New Records at Sheep Dog Sale
Though the early sale of sheep dogs held at Canberra in conjunction with the National championships proved disappointing a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1955
187 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 10
£60,000 in Machines Demonstrated Shire Could Have ½ mill More Sheep
If only half of the 700,000 acres of Goodradigbee Shire not under improved pastures were sown down at least half a million sheep extra could be carried…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nerriga farmer Is Lib Selection
The Monaro [?] conference of the [?] Party on [?] Mr. [?] Smith a farmer at Nerriga as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Wool at Sydney Sales
combe Carson Ltd sold 14,337 bales at auction and privately at their Sydney wool sales today. With strong general…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Store Stock Market Rain’s Effect on Sheep Values
Soaking rains last week over the western and north-western plains have transformed the pastoral outlook into one of generally…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dogs Shot after Killing Sheep
Canberra police shot five dogs of a pack of six caught molesting sheep at Dickson experiment farm. It was the second attack in two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dogs Killed These Sheep Near Canberra
THESE SHEEP on Mr. C. C. Russell’s property at Narrabundah were killed by packs of town dogs. Mr. Russell has lost nearly 100 sheep, worth…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stored Stock Market Sheep Values Hold, But Market Quiet
In spite of the brightened seasonal outlook a stalemate has developed in the store sheep market; Dalgety’s reported that recent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Small Property Carries Equal of 3 Sheep Per Aore
An example of what pasture improvement, subdivision and .rotational grazing could achieve in of production was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheepmen’s Heavy Stock Loss Marauding Dogs Kill 250 Sheep Around Q’beyan
Sheepmen on the outskirts of Queanbeyan are concerned over the activities of killer dogs among their stock. Three small holdings alone in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District Wool at Goulbourn Sale
The seventh and final series of wool sales for the current season we held at Goulburn last week with an offering of 8044 bales of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →One Trough for Sheep at Queanbeyan Stock Trucking Yards Lack Water
There are no watering facilities for stock at railway stock yards at Tarago, Bungendore and Michelago. At Queanbeyan there is on inadequate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Junior Farmer Visitors From Queensland
A group of 40 Junior Farmers from Queensland are visiting Queanbeyan today and tomorrow as part of their tour of NSW…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →50 Sheep Died of Botulism
An unusual mortality occurred in a mob of 3000 ,sheep returning from the Snow Leases towards the end of last month…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Dearer at Young Sale
At Young last Tuesday, J. A. Barton and Company submitted a very attractive offering of [?] and cattle at their special…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →32,010 Guineas Paid for Stud Cattle
A new Australian record for a reducing sale was set recently at Borambola Park Wagga [?] 32,010 [?] was paid for 33…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Store Stock Market Sheep Offerings are Very Light
With the two biggest rostered sheep auctions cancelled or postponed owing to paucity of offerings, the volume of store steers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →24,670 Sheep Averaged £4/1/- at Goulburn
New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co. Ltd., Goulburn report holding a very successful sheep sale at the Goulburn saleyards on May 10…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Visitors Attended Function Packed Hall Saw Junior Farmers’ Trophies Presented
A packed Showground Pavilion on Wednesday night saw the combined presentation of trophies to Canberra and Queanbeyan Junior Farmer clubs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Galloway Cattle for the Monaro
Within the next few weeks pure-bred Galloway cattle from the Scottish Highlands will be grazing under conditions nearly as chilly…
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