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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1955

187 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 10

Sheep on Dry Feed Need Vitamin a

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 4

This season graziers have the opportunity of benefiting from the experiences of many flock owners throughout Australia who have…

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Store Stock Market Strong Enquiry for all Sheep

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 4

With feed in abundance assuring the autumn over the entire northern half of the State and a strong wool market…

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Local Wool at Sydney Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 4

Some Queanbeyan and Southern Tablelands clips among those sold by the AMI and F Co. Ltd. in Sydney…

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New Supervisor of Junior Farmer Clubs

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 2

Mr. D. Thomas, formerly of Bombala Central School, has been appointed to Goulburn as supervisor of Junior Farmers’ Clubs…

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New Record Price for Season District Wool Clips Are Sold at Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 February 1955 · page 6

Queanbeyan District and ACT wool clips were among those sold at the fifth serifs of Goulburn sales last week, when Formers and Growers’ submitted a…

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Sheep Values Up at Goulburn Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 February 1955 · page 7

At Goulburn Mort and Co. Ltd’s special store sheep sale at Goulburn last week prices improved on some lines up to 15/—…

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District Wool Sold in Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 February 1955 · page 6

At Sydney, on Monday Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Co. Ltd. offered a selection of average to good topmaking wools…

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Dramatic Changes Machinery on Aust. Farms

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 February 1955 · page 6

Mechanical farming has wrought a dramatic change in Australia, over the last decade or two. The Prime Minister of Northern…

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Visiting Breeders Took Most Honors in Merino Sheep

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 March 1955 · page 2

Entries in the sheep section at Queanbeyan Show were down by about one-third on last year but the quality of those exhibited was very good. Competition was Ke[?]n in the…

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Beef Cattle at Show Some Winners to Compete at Royal

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 March 1955 · page 2

Some of the Hereford cattle that [?] at Queanbeyan show will be members of the Royal [?] show teams of…

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Hunter in Action at Queanbeyan Show Show Chief Reviews Successful Exhibition Record CROWD Saw Farm Wealth of District at Queanbeyan’s 60th Show

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 March 1955 · page 1

The largest crowd ever to attend a Queanbeyan show paid a record of £,250 at the gate to see he sixtieth [?] exhibition last Friday and Saturday An estimated 8000 people packed the Showground on Saturday…

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Qbn Won P., A. & H. Trophy and Ribbon Popular Exhibits by Junior Farmers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 March 1955 · page 3

One of the most popular and interesting sections of this year's Queanbeyan Show was the pavilion housing the Junior Farmers' displays. This is the first local show in of vegetables . and added that, he…

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Girl Exhibited Beef Cattle Champion

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 3

WITH THE HEREFORD nearest the camera Miss [?] Wilson, of Tharwa, won the Junior Farmers’ beef breed championship at…

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Store Stock Market Floods Disrupt Safes of Sheep

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 March 1955 · page 4

Catastrophic floods in central and northern NSW have brought stock trading to a complete stand-still over the entire northern half of…

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Big Rise in Sheep Prices

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 March 1955 · page 6

New Zealand Loan and MA Co., Ltd., Goulburn, report holding their most successful sheep sale since the boom years…

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Potato Crops Recover

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 March 1955 · page 4

Main potato areas in the Cooma-Monaro district have made a good recovery following satisfactory rains and yields should show…

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Wool Per Acre Should be Guide

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 March 1955 · page 3

“Individual reports from landholders in all parts of the district indicate that by reducing sheep numbers to safer and…

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CSIRO Warning on Worms Drench to Avoid Losses of Sheep

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 March 1955 · page 4

Reporting severe and unusually wide spread infestations of the barber’s-pole worm in sheep, the CSIRO McMaster Animal Health Laboratory advices graziers in threatened areas…

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Cuppacnmbalong wool Made 105d

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 6

At the Sydney wool sales on February 24 New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd brought forward, a catalogue totalling…

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Tharwa Junior Farmers Elect Girl President

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 March 1955 · page 2

The recent election of Miss [?] McCormack as president of the Tharwa Junior Farmer’s Club has made history in the…

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