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

Farming & the land, 1953

1,215 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 18 of 61

Wheat Pact Extended Price Increase

National Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1953 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Friday: A "substantial majority" of the 46-member International Wheat Council has decided to extend the present…

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A Farmer Crushed to Death

National Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A farmer was crushed to death when the tractor he was driving overturned on a steep portion of his Kurrajong properly…

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Farm Plant for Auction at Orange

Central Western Daily · Saturday 11 April 1953 · page 2

A farm machinery pool will be established at Orange and the equipment auctioned in May…

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Farmer Dug Up “Fortune”

Central Western Daily · Saturday 11 April 1953 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.— A Yorkshire farmer new Grimsby this week ploughed up an urn. He found it…

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High Yield of Maize Crops

Central Western Daily · Saturday 11 April 1953 · page 9

MAITLAND.— Yields of more than 100 bushels to the acre have been harvested from some early-sown…

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Wheat For Pakistan

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 4

The Minister for External Affairs, Mr. R. G. Casey, announced that the Australian Government had decided to give…

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Cowra Sheep Sale

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 7

Norman C. Bellamy and Co. report on their Special Sheep Sale held at the Cowra Saleyards on Friday…

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Record Cattle Figure World Estimate

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Mon.— An American Department of Agriculture survey estimates world cattle at the beginning of this year at 845-milllon…

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Australian Stand On Wheat Crises

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, This Afternoon--If Australia is denied the right of selling wheat on the open market she will withdraw…

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Big Area Of Wheat Likely, Says District Agronomist

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 5

The area under wheat this year is likely to be about 30 p.c. greater than last year, District Agronomist, Mr. B. D. Ament, states in his report for March. He states that the…

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Profits on Wool Test Case Verdict Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 1

ABOUT £66 million already dispersed to Australian wool-growers by the Commonwealth from the profits on the overseas…

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Wool Dresses

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 1

FB11/5 Australian Wool Board Photograph Jean Desses makes this asymetrically-cut formal dress in a very…

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The Flemington Market Sheep

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 2

Values for sheep and lambs showed little alteration on last day's levels, according to Bruce Ramsay, Flemington…

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Wheat Price Dispute Uk Refuses to Sign

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Senator McEwen) said today that Australia was still willing to sign the…

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Conditions Potato Crops

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 3

[?]ated areas, potato crops general[?] continued dry conditions and early indications of being highly will now only give light yields…

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Farm Machinery Pool Big Sale at Orange

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 2

The biggest farm machinery sale ever held in the western districts of NSW is to take place at Orange Show Ground on May 12 and 13…

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Farmers Must Conserve Fodder

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 11

In spite of the fact that improved pastures gave a greater stock carrying capacity it was this feature that made fodder conservation still a necessity, the District Agronomist,…

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Control of Farm Imports

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 11

WASHINGTON. Tuesday —United States Secretary of Agriculture. Mr. Ezra Benson, said yesterday he…

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Austria Agrees to Wheat Agreement

Central Western Daily · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.— Austria became the 18th country yesterday to sign the new International…

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Lax Stock Owners Moving Sheep at Night Director White's Attack

National Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 2

Laxity of control of stock movement at night was deplored by yesterday's meeting of the Bathurst P.P. Board. Directors said that very few people…

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