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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

298 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 13 of 15

Rustled Sheep Losses Total 55,000 in South Australia

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 4

Graziers believe that a gang of sheep stealers operating in the south east of South Australia Have st[?] sheep valued at £5,000 in recent weeks…

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Magnificent Quality Sheep

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

A reminder is given of the special Sale at Goulburn on Tuesday next, 24th October, at 1.30 p.m. sharp, when Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. will offer…

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The Farmer[?] Co-operative [?] Ance a Agenc[?] 11th October, [?] Wool Report

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

We submitted our ca[?] 5,920 sales on Tuesday, 10th October. [?] The selection was drawn from a [?] area of the State, [?] the…

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Wool Trade Aspects. World's Need for Supplies

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—For a considerable period purchasers of raw material were very chary regarding the cost of wool. The values…

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Finnan's Advice to Wheat Growers. "Get Off the Backs of the Consumers."

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

The Minister for Price Fixing, Mr. Finnan, said in the Legislative Assembly that it was about time the wheatgrowers got off the Consumers…

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Record Wool Prices

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 2

At Tuesday’s wool sales in Sydney greasy merino fleece sold to 227d, constituting an Australian record. This was paid for five bales sup…

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Wool Sales Deduction Scheme False Propaganda Answered

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 3

“In recent weeks the Country Party has faced a barage of malicious and misleading propaganda designed to create the impression that…

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Proposal for Selling Wool to U.S.

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 2

The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, said yesterday that British and American missions would visit Australia soon to examine a proposal by which…

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U.s.a. Wool Needs. Decrease in Flocks

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The wool market has been well maintained. Generally prices for tops abroad have trended slightly upward…

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Butchers in Trouble High Prices of Cattle May Close Bega Shops

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 4

The possibility that the retail batchers in the Bega district are seriously considering closing their doors unless the price control on…

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Junior Farmers’ Club

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 October 1950 · page 3

The Advisory Committee of the Queanbeyan Junior Farmers’ Club held its usual monthly meeting on Thursday night of last week. Those…

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Here and There Heavy Sheep Losses in the Crookwell District

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 2

Hundreds of off-shears sheep died in the Crookwell district last week, reports the Gazette." The deaths followed the constant rain, which was…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 4

On October 25 New Zealand Loan end Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. submitted their fifth catalogue of the current season. The selection was a…

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The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Ltd. 25th October, 1950. Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 2

Our fifth catalogue of the Season, comprising 8,320 bales, was submitted on Tuesday, 24th instant. The selection was mainly useful to good type…

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Wool Values Not Singular. Japan Importing Bags

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report.—The wool market is regarded by some authorities as an inflationary influence in Australia. If it is so, cotton…

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Control of Body-strike in Sheep Interim Recommendations (Issued by the Joint Blowfly Control Committee)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 4

The following article has been sent to us by the Braidwood Stock Inspector (Mr. W. E. Crogan), with a request from the Chief, Division of Animal…

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Record Wool Prices Braidwood Crossbred Makes 187 1/2d. at Goulburn

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1950 · page 3

On a rising market, record prices 'were obtained in Goulburn on Wednesday, when an outstanding catalogue of crossbred wool was…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Limited report: We sold 9, 400 bales of wool at our sale in Sydney on Wednesday , any change in values being upward. There was…

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Praise For "Milong" Bred Merino Sheep Flying Buyer of Local Stud Sheep

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 2

Because of the uncertain rail transport, a buyer of merino stud sheep flew direct to Milong Station, Young, last week to make his purchases. He…

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Pre-emption of Wool

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 2

Sir,—Notonly woolgrower’s but all Australians are entitled to know what arrangements were made at the recent conference in London…

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