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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Share Farmer's Quit Notice Owner's Action Came After Arrest

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 3

BECAUSE he was arrested after he had come into possession of property brought down by last year's floodwaters, a sharefarmer was given notice…

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Committed for Trial at Forbes Cattle Stealing Charge

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 1

IN the Forbes Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday a man was sent for trial on a charge of stealing three calves valued at £30…

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Merino Wool Production Now on Increase

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 4

Increased supplies of Merino wool this season have coincided with improving trade in most countries. Consumption and…

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20 Per Cent. More Land Sown To Wheat In District

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 4

According to Mr. H. A. W. Woodward, District Agronomist, 20 per cent. more land in this district will be sown to wheat in…

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Barathea Wool Suit

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 1

FB11,21 Australian Wool Board Photograph One of the smartest suits in the Douglas Cox collection. Made in…

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New Division in RAS Wheat Comp

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 1

An additional field wheat divisional championship has been created by the R.A.S. The western section,…

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Man, Wife Farms

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 1

Forty per cent of the farms of Great Britain are run by the farmer and his wife. Twenty two percent have one worker…

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Sheep And Cattle Cheaper At Homebush Yesterday

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 5

At the Homebush sales yesterday 38.331 sheep and lambs were penned. Sheep were 4 to 7 cheaper, prime lambs firm, and…

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Sheep Market At Forbes Easier

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 5

Edward Weaver & Co. (Forbes) and the Farmers & Graziers Coop. Co. Ltd. (auctioneers in conjunction) report that about 8500…

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Long Term Wheat Plan Proposed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 7

AT its recent annual conference the Victorian Wheat and Wool Growers' Association discussed a number of resolutions on its agenda for wheat stabilisation, when a long term plan to operate from the 1953-54 season was…

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The Kiddies' Center "The Sheep Killers" Episode Viii

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 8

The clump of bushes grew on the creek bank and floods of months before had washed a pile of logs and other debris against…

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Impact Of World Peace Moves On Wool

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 7

Bradford millers told Dalgety's last week that they had sold their prospective output of tops to the end of June, and of weaving yarns…

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Bright Wool Outlook Despite Less Tales To U.S.

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 3

The strong demand at the pre-Easter closing series of wool sales in Australia and elsewhere augurs well for the future of…

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"Belabula Farms" Win Lachfan District Trophy

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 1

"Belabula Farms," with an entry of Aberdeen Angus cows has won the Lachlan District Trophy awarded by the Rural Bank in…

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Junior Farmers' Film Night

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 5

Forbes Junior Farmers have arranged a film night for to-night (Friday), when a club meeting will also be held…

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Wheat Research

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 5

The two most pressing problems of the wheat industry, from the scientific viewpoint, were rust and frost—and of the…

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Australia's Last Wheat Crop Exceeds Estimate

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 2

Australia's wheat crop for 1952-53 now was estimated to have been 193 million bushels, states the Acting Commonwealth Statistician, Mr. K. M…

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Beef Cattle Breeders' Comp

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 1

Mr. B. C. Gordon, "Godolphin," East Guyong, via Milthorpe, has won the Mitchell district trophy awarded by the Rural…

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Wheat "Safe" For Growers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 2

The Australian wheat industry would be in a safe, competitive position if there was no I.W.A., said Mr. T. J…

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Australia Gives Pakistan £2m. In Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 1

It was anounced last night that Australia will give Pakistan £2000,000 worth of wheat, free of charge, to help meet that country's present food crisis…

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