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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

285 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 15

New Farm Implements

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 July 1949 · page 2

Two new farm implements, a potato planter and fertiliser distributor, both costing well under £100 sterling, have recently been developed in the United…

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Wool, Rabbits and the Dollar

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— The sheep industry is generally enjoying favourable stock grazing conditions, but the rabbit continues to be a…

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Wool, Rabbits and M , the Dollar

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 4

The sheep industry is , generally enjoying favourable stock grazing conditions, but the rabbit continues be a menace to the maintenance…

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Wool Sales Many' Braidwood Clips Included

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 4

On Wednesday, 29th June, New Zealand Loan & M.A. Co. Ltd., brought forward a catalogue totalling 9,681 bales. This catalogue was our final…

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Farmers Express Their Views on Liquor Supplies

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 2

Mr. E. J. Gosper (Raleigh), at last week's meeting of the Primary Producers' Union executive, met some opposition when he. asked that…

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The Early Potato Crop Varieties Recommended for Sowing

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 3

The following varieties of potatoes are recommended by the Division of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture, for sowing for the early…

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Another Jersey Cow Produces over 1,000 lb of Butter in 365 Days

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 2

“Avon Valley Ladylike” (97168) a pure bred Jersey cow, owned by Mr. J. G. Wilson, of Avon Valley, Gloucester, has completed a 365 day…

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Cattle Poisoned

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 2

Out of a mob of 278 cattle travelling from Galong to Gunning, 50 have died, presumably from eating poisoned weed on the road. They…

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1949/50 Wool Season

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 3

In the absence of wool auctions, an air of quietness prevails' in local wool circles. Business transacted has been confined to the sale by private treaty…

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Stock Owner Fined £5 Sheep with Ears Cut Short

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 4

In Goulburn Police Court this week Edward Clement McAlister was fined £5 for not notifying the authorities within two months that he had in his…

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U.s.a. Uses Less Wool Rayon Output Up

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 3
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Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—The only country abroad in which the wool position shows uncertainty is America. Consumption in the United…

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London Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 2

The fourth series of the London wool sales commenced its second week on July 14 and. closed on the 16th reports New Zealand Loan and…

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Wool Fabrics Favoured The World Wants Them

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 3

Public preferences for goods made from wool has been emphasised during the past ten years, report Winchcombe Carson Ltd. During the war period…

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Wool Fabrics Favoured the World Wants Them

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. reports:— Public preference for goods made from wool has been emphasised during the past 10 years. During the war period…

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London Wool Sales Sales to U.s.a. Lower

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 3

New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co. report:— The fourth series of the London Wool Sales commenced its second week on the 14th July and closed on…

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Stock Owner Fined £5 Sheep with Ears Cut Short

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 1

In Goulburn Police Court this week Edward Clement McAlister was fined £5 for not notifying the authorities within two months that he had in his…

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Shot Bull in Rump Farmer to Foot "Bill" for £18

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 4

On a charge of having maliciously wounded a bull, a farmer at Wattamondara, near Cowra, was fined £5 by Mr. W. Finlay, S.M., at Cowra Police…

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Merino and Crossbred Changes in Wool Values

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report:— The merino sheep is now more in favour in New South Wales than for 10 years. During the war fat lambs…

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Gaol Sentence Fob Wagga Stock Inspector in Sheep Stealing Case

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 2

Judge P. W. Berne, at the Wagga Quarter Sessions, suspended a two-year gaol sentence on Thomas Edmond Keith Ryan, 58, and placed him on a…

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