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Farming & the land, 1953

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New Wool Suits From Paris

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 3

Hubert da Givenchy's arresting black wool suit is worn with a high fitting matching shoulder cape, deeply bordered with a coarse furniture fringe…

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Wool Suits From London Designers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 3

A brown and yellow flocked donogel tweed suit from the Victor Stiebel collection. The box jacket has a cut away front and makes a point of the high two-button fastenings…

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Patou Topcoat in Satin-surfaced Wool

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 5

This very attractive topcoat is featured in the Patou collection in pale blue satin-surfaced wool. The high yoked neckline can be…

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Distinctive Wool Two-piece by Christian Dior

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 8

Royal blue wool jersey makes this elegant ensemble of a jumper style dress, worn with a matching box jacket which is lined down…

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"Star" Junior Farmer Competition

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 3

The "Star" Junior Farmer Competition will again be run this year. The object is to select the most outstanding…

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Farm Record Books Are Valuable

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 7

Farming is a business, and if a farmer would be completely efficient he must keep records of his financial…

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Farmers Busy on Silage

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 2

The district agronomist (Mr. F. D. Mackenzie) states that weather during the summer was favourable for…

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Record Steel Output Benefits Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 6

The announcement of Australia’s record steel production was welcome news for thousands of people in primary industry, the northern representative of the Liberal Party (Mr. E. G. Whittle) said this…

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Dairymen facing sound future —says Co-op. head

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 4

The dairy industry was passing through a revolutionary period and faced a sound future, the general manager of the Producers' Cooperative Distributing Society, Mr. E. F…

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Wool Dresses

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 3

Charming teenage dress in checked wool. Douglas Cox presents it in toast and gold…

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Wool Report

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 4

We submitted on Wednesday, 18th instant, a catalogue of 5.200 bales drawn mainly from the more favoured late shearing, districts…

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Wool Dresses

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 3

Jean Desses makes this asymetrically-cut formal dress in a very dark grey wool flannel. It is worn with a circular shawl collar of…

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Butter Price for Britain

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 4

It is [?] that Australia and [?] England with ask Grant British to pay at leant 482/ (A[?]) for…

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Pink Eye Common in Cattle

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 5

Ophthalmia is prevalent among cattle this year and outbreaks have been investigated by officers of C.S.I.R.O's. Division of Animal Health and Production. Research Is still In progress…

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The Week in Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 4

This week's wool auctions throughout the world became the cynosure of all trade eyes; they commanded the attention not only of those vitally concerned with the wool industry but also those of sections indirectly…

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Pink Eye In Cattle How to Stop its Spread and Effect a Cure

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 4

Pink-eye, or eye-blight, is prevalent among cattle this year, and outbreaks have been investigated by officers…

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Baerami Creek Girl Makes History Wins Cattle Judging Kay Duggan, Aged 10, Defeats Men Judges

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 1

Competing against men twice her age, 10-yearold Kay Duggan, of Baerami Creek Junior Farmers' Club, made Royal Show history by winning the Poll Shorthorn cattle judging competition…

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Record Price for Dairy Bull Bought By Mt. View Dairymen

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 3

McNamara Bros., of Mt. View, paid 280 guineas for a ten months old dairy ball in Sydney yesterday…

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Farm Record Books Aid to Farmers

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 1

Farming is a business and if a farmer would be completely efficient he must keep records of his financial…

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District Junior Farmers Do Well at Sydney Show

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 2

Junior farmers form the Hunter Valley met with considerable success in cattle Judging completions at the Sydney Show. They were competing against club…

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