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

Farming & the land, 1953

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Domestic Dogs Maul Sheep, Say Many Bowenfels Owners

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 2

Packs of marauding dogs have killed three lambs and savagely slashed six others in the latest raid on properties on the city's outskirts. The lambs were found mauled on the Bowenfels property of Suttons…

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Junior Farmer's Tour

National Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 2

The star junior farmer, of NSW, 23 years old Kevin Keir, of Bogalong Gienfell, will sail from Sydney on March 12 for a six months tour…

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N.z. Plans Huge Expansion of Farm Products

Central Western Daily · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 6

WELLINGTON, (N.Z.).—Already supplying the United Kingdom with as much meat as Australia and Argentine together and stopping large quantities dairy produce to same market,…

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Special Sheep Sale

National Advocate · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 2

Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd., incorporating Burke Bros., of Bathurst will offer a yarding of 13,000 extra good quality sheep at a special sale…

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Grow More Wheat ? Opposing Views

National Advocate · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Two primary producing organisations today dissociated themselves from the attitude of the Wheatgrowers Union that it could…

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Sheep Incinerated One Hundred and Ten Destroyed

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 2

One hundred and ten sheep were burned in a fire at Mr. Des Brady's "Marysville" property, Molong, on Friday morning last. It appears that at 9.30 a.m…

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Wool Prices Easier Adelaide Sales

National Advocate · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Thursday: Priced eased slightly at the close of the Adelaide woolsales today. Only line quality merino held the…

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Cutler Requests Action on Wheat Delivery

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 1

The Country Party Member for Orange, Mr. Charles Cutler, has asked the Minister for Agriculture to take…

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At Random World Record Shearing: 456 Sheep in Nine Hours

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 1

An accountant, aged 32, Godfrey Bowen, of Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, N.Z., established a new world record early…

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Tractor Accident Farmer Injured

National Advocate · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 5

GRENFELL, Thursday: A Grenfell district farmer was admitted to hospital suffering intense pain from injuries he received when a tractor…

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U. K. Farm Machinery

Central Western Daily · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 14

United Kingdom exports of agricultural tractors and machinery are now running at an average…

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Sheep Losses from Dogs and Theft Landholders Seek Action

National Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 2

As a result of a meeting of landholders from the Lithgow, Orange and Bathurst districts, at Bathurst yesterday, it was decided to ask the authorities to completely overhaul the Dog and Goat Act…

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Wheat Harvest at Wellington

Central Western Daily · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 3

The constant stream of wheat which had been pouring into mills, silos and wheat stacks in…

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Bathurst Special Sheep Sale Market Firm

National Advocate · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 4

Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd. (inc. Burke Bros.), Bathurst, report that ll,000 sheep were yarded for sale at the Bathurst Saleyards on Friday last…

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Flemington Sales Sheep Easier

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY Monday: The State Marketing Bureau reports lighter supplies of sheep were penned at Flemington today. A total of 24,817 of chiefly fair…

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Opening Wool Prices Down

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.— Sydney wool selling brokers report that prices at the opening sales today…

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Sheep v. Dogs (To the Editor)

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 3

Sir, -- It is tragic for poor dumb animals to be killed by dogs -- not only for their money value. It is quite feasible to…

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Bathurst Special Sheep Sale

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 6

Goldsbrough Mort & Go. Ltd. (Inc. Burke Bros.) Bathurst, report that 11,000 sheep were yarded, for sale…

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The Flemington Market Sheep

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 6

Prime sheep and lambs were generally unaltered, but other descriptions were weaker on Monday, according to…

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Submarine Starts in Cattle Run

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 4

Imagine starting to build a submarine in a hole in a cattle pasture 160 miles from salt water…

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