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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

333 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 11 of 17

Dogs Attack Sheep

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 2

As a result of a night attack by dogs, 249 sheep out of a mob of 950 yarded in Gunnedah saleyars died, The sheep piled on top of one another…

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Sheep Skin Auction

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 1

Farmers and Graders, Goulburn, submitted an attractive catalogue of 5600 sheepskins on Tuesday, July 31. There was a good representation of…

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To Combat Sheep Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 2

Ten detectives are doing a special couse at Sydney Technical College and will be. later sent to the country areas to combat sheep and…

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Why Milk and Butter Are Short Problem of the Dairying Industry

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 4

Commenting on the current shortages of milk and butter, Mr. J. Reid, Country Party M.L.A. for Casino, said that growth of population, coupled…

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Sheep Flocks Rising Supplies and Demand

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 August 1951 · page 1

WInchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—The wool market as yet does not definitely show stability. It possibly will not do so while International…

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Wool Position Aspects Is a Decline Probable?

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 2

Ample private enquiry for local fellmongered wools has prevailed but the number of transactions recorded has not been large, report Winchcombe,…

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Butter Plentiful Again Book

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 4

Sufficient batter stocks should be on hand in three weeks to relieve the present shortage, the Minister for Commerce (Mr…

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Why Not More Butter

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 2

Although milk production in Australia has risen by only 1% in the past 12 years our population has grown by 20% in the same period…

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Wild Dogs in Araluen Sheep Killed in the Mountain

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 2

On several occasions wild animals hare been found killed in the gorges dose to Araluen, and from the appearance and other marks it would seem…

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Wool Position Aspects Is a Decline Probable?

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—Ample private enquiry for local fell-mongered wools has prevailed, but the number of transactions recorded has…

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The Other Side of the Wool Plan Statement by Mr. F. E. Hitchens, President of the Australian Wool and Meat Producers' Federation

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 4

The Vote "No" case has appealed to all the worst qualities in human nature, which count least in forming fair judgment They seek to arouse…

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Pastoral Conditions

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 4

During recent weeks all classes of stock have lost a lot of condition, and many of them seriously so. This has been brought about by shortage and…

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Fall in Wool Consumption

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 4

During June, the rate of wool consumption in the United Kingdom textile industry declined sharply for the tenth month in…

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Butter Price Should Be 8/- Per Lb

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 4

Delegates to the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers" Associa- tion urged that dairymen be given a substantial increase in the butter…

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Auctioning of Wool

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 2

New Zealand and South African growers yesterday joined Australia in refusing to abandon auction selling of wool in favour of allocating specific…

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State Government Condemned on Butter Price

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 4

The Central Council of the Country Party, at a meeting in Sydney, strongly criticised the State Government for its failure to co-operate with the…

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Uncertain Wool Market Staple Statistically Stronger

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The wool market at present is in contrast to the experience of last August. Then values were ascending rates for…

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Uncertain Wool Market Staple Still Statistically Strong

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 3

The wool market at present is in contrast to the experience of last August, Then values were ascending rates for private sales of…

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World Wool Production High Australia's Cheque More Than Double

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 1

Of late a limited demand for most descriptions of fellmongered wools has been witnessed, but on a considerably reduced level of values, reports New…

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Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report there was good general competition at the opening wool sales in Sydney yesterday with the Continent…

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