Farmers Hit by Union Anarchy
Rural producers beset by falling stock prices are now confronted with unprecedented industrial anarchy. The wool manager of…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1974
159 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 8
Pastoral Scheme
The Anglican Bishop of Canberra Goulburn, Bishop C. A. Warren, has appointed the Venerable Francis Robert Woodwell as fulltime Archdeacon of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mystery Disease Strikes Cattle
A new disease in newborn calves has been detected in the region by Department of Agriculture veterinary specialists. âNewborn calves hit by the disease…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →News for the Man on the Land Shire survey shows Hobby Farmers Find Haven From Canberra
âIt is a great feeling to go out to our block, away from the hustle an noise of Canberra City, to relax in the quiet fresh air and say to ourselves âthis is our little piece of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Union Tells Grazier He Can’t Put Shears on Own Sheep
Local graziers whose sheep badly need crutching are in a fix. Striking shearers won't touch them and one district woolgrower who suggested to the union that he…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Talks This Month
A series of special seminars on wool handling will be held this month and Queanbeyan…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Help Wanted Weed Can Overpower the Crop
Information about a weed which can compete against crops and pastures is being sought…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cattle Yards Are Approved
Yarrowlumla Shire Council has approved erection of cattle yards for Mayner and Cochran…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Man on the land Bungendore cattle bring top prices
Bungendore cattle sold at Goulburn brought top prices with Foxlow vealers bringing almost $120 a head and steers bred by Mrs. O. Gordon at almost $144 a head…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farm Game Available
Sets of the âFarming Gameâ are still available from the Goulburn Regional Office of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rehwinkel animal farm opens Aug. 17
The new Rehwinkel Family Animal Safari Park on Macâs Reef Road will he officially opened on August 16 and open to the public…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Council talks on farm land breakup
A meeting of all local government councils in the South East Region is to be called soon to talk about fragmentation of rural land in the region. The meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Man Hours and Sheep
The annual handling of each 100 sheep and their woof requires about 40 man hours on Australian properties. according to Professor P. R. McMahon,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Animal Farm Open
A new tourist and family attraction, Rehwinkel Animal Farm, was officially opened this afternoon and will welcome the public from 10am tomorrow, August…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cattle Up $18 a Head
Prices for all descriptions of cattle at Goulburn sales…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sheep Breach Cost $20 Fine
Carting sheep without a permit has cost a Sutton man $20. Ian Warren Kershaw,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Cattle Up $6
Value for all cattle, except cows, rose by up to [?]6 a head at the last Goulburn sales…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Sale Prices Down
Sheep prices at the last Goulburn sales were down by $1.50 a head with the values of lambs and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Obituary Grazed sheep on parliament site
A Queanbeyan man who grazed sheep on the site of Parliament House, Canberra, as a man, Mr. Edward Charles Blewitt, has the age of 80 years…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →RAAF to the rescue Airborne ‘Drover’ Saved 90 CATTLE
A helicopter from the RAAF Base at Fairbairn figured in the rescue of 90…
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