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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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Farmer's Novel Idea for Preventing Mortality in Newly-shorn Sheep During a Cold Snap

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 3

Cold weather, following shearing of small flocks now going on in the Young district, is causing heavy losses to farmers…

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Wool's Competitors. Their Price Increasing

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—It is a noteworthy fact that as wool values have advanced during post-war years, trade in wool rags, etc., for…

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Goulburn Wool Sales Record Prices Secured

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 4

At the second series of Goulburn Wool Sales held on lst and 2nd November, before a record attendance of buyers, a rising market…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 November 1950 · page 1

On Thursday November 9 , we brought forward our No. 6 Catalogue for the current season, which totalled 6,277 bales, report New…

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Confiscatory Wool Plans Rejected by Federal Government

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 November 1950 · page 2

“By adopting the Wool Sales Deduction Scheme to counteract inflationary effects of high prices and and rejecting more drastic…

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Wool Is Wanted. Future Aspects

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—United States wool requirements for military, naval and airforce purposes, lessen the quantity available for the…

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The Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Ltd 9th November, 1950. Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 1

We submitted our sixth catalogue of the current season on Wednesday 8th instant the selection [?]ing 6,880 bales being drawn from a wide…

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Calling All Black Sheep

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1950 · page 1

Gunning branch of the C.W.A. is working hard to raise funds for the erection of a Rest Room and Baby Health Centre on land given by the…

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Record Price for Wool

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1950 · page 4

Buyers set a new world record of £1/4/2 per lb for merino fleece at the Geelong wool sales last week. The wool came from Baruna Plains…

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Tharwa News Junior Farmers Club

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 November 1950 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the J.F. Club was held on Thursday night last. Pat Jeffery and Esme White have been nominated to the selection…

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Wool Price Records

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report that at the wool sales at Brisbane last week very keen and general competition, was…

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No Home Price For Wool

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 4

Wool was the only primary industry in Australia that was not making a contribution to cheap living in Australia, by way of a borne consumption…

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Trouble Over Sheep Charge of Fraudulently Ear-marking

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 2

What was probably the longest drawn-out hearing for many years at the local Court of Petty Sessions concluded last Wednesday morning. The…

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Strong Wool Position. Stock Losses and Clip

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 1

Winchcombe. Carson, Ltd., report:— The wool market continues strong and top markets abroad reflect the keen demand for the raw material. Abroad…

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Income Tax From Wool Growers Earlier Collection Supported

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 4

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. 8. D. Dickson (C.P, Temora) defended the Government's proposal for the earlier collection of income tax…

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In Canberra Today From Our Columnist Parliament House Guns and Butter Will Not Mix

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 2

Hobart’s long-awaited post office was the centre of a debate in the House on Representatives this week because the proposed expenditure of…

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Junior Farmers’ Club Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 2

Tthe usual meeting of the Queanbeyan Junior Farmers’ Club was held last week. Those present included Mrs. W. Woodger,…

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High Wool Prices

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson wired us on Thursday:—We sold 9700 bales of wool at our Sydney sales on Thursday. The market generally was firm, but…

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Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 December 1950 · page 4

We submitted our seventh catalogue of the current season on Wednesday, the 22nd November. It comprised an offering of 7,254 bales drawn to a large…

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Goulburn Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 December 1950 · page 3

At Goulburn yesterday competition was keen and the market in sellers’ favour. Top price was 25d for H. E…

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