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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

298 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 15

Goulburn Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 3

The result of the past season's wool sales shows a general advance in the price of all lines over last year's figures. Our sales closed on a firm…

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Final Sydney Wool Series Prices Favour Sellers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 3

On Monday 16th, the eighteenth and final series of sales in this centre for the 1949-50 wool selling season were commenced and brought to a…

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Final Sydney Wool Series Concludes Prices Favour Sellers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 3

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—On Monday, 26th, the 18th and final series of sales in this centre for the 1949-50 wool…

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Junior Farmers’ Club Re-established

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 2

At a meeting called for the purpose of reforming the Junior Farmers’ Club in Queanbeyan on Wednesday, 5th inst., in the P. & A…

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Wool Outlook Sound Clip Slightly Larger

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 4

A good enquiry has been current for fellmongered merino, comeback and finer crossbred wools, but some hesitancy has been noticeable in general…

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Lockhart Man's Turkey Farm Like Sheep Run

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 1

Lockhart dentist, Dr. Gordon Saggers, has what is probably Australia's largest turkey farm, which he runs on similar lines to a sheep station…

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Wool Levy Too High

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 2

The 7 1/2 per cent, wool levy decided upon by the Federal Government was too high, the secretary or the Graziers Association, Mr. S. S…

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Wool Outlook Sound Cup Slightly Larger

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—A good inquiry has been current for felimongered merino, comeback and finer crossbred wools, but some…

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More Wool Expected 1950-51 Season

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 2

It is expected that during the 1950-51 season wool selling brokers will receive into store 3,604,000 bales of wool for disposal in Australia,…

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More High Prices Forecast for Next Wool Season

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 1

There was every indication that wool prices would be maintained during the forthcoming season, even though they were at present at the highest…

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The Wool Scheme May Be a Dangerous Thing

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 3

Amidst the noise at Canberra over the Anti-Red Bill Minister for Commerce McEwen managed to Introduce a Wool (Contributory Charge) Bill…

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7 1/2 Per Cent Wool Levy Outcome of Reserve Scheme

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 3

The Federal Government has decided to Impose a levy of 7 1/2 per cent on wool sold from August 26 next…

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Dairy Cattle at Show to Be Exhibited on First Day Only

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 2

The above much-debated subject, deferred from last meeting, came up for discussion again at the annual meeting of Braidwood Show Society…

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National Sheep Dog Trial Association Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 3

The annual meeting of the National Sheep D[?]g Trial Association, Canberra, decided to make a special feature of the 1951 Jubilee National…

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Record for Wool Tops Japan's Extending Output

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—For a considerable part of the past season confidence in commodity prices In the United States was less evident…

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Records for Wool Tops Japan’s Extending Output

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 4

For a considerable part of the past season, confidence in commodity prices in the United States was less evident than in most countries. The…

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Grants For Flooded Farms Eloquent Plea

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 2

At the first meeting of the new Parliament, the Deputy leader of the Opposition and Liberal Party, Mr. W. A. H. Howarth, made an eloquent plea…

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Straying Stock "Mobs of Sheep and Cows All Over the Town."

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 3

A rather disturbing state of affairs Was revealed at last Shire meeting, when the Shire Clerk reported:— "During the past few months the…

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Junior Farmers as Shearers

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 1

Two grave problems in Australia—the drift of young men from the rural industries and the shortage of shearers—can, in part, be…

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London Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 4

During the week a very good enquiry ha been experienced for fellmongered wools, the hesitancy which existed a fortnight ago having…

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