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

Farming & the land, 1954

1,064 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 54

District Potato Crops Now Well Advanced

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 6

"Potato crops, in the Oberon, Blayney, Millthorpe and Orange areas have made good growth during the month. Crops are well advanced and it would appear that heavy yields will be obtained in…

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State to buy farms

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 12

State Cabinet recently approved the purchase of nine more properties for war service land…

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February a Good Month for Farmers

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 9

February was an above-average month for the production of crops and pastures. District Agronomist, Mr. W. J. Hudson, states in his monthly report…

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Orange Special Sheep Sale

National Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 8

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. (Orange branch) report having yarded 13,500 sheep at the Orange saleyards on Monday last…

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Wool From Lava

Central Western Daily · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 1

ROME. Wednesday. —A firm at Santa Teresa di Riva. 20 miles from Messina in Sicily, is reported…

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U.S. Wool Production

Central Western Daily · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 5

American wool production last year at 271 million lbs. was two per cent higher than in 1952 and the…

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Big Wartime Wool Payout

Central Western Daily · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 1

The fourth interim distribution of Joint Organisation wartime wool profits amounting to…

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Farm records are essential

Central Western Daily · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 11

Fanning is a business, and if a farmer would be completely efficient be must keep…

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Pampas Grass For Australian Farms

Central Western Daily · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 11

Pampas grass, the tallgrowing, coarse-looking, tussock-like sustenance of millions of beef cattle on the…

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Record Bulk Handling of Wheat in N.s.w

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., said today that…

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Plans for Orange “Wool Week” Made by Committee Big Programme

Central Western Daily · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 2

Good progress will plans or Wool Week in Orange from April 5 to April 12 was made at a Wool Week committee meeting in the town Hall on Wednesday…

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State Governor To Visit Fairbridge Farm School

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 2

New South Wales Governor, Lieutenant General Sir John Northcott, will pay a visit to Fairbridge Farm School tomorrow (Saturday)…

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Dairy Production Is Down

Central Western Daily · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 7

Dairy production, except for cheese in Australia for the six months ended last December, and for December…

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Visit To Farm

Central Western Daily · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 6

Mr. R. [?]rvine, a technician of British Farm Equipment Co. is visiting Fairbridge Farm School to…

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Wool Exhibition

Central Western Daily · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 2

The Orange branch of the C.W.A will hold a knitting competition and exhibition of woodcraft at…

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Sheep Dog Trials Gemalla Breeder's Success

National Advocate · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 2

Following several good efforts in sheepdog trials conducted at Lithgow and Mudgee Shows. Mr. W. Clark's (Gemalla), kelpie,…

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Wheat growers represented on new board

Central Western Daily · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 8

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, tie HOB. E. H. Graham M.L.A., said yesterday the Grain Elevator Board approved by Cabinet this week would consist of a…

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Governor visits Footbridge Farm

Central Western Daily · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 2

The 150 children at Fairbridge Farm School, Molong. pave the Governor, Lieutenant General Sir John Northcott, a warm welcome when he visited them on Saturday…

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Sheep Sell Well at Newbridge

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 2

There was an excellent yarding of quality young stock when H. G. Hanrahan and Co., of Bathurst, and C. Hobby, offered 5000 head for sale…

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Sheep Breeder to Visit India

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 10

Noted Corriedale sheep [?]reeder, Dr. S. Goldberg of Carmel Griffith will inspect experimental sheep…

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