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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

333 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 17

Wool Averages 1183 Per Bale Wool Values Continue to DROP

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 4

Wool auctions were resumed In Sydney on Monday, 18th, when the 18th and final series of sales for the 1950/ 51 wool season opened and terminated…

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Wool Trade Aspects Raw Material Position

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—The wool market has suffered from the height it reached 3 months ago. Time has proved that traders could not pass…

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Wool Tax "Stinks" Condemned at West Wyalong

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 1

Moving that the Commonwealth Government be asked to repeal the Wool Sales deduction Act, during a meeting of the West Wyalong District…

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"You Can't Trust Any of Them" Farmers Critical of the Government

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 2

"Menzles and Fadden both said in 1949 that there would be no more concessional sales of wheat. You can't trust any of them…

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Junior Farmers’ Club Birthday Party

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 4

On Wednesday, 4th inst., the Queanbeyan Junior Farmrse Club held a Birthday Party in the P., A. and H. Association to celebrate their…

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Record Cattle Sale 1375 Head Sold on

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports that one of the largest and most representative gathering of buyers ever to attend a…

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Wool Market Variations Defence and Supplies

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 3

Wool top markets abroad have varied upwards and downwards during recent times. The trade apparently still retains some uncertainty…

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Wool Market Variations. Defence and Supplies

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report—Wool top markets abroad have varied upwards and downwards during recent times. The trade apparently still…

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Dairy Farms for Ex-servicemen. Impossible Conditions, Says C.p. Member

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 1

Australia faces a period of uncertain supply of essential dairy products because of lack of true understanding in the settlement of returned…

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Sheep Dogs Guard Flocks of Turkeys. Raising Birds on a Huge Scale

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 4

A flock of 3000 turkeys Is to be marketed during the next two months by Messrs. R. A. Jacob, Pty. Ltd., of Bumbaldra, in the Cowra district This…

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Wool Auctions May Go Australia to Confer with Allied Powers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 1

The Commonwealth Government has agreed to participate in talks at Washington which could result in tee abandonment of the open—auction system…

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The Battle of the Wool- Grower

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 4

The battle among woolgrowers over the post JO marketing scheme is mounting in intensity, Representative organizations take…

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Wool Substitute Vast Rise in U.s. Output Ordered

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 1

The Director of Defence Mobill-sation, Mr. Charles Edward Wilson said last week that the United States is planning a vast increase…

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Tractor and Farm Machinery Field Day At Hawkesbury Agricultural College, August 1st

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 4

“It can almost be said that any agricultural machinery recently advertised in this State at least, will be at Hawkesbury College on August…

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War Service Land Settlement Ballot for 16 Farms

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 2

Sixteen new dairy farms will be established under the War Service Land Settlement Scheme with the allocation to ex-servicemen of…

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Quality Cattle and Sheep

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 2

There will be a yarding of 600 fat and store cattle and 5,000 excellent quality store sheep at New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.'s…

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Afraid of Victorian Butter)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 4

This Happened at Gundagai: A local resident went into a store and inquired, "Have you any butter?" The reply startled the customer. "Yes, sir…

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Sheep Stealing Charge £30 Fine

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 3

[?] Mr. A. J. Paton S. M. on Wednesday at the Queanbeyan court of petty Sessions , Lloyd Edwin Thomas Crane of Bungendore was…

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Threat to Wool Auctions

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 4

The president of the Graders' Association of N.S.W., Mr. C. M. Williams, said yesterday, there wets a suspicion that the Federal Government…

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New Breed of Beef Cattle Promises More Meat

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 2

The Santa Gertrudis bred of beef cattle , developed at King Ranch in South Texas and named for the Spanish land grant that is now part…

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