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Farming & the land, 1953

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Large Wool Stocks Held In America

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 1

WASHINGTON: The problem of large wool stocks in the United States, resulted from Agricultural Department “inaction” in faiting to dispose of surplice wool held under the Farm Price Support Programme,…

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Bad Branding of Wool Causing Alarm

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 3

Recent widespread complaints of damage being caused to wool by bad branding practices lend…

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Alarming estimates by economist Wool costs 50.08 d to grow in N.S.W.

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 4

Wool clips sold in N.S.W. last sason realised an average price of 85.76d per Ib.; this has been exceeded only once in history, i.e., during the memorable 1950-51 season…

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Farmers Jubilant With Rain

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 2

Farmers, agricultural and daleying authorities today described the week-end rain as excellent…

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Weekend rain welcomed by farmers

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 2

Singleton and district farmers arc jubilant at the week-end rainfall which, except for an occasional…

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Merriwa Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 3

A. E. McDermott, Merriwa, secured for, 8 cows and heifers to £29/14/-, avg. £25/8/-, and 6 yearlings and vealers to £24/…

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America Has Problem In Surplus Wool Department Recommends Imposing Import Fee

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 1

WASHINGTON: The Department of Agriculture to-day recommended import fees as a means of solving the wool surplus problem in rite United States. Mr. John Davis, Assistant Secretary of…

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Wool Costs 50.08d to Grow in N.S.W. Alarming Estimates by Bank Economist

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 4

Wool clips sold in New South Wales last season realised an average of 85.76d per lb. This has been…

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Dairy Co. Directors

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 2

GLOUCESTER : Ten nominations have been received for positions on the directorate of Gloucester Dairy Co…

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Wool News

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 1

Dalgety's News Service reports under wide competition between Britain and the Continent, with maoderate…

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Discussion On Price For Butter

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 1

LONDON : A team of six Danes, led by Mr. Overguard, chairman of the Daniel Butter Export and Dairy Federation…

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Crows slaughter sheep at Nundah

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 1

Large numbers of crows at Nundah, near Singleton, have slaughtered nearly 100 lambing ewes and 70 lambs on the property of Mr. George Hipwell, in the last three weeks…

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Vegetables Ruined, Farmers Complain Request On Soot From Walka Power Station

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 2

Vegetable growers at Bolwarra have suffered as a result of the [?]oot from Walka power station falling on cauliflowers and cabbages, which, in some cases, have been completely ruined…

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Japanese Buying Dairy Cattle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 7

MILTON: Two Japanese cattle buyers who were sent to Australia by the Japanese Government to purchase…

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Australian Butter for Russia

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA: The Australian Dairy Produce Board has completed arrangements for the sale of butter worth…

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Hunter Valley Dairy Co. Sales £5,340,027 for Year Ended June, '53

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 1

The sales for the year ended 30th June, 1953, as disclosed in the report presented by the Directors at the annual meeting of the Company held, at Hexham, on Wednesday 26th last were £5,340,027. The profit for the year amounted…

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The Week in Wool

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 3
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As world buyers bid keenly for Australia's wool at the opening sales of the season in Sydney and Adelaide this…

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Japanese buy cattle on South Coast

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 7

Two Japanese cattle buyers who were sent to Australia by the Japanese Government to purchase…

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Winchcombe Carson wool sales

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson sold 12200 bales at their sale in Sydney yesterday. Competition was chiefly…

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