Ducks Ruined Rice Crop
Thanks to Clive Evatt and his mad ban on shooting wood ducks on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and at Wakool, in defiance of advice from…
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Farming & the land, 1952
332 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 17
Sheep Skin Auctions
The regular monthly Sheep Skin Sale, conducted by Farmers and Graziers, Goulburn, was held at Goulburn on Tuesday, 1st July. A very nice…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tyson's First Cattle Deal
A writer in the Daily Telegraph on Millionare Tyson says:—Tyson was [?]orn at Appin, on the Hawkesbury. and was a son of Sergeant Tyson…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Wheat Board Appointments
Mr. W. A. Chaffey. M.L.A., said last week that the Country Party bad foreseen the very situation which had now developed on the state Wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Air Tour of Northern Cattle Stations
Mr. Michael Osborne, of “Currandooley”, Bungendore, is at present touring Central Australia, Kimberley and Northern Territory cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stronger Wool Demand Future Influences
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—World consumption of wool is estimated to have increased during the current half year compared with the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Tax Restored Now in Operation
The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. J. McEwen, said that the wool tax, which had been suspended since 1946, would again operate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Soil Conditioner Boosts Crop Yields
A pale yellow plastic powder, called Krilium, recently developed by America’s Monsanto Chemical Co., is a new soil conditioner which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Infertility Disease in Sheep Grazing Subterranean Clover
The causes and control of the spectacular infertility disease, appearing suddenly in 1941, which seriously affected the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tick-infested Sheep Sold in Braidwood Sale-yards
Dir. Hassall, at Saturday's meeting of Braidwood P.P. Board, said he had heard complaints at the previous Saturday's sale that tick-infested sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Foxes Turn to Sheep Since Rabbit Numbers Have Been Reduced
Some sheep-breeders on Mornington Peninsula are stringing up foxes on trees along public highways to impress on the public the need for an all-out…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep and Wool Officer Mr. Coleman’s Appointment
The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon.. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., has announced the appointment of Mr. L. M. Coleman as Principal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Future of Wool Japanese Expansion
If traders in wool goods needed an impetus to create confidence in prices for manufacturers, raw material demand and values…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woven Wool Jersey Jacket Dress. Doubles as a Suit Charming, useful Dress
(Australian Wool Board Photo) Woven wool Jersey striped in duck-egg blue and cocoa has been cleverly used for the Jacket dress from Victor Stiebel. The Jacket is simple and fitted, the only detail is the inset bands, at waist and midriff and edging the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Season’s Wool Young Sheep Scarce
Consumers requiring merino lambs and hoggets will probably find their wool supplies. of these types less than usual this season. Abnormal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Cheque Down
Australia's wool cheque for the 1951-52 season will be less than half of that of the previous season. Sales last season realised the record of £636 1/3…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Threat of Synthetic Wool Disquieting Position for Australia
To a nation dependent upon wool for her standard of living, Australia was entitled to view with disquiet the latest news on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Myxo Banned Tasmanian Farmers Incensed
Tasmanian farmers are becoming more and more incensed by the State Government's refusal to permit the introduction of…
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