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Farming & the land, 1954

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Japanese Wool Imports

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 6

TOKYO: Under the new Anglo-Japanese trade agreement, Japan would import the same quantity of raw wool as…

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Distribution Of Wool Profits

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 6

CANBERRA : The fourth interim distribution of Joint Organisation wool- profits, amounting to about £14,…

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Pasture Improvement Helps Wool Production

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 1

It is expected that the New South Wales wool cheque this year will be about £10 million higher than originally expected,…

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More Junior Farmer Successes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 3

Members of the Muswellbrook Junior Farmers' Club added further laurels to their club at Raymond Terrace Show on…

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Test Coming For Australian Dairy Products

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 1

"The visit of Her Gracious Majesty has reminded us, if reminder were needed, of the strong links which bind England and…

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"Farmers Could Learn From Ford" Says Orchardist

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 1

"Farmers can learn lrom industrialists like Henry Ford, who produced cheaply and efficiently because they studied…

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Farmers See Some of Terrific Devastation As Waters Go Down Losses Will Again Run To Thousands Of Pounds

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 1

Floodwaters started to-day to run off slowly from thousands of acres of rich agricultural and in the vast water made inland sea to the east and south-east of Maitland, disclosing to farmers some of the terrific devastation that has…

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Big money for 1954 wool

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 4

Australian woolgrowers to the end of January received a total of £236,631,875 for 667.6 million greasy lb. of…

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Gift Of Wool For Queen

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE: The Australian Wool Bureau present the Queen with a gift of coatings suit lengths and…

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Williams River and Myall Creek Burst Banks Farmers Report Big Losses of Crops and Fencing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 1

Cyclonic conditions and heavy rain caused both the Williams River and Myall Creek to rise rapidly on Sunday and burst their banks at many points…

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Crops Are Considered Almost Total Write-off Floodwaters Getting Away Slowly From Farmlands

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 1

With floodwaters recoding from the rich agricultural land below Maitland, farmers to-day got their first real glimpse of-the trail of devastation caused by the disastrous Week-end inundation Crops are considers Sis tin almost-total write-off, although on some forms…

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Damages Against Farmer

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 2

A Tomago dutry farmer, Alfred Davey will have to pay £159/8/7 damages as the resided of a collation…

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Wheat Harvest

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham) said that during the wheat harvest just completed the…

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Sheep Market Very Firm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 12

The sheep market yesterday was very firm, to dearer. Bullocks were dearer and others very firm,…

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Baerami Creek's Young Cattle Judge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 1

Youngest entrant in the judging and cattle attendants' contests at the 1954 Sydney Royal Show, Miss Kay. Duggan, of…

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Special train load of sheep

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 5

A special train load of sheep numbering 3000 arrived in Singleton last night. The sheep were purchased…

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The Week in Wool

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 4

Restored confidence was consolidated in the wool market this week when bidding by Bradford, France, Italy, Russia, U.S.A. and Japan hardened values for all descriptions,…

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222d. For Wool Sets Record

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 1

A Newcastle and Sydney seasonal record for greasy wool was set at Newcastle wool sales on Wednesday…

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Wool Growers to Receive Distribution

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 12

Wool growers will receive the fourth interim distribution of joint Organisation wool profits on…

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Famed Cattle Breeder Passes Away Mrs. J. Biddlecombe

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 6

For over 50 years Mrs. Biddlccombs's ambition was to improve the Herefords in Australia and the magnificent…

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