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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

333 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 17

Junior Farmers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 3

A last minute decision by the Canberra Poultry Club to stage a display of Junior Farmer exhibits at their Jubilee Show proved a…

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Important Store Sheep Sale

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 2

Special attention is directed to the important sale of store sheep to be held at Goulburn by New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. on…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 4

At the last wool sales in Sydney, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. brought forward a catalogue of 4,891 bales. They…

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The Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Ltd. Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 1

We submitted a catalogue of 6,284 bates on Tuesday, 15th instant. The offering included mainly autumn shown clips drawn from the North and…

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The Wool Position. Market Readjustments

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—United States sheep and lambs on January 1, 1951, were estimated to total 31,505,000 head, an Increase of…

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Farmer-Settler Merino Ewe Competition

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 4

Flockowenr can enter at any time between now and June 7 for the Merino Ewe Competitions conducted by “The Farmer and Settler,”…

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Where Wool Goes. Japanese Position

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—Continental countries of Western Europe rank in the aggregate as amongst the largest buyers of Australian wool…

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Where Wool Goes Japanese Position

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 3

Continental countries of Western Europe rank in the aggregate as among the largest buyers of Australian wool, report, Winchcombe. Cason Limited…

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"Farmer and Settler" Merino Ewe Competition

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 4

Flockowners can enter at any time between now and June 7 for the Merino Ewe Competitions conducted by "The Farmer and Settler," in…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report :— We sold 547,9 bales of wool at auction, and privately in Sydney on Thursday. Values far all better length [?]…

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Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. Annual Wool Review

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 4

We have received from Winchcombe Carson Ltd. an advance copy of their 62nd Annual Wool Review, extracts from which are as follows:—…

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Goulburn Wool Sales Cancelled

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 1

Owing to the small quantity of wool available and the irregular market now ruling, this season’s final Goulburn sale has been cancelled. Revealing…

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The Wool Position Values Compared

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 4

Advanced prices for wool tops, yarns and manufactures from January to March gave a check to sales of mill products. The trade became…

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Wool Situation Varying Values

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 June 1951 · page 4

The higher cost of goods, particularly in the earlier months of this year, curbed wool consumption. That position has to a degree, changed…

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Heavy Fine for Loitering with Sheep

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1951 · page 2

At last Gundagai Court a drover was fined £10, with £2/12/- costs, for loitering on reserves and stock routes with travelling sheep. The Gundagai…

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The Wool Marketing Plan

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 1

Agriculture Minister McEwen does not seem to be getting much support for his wool marketing plan. Three powerful woolgrowers' bodies…

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The Wool Situation. Varying Values

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The higher cost of goods, particularly in the earlier months of this year, curbed wool consumption. That…

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Protect the Crow. Friend of the Farmer?

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 2

A stockman has asked the Queensland Royal Commission into the pastoral Industry to protect crows. Could it be that this friend of the…

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Wool Scheme Opposed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 2

There was an attendance of 74 graziers, representative of Queanbeyan District and the Australian Capital Territory, at the star Theatre, Queanbeyan. last Friday afternoon, to discuss the Commonwealth Government’s proposed wool marketing scheme…

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New Zealand Butter

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 2

The Minster for Commerce and Agriculture said in the House of Representatives that if butter were [?] from New Zealand…

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