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Farming & the land, 1953

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17 Nations Sign Wheat Agreement

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 1

WASHINGTON : Representatives of 17 nations, including the United States and Canada, yesterday…

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Postmaster-general and Junior Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 1

The PostmasterGeneral (Mr. H. L. Anthony) presented prizes to the…

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Dairy Science Schools

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 2

Persons wishing to attend dairy science schools during the winter months should make written application to…

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Press support U.K. stand on wheat LONDON

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 2

The British Government's refusal to pay the new world price for wheal is…

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Taking Cows for a Holiday a Hint for Local Dairymen

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 7

What woman going on holiday would take seven cows with her so that they could have a change too? It seems…

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Valour Did Not Consider Standing Crop

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 4

The value of a standing crop at the time of sale has not been taken into account when using the sale as a…

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Beef Cattle Oil Dairy Farms

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 3

DUNGOG As interesting exhibit in the fat [?] at Dungog Show was a beef call raised by P. Junior…

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Dungog’s Big Display Of Dairy Cattle Junior Farmers’ Exhibits Make Strong Attraction(Staff Reporters)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 3

DUNGOG: Dungog’s 60th annual show, which opened to-day, attracted record [?] and officials said that in mort classes the quality of the exhibits was the best ever…

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New Wool Suit

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 2

Charles Crood designed this "Chocolate Sailor" loose f[?]tted box jacket with accordion pleated skirt. The blouse is of brown,…

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Grasshoppers’ Threat To Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: The cercal specialist of the Department of Agriculture (Mr. G. Nicholson) said that widespread…

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The week in wool

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 3
Also in The Scone Advocate

Though the wool market in Australia will remain in recess till April 20, there arc portents of easier opening values discernible in the barometer of steadily falling sheepskin prices…

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Minister’s Question On Wheat

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE: The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) has asked the Australian…

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More Raw Wool Expanded Consumption

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 4

Increased production of wool in Australia and a slightly higher estimated world output has not affected millowners' confidence in the value of the raw material, says Winchcombe, Carson,…

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£66M. War Wool Not Taxable

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY,—About £66 million paid to Australian woolgrowers by the Federal Government from profits on overseas sales of…

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The Week in Wool—LIKELIHOOD of Slightly Easing Prices

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 6

Though the wool market in Australia will remain in recess till 20th April, there are portents of easier opening values discernible in the barometer of steadily falling sheepskin prices…

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Distinguished Junior Farmer in Muswellbrook Official Welcome Arranged

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 1

Doug. Phillips, a New Zealand Junior Farmer, who is visiting Australia, under the international farm youth exchange…

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Judging Wins For Junior Farmer

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 2

A Paterson junior farmer has proved his versatility in [?] livestock by winning [?] major cattle judging…

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Dairymen’s Response

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 2

IN October, State Cabinet decided to accept the Milk Board’s recommendation that the price of milk should not be reduced during the summer of 1952-53. The board’s reasons for asking that, the…

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To-day’s Leader Dairyman’s Response Next Peace Move Must Come From Moscow European Diplomats Welcome President Eisenhower’s Plea

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 1

LONDON: President [?] speech asking the Soviet Union to prove by actions the sincerity of [?] desire for peace was praised by British and French diplomatic quarters last night. French quarters welcomed the speech as “an excellent statement of the…

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