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Farming & the land, 1954

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"Wolf" in Sheep's Clothing Hongkong

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 4

A bridegroom has alleged in a Hongkong court that his "bride" turned out to be a…

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Threat to wool industry

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 5

Any more by Australia to reduce its participation in the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT)…

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Increase in Wool Cheque

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Statistics released today by the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia for the six months’…

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Quarter of a Million Sheep Mulesed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 6

Mulesing in Western N.S.W. and Queensland has come to. stay, because it has been proved conclusively; that it reduces fly strike by more than 75 per cent…

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Not Govt. Policy Restructed Wheat Acreage

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 4

The Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, said on Tuesday that the Federal"" Government did not…

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Price Cutting in Synthetics Wool's Position

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 10

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report 12/1/'54: That price-cutting would eventuate in the U.S. amongst…

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The Week in Wool Russian Wool Orders Switched From Argentina Chemical Colossi Plan World Fibre Flood

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 5

BACK TO THEIR ONEROUS TASK OF VALUING AND BUYING THE REMAINING AND MAJOR PORTION OF AUSTRALIA'S WOOL CLIP, WORLD WOOL BUYERS REASSEMBLED IN SYDNEY, ADELAIDE…

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This Week in Wool Clip Estimate Down 9 Per Cent — Russian Wool Orders Switched From Argentina Chemical Colossi Plan World Fibre Flood — Depression Fears in the U.s.a

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 4

Back to their onerous task of valuing and buying the remaining and major portion of Australia's wool clip, world wool buyers reassembled in Sydney, Adelaide and Albury this week, and set the second half of what may be…

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Dairy Officer's Report

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 5

The District Dairying Officer (Mr. E. Q. McLaren) reports: Good soaking rains which…

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Royal Tour : Last Stages of North Island Tour Queen Visits Rich Masterton Farming District

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

MASTERTON: The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh began the last stage of their north Island tour today when they visited the leading farming area of Masterton. Past the floating dock and “Bottom…

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Prime Cattle Firm At Homebush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson’s report : 29,229 sheep penned. Prime lambs scarce, best Lambs 4/ dearer, prime…

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Values For Prime Cattle Firm

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 3

An average supply of 850 fat cattle yarded at Campbell’s Hill today, The quality was fair, but not up to the…

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Farmer on £500 Bail

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 2

A 56-years-old farmer, Charles William Matthews. of Homestead, Pokolbin, burned a man with a lighted piece of…

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Bank Help For Junior Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 2

The Back of New South Wales has announced its programme of financial support for the junior Farmer Movement…

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Farmers Hòdwinked Over Cost

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 1

BATHURSI.—Primary producers in New South Wales had been hoodwinked into paying the cost of attacking grasshopper plagues in the State a conference of 80 landholders was told last week. This was stated by Mr. J. M. Caldweli, former Shires Association…

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Cloud Burst Causes £250,000 Loss to Farms

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 1

Floods caused by a cloudburst deluged 150 farms at Werribee South yesterday. Losses are estimated at…

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Neglect of Wheat Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 2

The Cahill Government was urged yesterday to build a bulk wheat depot at Quirindi, supply , the Quirted [?]…

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Cattle Losses From Drought

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 2

An official of the Department of Agriculture said, that drought had caused heavy losses of beef cattle in the…

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Bank Help for Junior Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 4

The Bank of N.S. Wales has announced its programme of financial support for the Junior Farmer Movement in N.S. Wales…

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U.S. Plan To Use Farm Surplus Abroad

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

WASHINGTON: President Eisenhower will soon ask Congress for permission to use up the 1000 million dollars (about £446,000,000) worth of surplus farm products to help strengthen the economies of friendly…

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