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Farming & the land, 1953

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District Dairy Officer's Report For January

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 9

The District Dairy Officer, Mr. E. G. McLaren, reports for the month of January:- "Following my last report,…

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The Week in the Store Cattle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 7

Another extraordinary week highlighted the virtual extinction of the store cattle market. Except for small mixed…

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Information for Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 7

Department of Agriculture literature, isued free to farmers and market and home gardeners, now includes the…

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Busy Time for Oyster Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 6

Just now is a busy time for oyster farmers at Port Stephens. They are putting down the…

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"Tragedy" of Junior Farmers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 6

A major problem for Junior Fawners' Clubs is that of placing trained Junior Farmers on the land, states J…

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Lighter Yarding Of Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 3

The quality of the lighter yarding of 760 fat cattle at Maitland saleyards to-day was set not up to the usual standard…

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Wool Report The Farmers & Graziers Co-Operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited 3rd FEBRUARY 1953

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 4

The course of the wool market in all Commonwealth Centres where gales were held last week indicates that…

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Wool Manufacturers Of U.S. Turning From Australian Market Imports Of Finished Goods Highest For 30 Years (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 2

NEW YORK: Herbert Kashetz, a business correspondent of the “New York Times,” says that the trend of United State wool manufacturers from the wool markets of Australia and New Zealand may be…

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Junior Farmer Judging

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 3

The cattle judging competition at Paterson Show attracted 17 entries. The winner of the open…

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Farmers at wit's end over increasing mm violence

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 1

Floods in N.S.W. over the past few years had been so frequent and so destructive that farmers had been at their wits' end. said the Conservation Commissioner (Mr. Clayton). Mr. Clayton said the…

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D'Arcy Rose claims: Rail freights burden farmers

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 1

New South Wales had the dearest railway freights of any State in the Commonwealth, yet the railways show millions of pounds loss each year, the Country Party candidate for…

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World Record for Wool

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 1

LAUNCESTON: A world record price of 387 pense a pound was paid for [?] wool at Launceston wool sales…

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High Prices For Dairy Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 2

Stud and dairy cattle sold well at the special sale Conducted by J. [?]right merged with New Zealand L & MA…

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Wool Price Record

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 2

A world record price of 367d. lb. was paid for merino fleece wool at the Launceston sales yesterday…

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Slump in Wheat Prices

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 4

CHICAGO, What future prices slumped on Monday to their lowest point [?] the start of the Korean war…

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U.K. stud cattle for Singleton

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 1

Snugly housed on the upper deck of the new modern freighter, "Port Nelson", a very outstanding consignment, comprising 11 Hereford stud Dulls and females and a Shorthorn…

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Wheat Cheque May Be £140M

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 2

Australia’s wheat cheque for the current financial year they be £140,000,009, according to the general secretary of…

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Water for Farms Move in the Wallamba District

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 3

The district agronomist, Mr. Noonan, explained to a meeting at Nabiac the facilities available under the Farm…

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Junior Farmers' Column: Tractor Experts to Lecture

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 8

The Dungog District Council of Junior Farmers' Clubs, which recently organised and ran its first State Tractor School, has decided to further the knowledge of all students…

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Beneficial Rains Aid Pastures and Crops Hay Making in Progress

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 7

Good follow-up rain, which was urgently needed, has been received throughout the district, and pastures and…

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