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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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More Wool Used Than Grown

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 2

Wool consumption per head of population probably has not varied to any marked degree compared with pre-war times report…

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Drenching Sheep For Worms Some Important Precautions

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 4

Sheep being drenched, for worms should be kept in a standing position with the head held horizontally or slightly raised, points out the Division…

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Bright Wool Outlook Synthetic Fibre Position

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 2

The level of values for wool tops overseas indicates general confidence in future prices for the sheep’s staple, report Winchcombe, Carson Ltd…

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Record Load of Wool

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 4

A record load of wool was recently hauled in to the Crookwell Railway yards by Messrs. G. Thorn and Son, carriers, of Crookwell. The load…

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The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Ltd. 22nd December, 1949. wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 2

We submitted a catalogue of 7,568 bales on Wednesday, 21st December, the selection being largely. of an attractive nature. There were a…

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Bright Wool Outlook Synthetic Fibre Position

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The level of values for wool tops overseas indicates general confidence in future prices for the sheep's staple…

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Wool Store Fire £300,000 Damage

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 3

Biggest and most spectacular fire in Melbourne for five years occurred last night at Braybrook. Thousands of bales of wool and…

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Wool Use Expanding Bright Prospect’s

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 3

The world’s demand for goods made from wool shows no sign of slackening report Winchcombe Carson Ltd. Up to recently the short…

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Britan and Sugar Will Pay More For 1950 Crop

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 1

Britain has offered to pay Commonwealth sugar producers 12 percent. more for their 1950 sugar crop than the price paid for the 1949…

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Sheep’s Ear Case

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 3

For being in possession of a sheep with more than a qutrter of its ear removed, Miles E. Hallam was fined £3 with 10/ costs in Goulburn Court…

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Wool Crepe Afternoon Dress

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

Fine, supple wool crepe in almond colour was used by Blanca Mosca for the afternoon dress with the flounced petticoat and leather Waistliner. The…

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Drenching Sheep for Worms Some Important Precautions

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

Sheep being drenched for worms should be kept in a standing position with head held horizontally or slightly raises, points out…

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More Wool Used Than Grown

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—Wool consumption per (head of population probably has not varied to any marked degree compared with…

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Wool Use Expanding Bright Prospects

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The world's demand for goods made from wool shows no signs of slackening. Up to recently foe shortage of…

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No Census Return Dairy Farmer Fined

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 2

At this morning’s Court of Petty Sessions, before Mr. A. J. Paton, S.M., Athol Thomas Southwell pleaded guilty to failure to make a…

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Tenth Series of Wool Sales Commence South Australian Record

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and M. Agency Co., Ltd., report:—On Monday, 16th January, wool auctions will be resumed in Sydney, when the tenth series…

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A Gladioli Farm Thriving Nowra Enterprise

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 2

During a recent visit to Nowra the "Dispatch" representatives were privileged to have the opportunity of looking over a highly up-to-dftte gladioli…

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New Breed of Sheep Good Produces of Wool and Meat

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 1

An all-purpose farm sheep, said to produce both high quality wool and a large meat carcase has been developed in the United States…

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Tick Infested Sheep

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 4

For attempting to sell tick infested sheep Allah Russell Pirie, grazieer. was fined £5 by Mr. A. J. Paton. S.M, at Taralga Police Court last week…

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Sharrow Wool Clip

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 3

At Sydney wool sales yesterday, the following prices were realised for the Sharrow Clip, a/c W. G. Hyles, Bungendore, 9 bales AAA w at 122d. 12…

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