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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

357 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 13 of 18

New Wool Season Opens Factors Behind Market Demand

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:—While the opening: sales of a wool season are invariably of particular interest at the time, and a favourable…

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Prices Harden As Result of Firm Wool Market

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 3

The opening of this season's wool sales on a higher basis than closing rates has affected the sheep market accordingly, particularly for sheep…

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Beating Footrot in Sheep Promising Results From New and Simple Treatment

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 4

Preliminary trials of chloromycetin in treatment of footrot in sheep had shown very promising results, Dr. Douglas Stewart of the CSIRO told a recent conference of leading veterinary officers of the…

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Threat to Fish Life. Careless Draining of Sheep Dip Into Streams

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 2

One of the serious threats to the fresh water fisheries of this State arises from the careless draining. of sheep dips, particularly those…

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Notes and News Cattle Have New Habit

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 2

Some time back "Granny," in Column 3 of the "S.M. Herald," had a shot at the "Review" in connection with a typographical error regarding…

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Land Tax Threat Wool Affected

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 2

The N.S.W. Labour Government was not heeding the implications of the announcement by Rural Bank, economists that a fall in wool values…

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Scone Farmer's Triumph

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 4

Elevation of Liberal Senator Alister McMullin to the Presidency of the Senate culminates a meteoric rise for this popular Scone farmer. Senator…

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Heavier Wool Clip Sheep Total Near Record

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 4

The prediction of a heavier wool clip for 1953-54, as far as New South Wales is concerned, has been supported by the…

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Heavier Wool Clip Improvement in Sheep Numbers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—The prediction of a heavier wool dtp for 1953-54 as far as New South Wales Sb concerned, has been supported by the announcement of the…

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Sheep Skin Auctions

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 2

Farmers & Graziers, Goulburn, held their regular sheep skin sale on Tuesday, 8th September, when a most attractive catalogue of over 7000 skins…

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Goulburn Sheep Sale

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 2

Attention is drawn to the special sheep sale to be held at Goulburn on Wednesday, 23rd September, by Golds-brough Mort and Co. Ltd…

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Broadcasts on Beef Cattle

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 4

Mr. W. A. Gunn, president of the Grazier’s Federal Council will speak on Trends in the Beef Industry, in the Countryman’s…

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Wool Market Continues Firm

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 1

Wool auctions have been conducted at Brisbane, where, on Monday, September 7, the first series of sales for thai centre were commenced and…

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Complaints to Pastures Board Stray Dogs Kill Sheep ; Police Action is Sought

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 4

Police attention will be drawn to complaints about stray dogs causing losses to graziers, near Captain’s Flat. Braidwood pastures Protection Board decided…

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Unusual Case in Court Farmer Looked Gates Against Agent

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 1

A most unusual case was before the last Leeton Police Court. Gilbert Seal proceeded against Thomas Francis Thomas, alleging that he…

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Firm Wool Market

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 September 1953 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.— Winchcombe, Carson Ltd report: We sold 7900 bales at auction and privately at our Sydney sale today…

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200 Wethers Perished Cold Spell Hit Sheep

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 September 1953 · page 1

The sudden cold spell last weekend when heavy rainfalls were followed by bitter, driving winds caused stock losses in parts of the…

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Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 1

Our catalogue of 6,084 bales was submitted on Tuesday, 15th instant. The offering was representative of a wide area of the early shearing districts…

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Wool Robbery Near Young

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 4

Young and Sydney police are investigating the theft of wool from "Avoca," Cowra Road, near Young, valued at approximately £3,000. The owner…

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Local and General Sheep Die in Cold Snap

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 2

Freak September weather conditions were experienced in Gundagai district over the last week-end. Rain, which was accompanied by cold, driving wind…

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