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

Farming & the land, 1952

1,169 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 25 of 59

Tremendous Fall in Wool Cheque

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 3

Wool sold in Australia for the first ten months of the current season—to April 30— realised £263.5 million, less…

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Wool Plush Topcoat by BRUYERE

Central Western Daily · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 4

An enormous square collar which can be lifted and worn as a hood is the striking feature of Bruyere’s scarlet wool topcost…

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Gulgong Wheat Men Approve Marketing Plan

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 17

Mr. M. R. Bourke, of Mendooran, was elected president of the Central Division of Wheat Growers' Union of…

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Wheat Growers Reminded of Duty to Country

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 1

Mr. J. C. Canobi, of "Braymont," Gulgong, secretary of the Central Division of the Wheat Growers' Union of…

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THE U.S.A. CUP The Wool Position

National Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— For the first time in nearly to years. United States production of wool showed [?] The…

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Mudgee Sweet Corn Crop in World Class

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 1

The first seed crop of hybrid sweet corn (Golden Cross Bantam) grown in the Mudgee…

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Yield of 131 Bushels per Acre Expected from Mudgee Maize Crop

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 5

Three acres of Sundrise hybrid maize, saved by an irrigation system during the recent drought in the Mudgee district is expected to give a phenomenal yield of 131 bushels an acre…

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Spraying of Weeds in Crops

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 12

A demonstration of spraying weeds in growing crops was recently conducted by Pest Control Pty. Ltd. on…

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Gulgong Junior Farmer Receives Presentation

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 16

John Rayner, president of Gulgong Junior Farmers' Club, was awarded a trophy at Orange last…

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Wheat Committee Poll Western Men Elected

National Advocate · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday: Australian Wheatgrowers Federation president H. A. Colwill has been defeated in the ballot for the State Wheat…

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Commonwealth Should Meet Interstate Wheat Freights

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H. Graham, MLA, said on Friday it was refreshing to find…

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Primary Producers Seek Bigger Stock Feed Wheat Quota

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 6

"The stock feed quota fixed by the Commonwealth Government for New South Wales of 10 million bushels…

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Migrant Farm Labour

Central Western Daily · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 8

“Large numbers of specially selected farm workers are now arriving in this country and are available at [?]bort notice,” said A.C. Caldwell, Commonwealth Regional Director of Employment, in a report received by…

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Tarana Sheep

National Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1952 · page 2

A consignment of sheep from R. H. and E. M. Fletcher, Tarana, realised: 36 shorn xbred lambs 93/1 per head, 19 shorn xbred hoggets [?] 1…

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Pastoral Outlook in Bathurst District

National Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1952 · page 3

The Department of Agriculture in a review of pastoral conditions, makes the following reference to the Bathurst district:…

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Farmers Welcome Rain Falls Over Wide Area

National Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Farmers in many parts of Eastern Australia are elated over widespread rains today. In Victoria, steady rain has…

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Junior Farmer Won Two Competitions

Central Western Daily · Saturday 24 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday. — Sydney Neville Wilson (Gilgandra Junior Farmers’ Club) was awarded both…

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An Old Dairy Is “Home” For An Orange Family

Central Western Daily · Saturday 24 May 1952 · page 2

A draughty, concrete-floored shed which was formerly a dairy, is the only shelter a young English couple and their three children have been able to find since they were evicted from their home on Tuesday…

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Orange Renowned For Its Productivity, Says S. A. Sheep Man

Central Western Daily · Monday 26 May 1952 · page 1

“If the cattle we have so far seen in Orange and district are a fair sample of the products of Orange and district, it’s no wonder that the area is regarded as one of the richest in the country,” Mr. A. L. McEwin,…

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Hybrid Sweet Corn Cropping

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 May 1952 · page 3

Farming methods adopted by Mr. Len Barnes in growing his record hybrid sweet…

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