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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,380 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 17 of 69

The Wool Grab Iniquitous and Sectional Labor Will Repeal It Pollard Expounds Labor's Rural Policy SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 5

THE Rural Policy of the Labor Party was outlined by Mr. R. T. Pollard, former Minister for Agriculture in the Chifley…

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Government's Valuation of Land Unjust. Farmers and Settlers Protest

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 7

A meeting of the Ashburnham District Council of the Farmers and Settlers was held in the Town Hall,…

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Junior Farmers' Exhibit Eglinton Successful

National Advocate · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 3

The Eglinton branch of the Junior Farmers yesterday won the competition in which there were three other entrants. Bathurst, Kelso and…

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London Wool Sales

Central Western Daily · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 3
Also in National Advocate

LONDON, Friday. — The April series of London wool sales opened in an uncertain tone yesterday with prices for some…

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Farm Produce (Judge. Mr. C. Cook.)

National Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 3

Wheat, hard or strong, one bushel: Fastmen and Thorton (Kelso) 1. Oats brown, other than Algerian: D. McWilliam (Bathurst) 1. Lucerne hay,…

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Bathurst Show Sales High Prices for Sheep and Cattle

National Advocate · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 1

Bathurst butcher, Mr. Jim McFarland, dominated the cattle and sheep sales held at Bathurst Showground on Saturday. All stock purchased by…

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Fairbridge Farm Boy Wounded

Central Western Daily · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 2

MOLONG, Sunday. — A second Fairbridge boy has been wounded while serving in the Army in Korea…

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Pastoral Workers' Award

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: New award rates all employees in the pastoral industry came into effect today and will operate until November 19. The log…

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Wool Values Down Sydney Sales

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Values at the Sydney wool sales today showed a decline of 15 per cent for best types of fine merino and 20 per cent for other…

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World's Use of Wool Production Rising

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—World consumption of wool in 1950 is estimated to have been 15 per cent higher than world production. The…

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Surplus Dairy Produce

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 2

LONDON, Monday: Denmark and Holland have asked Britain to take surplus supplies of butter, eggs and cheese intended for West Germany…

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London Wheat Fields Flooded

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 10

LONDON, Tuesday.—Spring crop sowing is seriously behind schedule because of continued rain and cold the Government…

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Sydney Jubilee Sheep Show Support by Commonwealth Government

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 4

Advice has bean received by the N.S.W. Sheepbreeders' Association that the Commonwealth Government has decided to…

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The Wool Drop U.S.A. Uncertainty

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: The wool situation has been rendered less Secure by the conference of International representatives…

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Wool Values Improve Top Price for Blayney Clip Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 1

Prices were firmer at the Sydney wool sales today, compared with yesterday's figures for all descriptions of merina and crossbred…

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District Wheat Railings

Central Western Daily · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 6

A total of 1,694,097 bags of bulk wheat and 797,832 bags of bagged wheat had been received up to April 4 at stations and…

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£66 Million From Wool

National Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 8

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Commonwealth has already collected more than £66 million from woolgrowers under the Wool Sales Deduction Tax…

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Latest Local News Mendooran Wool

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson's wire: Sales at Tuesday's auction included prematurely shorn wethers wool from V. E. Meers (Mendooran), 144d…

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Young Farmers' Show and Field Day in Gulgong in October

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 17

Last meeting of the Gulgong Junior Farmers' Advisory Committee was attended by Messrs. H. E. Sies (president), W. R. Gossage, W…

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