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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 18 of 54

Rockley Farmer To Oppose Mr. A. S. Luchetti

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 5

Mr. Horace Brownlow, President of Abercrombie Shire Council, and a farmer of Rockley, near Bathurst, has lodged his nomination for the Federal seat of Macquarie as a Liberal candidate…

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Wheat Glut Likely Warning to Farmers

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Australian wheat farmers were urged today in change their farming methods so as no longer to be [?] independent…

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Dress in Wool Lace

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 5

FB12/29 Australian Wool Bureau, Photograph Digby Morton designs this Ascot dress with wide…

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Wool Lace Cocktail Frock

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 5

SB12,8 Australian Wool Bureau Photograph. This beautiful land-knitted wool lace ballot length cocktail frock in midnight blue comes from Madeline and has a matching stole…

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Soviet Decision on Wool Market

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday.— Russia’s decision to abstain temporarily from furth[?]r purchase of…

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Red Boycott on Aust. Wool London View

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: Russia's decision to abstain temporarily from further purchase of Australian wool seems unlikely to prove a major…

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Short-term farming schools

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 7

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

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Few Farmers in Co-operatives

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 12

HONG KONG. — Only five per cent. of peasant householders in North China have joined…

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Wool Week

National Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 2

Prize winners in the poster competition in relation to Wool 'Week in Bathurst were announced last night the "week" is being…

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Mendooran Junior Farmers Monthly Meeting at Mendooran

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 12

The Junior Farmers held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 20. In the absence of the president. Miss…

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Wheatgrowers Big Loss on Home Consumption Wheat

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 6

Wheatgrowers had given price concessions on home consumption wheat during the five years of the…

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FSA suggestion to overcome wheat storage problem

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 1

A request that the problem of wheat storage for the coming year be classified as "a state of emergency," was made by Molong branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association on Friday evening. Great concern at the…

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"Real" Costs Wanted in Wheat Index Formula

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 6

A move to have real costs each season used in the cost of production wheat index formula, was…

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Unique School At Fairbridge Farm Next Week Junior Farmers From Wide Area to Attend

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 1

A Junior Farmer School, which is unique in the State of New South Wales, will commence at Fairbridge Farm, Molong, on Monday next…

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Correspondence Dollar Loans Allow of Farm Equipment (To the Editor)

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 5

Sir,—The greater availability of heavy farm tractors, pick-up balers, etc., and of earth moving equipment has…

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2 hockey teams farm C. Week

Central Western Daily · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 12

The Orange District Men’s Hockey Association will be represented at Country Week…

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Rain Had Mixed Reception in the District Orchardists harvesting bumper apple crop

Central Western Daily · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 2

Yesterday’s rain was greeted with a mixed reception by farmers, graziers and orchardists in the Orange district. Some farmers needed the rain so they could go shead with the planting of cereal crops, others did not want rain as they were digging…

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Testing of dairy herds

Central Western Daily · Saturday 1 May 1954 · page 1

Talks between Orange City Council and Canobolas Shire Council on the question of…

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Tribute to Oberon Farmers Fat Lamb Contest

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 2

Commissioner of the Rural Bank Mr. J. C. Fletcher attended a dinner given at Orange by the Rural Bank in honor of the winners…

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The Flemington Market Sheep

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 4

Values for lambs were generally unaltered on Monday, whilst sheep prices ruled a shade dearer, according to…

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