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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

374 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 19

U.s.a. Expects Dear Wool Again Next Season

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 3

Though there were no new trends in wool goods trading mill-men were now convinced that wool will not be any cheaper next season…

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Less Tax on Farmers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 3

Delegates to the C.W.A. conference recently decided to suggested in the Government that if any industry is controlled or highly taxed, it should be the…

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Good Sale of Farm Plant

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 4

Between £500 and £6000 was paid for used farm machinery at a successful machinery clearance sale at Bungendore last…

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New Phenothiazine Drench for Worms in Sheep

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 1

Recent statements in the press about "a new phenothiazine drench" for worms in sheep have given graziers the impression that the efficiency of…

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Firm Wool Market

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Winch-combe, Carson Ltd. report on the Sydney wool sales: With strong general competition from the…

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Growers Should Consign Wool Early

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 3

At the Newcastle sales last week, the offerinig comprised mainly topmaking wools with a sprinkling of spinners types. Sales opened on Tuesday, 11th…

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Protecting Sheep in Winter Shelter Sheds Pay Dividends

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 4

“WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A HARD WINTER. MANY DISTRICT FLOCK OWNERS ARE CONSIDERING PROVIDING SHELTER FOR THEIR SHEEY,” SAYS MR. J.N. WOOD (AGRICULTURE DEPT. LIVESTOCK OFFICER AT…

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Wool Values up at Goulburn Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 4

The catalogue of 7l00 bales offered by Farmers & Graziers at the final Goulburn Wool Sales the current season last week,…

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Wool Values Firmly Held Tendency Still Favours Growers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 1

Wincncombe, Carson Ltd., report:— The tendency for wool to move against buyers continues in all auction rooms both in Australia and Overseas. The…

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Misuse Of The Soil Cattle and Sheep Grazing Greater damage to the land came from overgrazing by sheep than from rabbit infestation

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 4

Col. H. F. White, of Bald Blair Pastoral Coy., Guyra, told Aberdeen-Angus breeders this at a recent dinnef given by council members of the…

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Wool Market Firm

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

Wool auctions were resumed in Sydney on Monday, the 17th, when the sixteenth series of sales for the current season in this centre opened, and…

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Warning on Careless Drenching May Cause Big Losses of Sheep

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 4

Careless use of drenching instruments -was often responsible for damage to the mouths and throats of sheep. This was particularly so if the drenching gun was not protected with either a rubber tip or a very had; metal casing…

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Wool Continues Improving Tendencies Demand and Values Strong

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: As the 1953-54 wool season draws to a close, wool news both in the marketing and manufacturing aspects of the…

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Dairy Farm Championship Competition Entries Close on June 7

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

Over the last 18 years the N.S.W. Dairy Farm Championship Competition conducted by The Farmer and Settler Newspaper has grown in…

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Thorwa Dance for Young Farmers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 6

The dance to be staged by Tharwa Junior Farmers to-morrow (Saturday) night in the Tharwa Hall is the first of a…

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Show Pavilion for Junior Farmers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 4

Queanbeyan Juniors Farmers will have their own Showground pavilion, it was disclosed at a meeting of the club at…

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Commonwealth Bank at Sheep Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 2

As a further step in its policy of expanding and improving its service to country clients, the Commonwealth Trading Bank will this…

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School for Junior Farmers

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 1

The Hon. E. H. Graham M.L.A., Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, announced today that schools For Junior Farmers are to be held at…

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Strong Tone at Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 1

No auction sales of wool have taken place in the Sydney market during the past week, reports New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. The…

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Careless Drenching May Cause Big Losses of Sheep

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 4

Careless use of drenching instruments was often responsible for damage to the mouths and throats of sheep. This was particularly so if the…

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