The week in wool
With receivals into Australian stores at September 1 totalling 647,000 bales compared with 534,000 bales at the same date a year ago, the world demand for wool is at present being…
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Farming & the land, 1953
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Newcastle Wool Prices Up
NEWCASTLE, Thursday—First Newcastle wool sale of the season closed to-day with prices at the highest level of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Winchcombe Carson wool sale
At their Newcastle wool sale on Wednesday Winchcombe, Carson offered 7600 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.z.l. Wool Sales at Newcastle
The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. offered 2028 bales, being a good average selection…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New £53,000 Wool Exchange at Newcastle
Buyers representing the world's wool trade were in their places in the new airconditioned gallery when Dalgety's opened the sales on Tuesday last…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Australia's most modern wool exchange opened at Newcastle
In Australia's most modern Wool Exchange, a converted building on a new site in the city, remodelled at a cost of £53,000, Newcastle this week opened the 1953-54 selling…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Farm Will Be Judged At Scone
Arrangements are being made to hold a field day at Scone for judging in the "Farmer and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opening the New £53,000 Wool Exchange at Newcastle
Mr. G. L. Carter, of Yarraman, Qulrindi, and son, John, examine their clip for the opening sale with Mr. E. K. Steele (Dalgety's Chief Wool Expert)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Land for Junior Farmers Regional President Suggests Scheme
Mr. J. B. Carlton (Dungog), Hunter River Regional president of the Junior Farmer Movement, said at Muswellbrook yesterday that either the State or Federal Government should provide land for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Muswellbrook Wins Shield Junior Farmer's Field Day
Muswellbrook won the Hunter Valley Co.-op. Shield for the most successful team at the Upper Hunter Junior Farmers' field day held at the snowground yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Muswellbrook High School and Junior Farmers' Second Annual Sports Carnival and Rodeo
Notwithstanding unfavourable weather conditions, a large crowd attend the carnival, and was kept busy watching events run simultaneously in the main ring and the cycling bowl. Due to excellent organisation, there was not a dull moment…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Narrowgut Farmers’ Long Task To Get Produce To Market
Farmers at Narrowgut are elated with the Lower Hunter Shire Council’s decision to proceed with a plan which will give them bridge access to Maitland. Two of the farmers ore arranging with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Less Super For Cereal Crops
NSW property owners used 170,157 tons of superphosphate, a record during 1952-53, according to figures…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big estate owners against move to settle Junior Farmers
A move to place Junior Farmers on the land in much the same way as soldier settlers was meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Singleton Junior Farmers retain the Gilbulla cup
Competing against teams from Muswellbrook. Scone, Baerami, and Denman at the Upper Hunter Regional Council field day at Muswellbrok Showground yesterday, Singleton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →UK farms employ more tractors than horses
Britain has 350,000 agricultural tractors today, compared with less than 300,000 horses working on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory Mr. D. R. Mackay Chairman
At the meeting of the Board of Directors of Dungog Co-op. Butter Factory Ltd., Mr. D. R. Mackay was elected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junior Farmers Need Land Government Aid Required
The Junior Farmer Movement in New South Wales is facing a serious problem. The loss of some of its members appears inevitable, unless farm land is made available to those who have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Smaller Wheat Crop Forecast
WASHINGTON: The United Stakes Agriculture Department yesterday forecast a world bread-grain drop of…
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