suspenden

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 2

During the past fortnight considerable uncertainty has existed regarding the functioning of the wool-selling programme, reports…

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Pass the Wool, Please!

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

To-day I ate wool—crystallised wool called Botanein-P, and made in American laboratories, cables a wool reporter from Bradford…

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Wool and Local Mills Great Britain’s Flocks

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 4

Wool generally has continued to sell readily and any change in prices for merino and the finer crossbreds has been upward. It is obvious that…

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Wool and Local Mills Great Britain's Flocks

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—Wool generally has continued to sell readily and any change in prices for merino and the finer crossbreds has…

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Hold-up of Wool

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 2

At a stop-work meeting at Leichhardt Sadium yesterday 1,300 storemen and packers rejected an offer of wages increase. They decided to continue…

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Goulburn Wool Sales Many Braidwood Clips Included

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 3

Farmers & Graziers', Goulburn, report having offered a catalogue of 6769 bales of wool on 23rd and 24th February, when almost a complete…

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U.S.A. Buys Fine Wools Africa Imports German Sheep

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 3

Stronger competition has been experienced from America, for spinners' merino wools at recent Newcastle sales and any change in prices for them has…

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U.s.a. Buys Fine Wools. Africa Imports German Sheep

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—Stronger competition has ben experienced from America for spinners merino wools at recent Newcastle sales…

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£47 Per Bale Average For This Season's Wool

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 4

Wool sold in Australia in the seven months ended January 31st last realised £108,619,961. This compared with £76,632,029 for the…

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Continent’s Wool Activity

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 4

France has been one of the most sustained buyers of wool in Australia this season reports Carson Ltd. In all sections…

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Wool Hold-up Continues

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 3

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—There have been no wool auctions in Sydney owing to the refusal of the Storemen &…

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Continent's Wool Activity the Staple and Synthetics

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— France has been one of the most sustained buvers of wool in Australia this season. In all sections output of…

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Dairy Cattle

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

Judge: Mr. P. B. Gray, Ashbury, Sydney. Stewards: E. Kennedy (Chief), M. Lyons, G. R.. McDowall, W. M. Maher…

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Fat Cattle Judge: Mr. Charteris, Taralga

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

Fat Bullock, McGrath Bros. 1 and 2; Fat Cow, H. T. Hassall 1 and 2; Pen of Three Fat Bullocks, McGrath Bros. 1 and 2; Pen of 3 Fat…

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Longwool Sheep Judge: Fred. A Collins

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 2

Stewards: J. w. Bunn (Chief). Evan Roberts, David Royds, Ken Bassing [?]thwaighte. Romney Marsh: Ewe, 4 tooth and…

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Local and General Beast and Sheep Guessing

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 2

Messrs. Keith Macdonald (Braidwood) and John H. Cawthorne (Major's Creek) tied for the prize in the weight guessing competition at the…

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