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

Farming & the land, 1953

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Wool Market Strength Supply Position

National Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The confident tone of the closing wool auctions for the first half of the selling season augurs well for the…

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New Year Wool Outlook

National Advocate · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 6

BRADFORD, Wednesday:—All importing countries are greatly impressed at the manner in which the che wool market has withstood'…

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SATISFACTORY Dairying Conditions in Central West

National Advocate · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 6

GRANGE. Thursday: Mr. E. H. Headley, dairy officer in his report for December states: Weather: Weather during the month…

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Wool Prospects Bright Big Textile Orders

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 2

LONDON, Friday: The year 1952 should be a year of "healthy activity" for the British wool tex[?]ile industry, the International Wool Secretariat…

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Government Seizes Cattle

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 1

NAIROBI (Kenya), Monday.—The Kenya Government yesterday seized 4,000 head of livestock…

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Wool Sales

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 5

The opening sales for the second half of the 1952/53 wool selling season commence in the Adelaide…

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Pleuro Claims Few Cattle

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 10

Only 10 head of cattle had been lost in the cent outbreak of pleuro pneumonia in the Central West, principal veterinary officer of the Department of Agricultural, Mr. R. Watt, said…

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Wheat Harvest “Phenomenal”

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 7

The wheat harvest in N.S.W. this season was beyond all expectations, and was described as “phenomenal” by a Wheat Board official…

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Bright Wool Outlook Good Supplies Essential

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 3

Winchombe, Carson Ltd, report.— The welfare of the pastoral Industry chiefly depends upon two factors. Seasonal condition's favouring…

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Fabrics for Sportswear Novel Wool Designs

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 4

Lightweight novelty woollens are making fashion news for spring sports wear and separates now being shown by leading American designers and…

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Rain Spoils Orange Cherry Crop

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 4

Heavy rain in the past few days has ruined many late crops of Margaret cherries in Orange and neighboring…

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Cattle Contest

Central Western Daily · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 7

The beef Cattle Breeders Competition, which is being conduced by the Agricultural Bureau of…

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World Needs Wool

National Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—"The trend of events in the world textile trade since the war illustrates how urgently the world needs wool, while…

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Poison May Have Caused Cattle's Death

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 2

Detectives investigating a theory that a cow and a steer found dead on a Marrangaroo property late last week died…

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Wool Prices to Keep Up

Central Western Daily · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 5

The Bureau of Agricultural Economics forecasts that the recent satisfactory wool prices will continue…

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Heavy Loads of Wheat by Train

Central Western Daily · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 5

The Superintendent of Railways at Werris Creek (Mr. A. J. Keirnan) said recently that to December…

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Lithgow Boys Shocked to See Cattle Herds Die

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 5

Rain has started to fall in the great eternity of the Northern Territory. But it has come too late to conquer the tide of death which has, with the bitterness of gall, brought near ruin to Australia's untamed frontier. Death has reigned unchallenged in the almost tractless Territory for months, sapping…

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Wool Threatened By Advance Of Man-made Fibres

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 5

NEW YORK, Thursday.--A wool trade expert said yesterday it was clear from the current state of the American…

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Good Harvests of Wheat and Oats Reported by District Agronomist

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 5

Practically all wheat crops were harvested in good condition by the end of last month and yields generally were well above average, reports the district agronomist, Mr. F. Fllan…

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Farmers Too Lax In Ball Handling

Central Western Daily · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 5

It is obvious that many Australian farmers have grown too lax in handling and controlling their bulls, states W. J. B. Murphy, Special Livestock Officer of the Departments…

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