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

Farming & the land, 1954

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Wheat Grading

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 2

G. J. HALLAHAN wishes to advise customers whose wheat has not been graded and who desire to have it graded, please…

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Storage to 'End Wheat Problem

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 8

Storage, not reduced acreage, was the solution of the wheat problem, Mr. W. P. Leary said at the recent meeting of the…

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New Zealand Junior Farmer Visits Weethalle and District

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 2

A junior farmer from New Zealand, Michael O'Malley, is at present visiting Weethalle and district. Michael comes form the…

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Record Wool Production

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 6

Wool production id N.S.W. in 1952/53 at 556,552,000 lb (greasy) was the highest on record…

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Mr. Roberton, M.P. On Wheat Industry Stabilisation

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 5

Speaking in the House of Representatives on the Wheat Industry Stabilisation (Refund of Tax) Bill, Mr. Hugh S. Roberton, M.P. for Riverina,…

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Weethalle News Junior Farmers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Junior Farmers' Club was held at the CWA Hall. There was a large attendance…

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Beef Cattle Competition

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 7

Belabula Farms with an entry of twelve Aberdeen Angus cattle has won the Lachlan district trophy awarded by the Rural Bank in the…

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The Week in Wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 2

A new upward turn in the wool market began at Newcastle last week, when on the second selling day urgent…

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Wheat Bags Best for Years

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 3

Just back from an inspection tour of the wheat stacks in the North-west, Mr. G. G. Nichols, State, Superintendent of…

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Mr. Dickson's "Test Match" of wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 2

Mr. S. D. Dickson, M.L.A. for Temora and Deputy Leader of the Country Party ha,d to burn two samples of material to decide which was wool and…

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50 Farms for War Service Men to Cost £609,000

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 2

The N.S.W. State Cabinet has approved of the expenditure of £609,000 for aditional land for war service land settlement…

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Junior Farmers' 1954 Australasian Leadership Contest

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 2

Miss Lib Burch, secretary of Forbes Junior Farmer Club, who recently returned from the J.F.C. camp at Sydney Royal…

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More Sheep in Canada

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 1

The number of sheep in Canada last year is reported at 1,161,000 by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics…

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Good Clearance at Sheep Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., Forbes, report having conducted their monthly special store sheep sale at Forbes on Wednesday last,…

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Forbes Graziers Oppose Wheat Levy Move by Farmers & Settlers' Assn

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 1

OPPOSITION to a move by the Farmers and Settlers' Association for a levy of 3d. a bushel on wheat to build bulk storage, was expressed in a motion passed at the meeting of the Forbes branch of the N.S.W. Graziers'…

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Goolagong Sales Rise In Prices Of Lambs; Cattle Up £3

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 3

R. A. Waters & Co. Goolagong, report holding a successful stock sale at Goolagong on April 23, when 3400 sheep and lambs were…

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War Memorial Wrecked by Car: Farmer Charged

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 1

THE South African War Memorial, in Lachlan Street, at the intersection of Templar Street, which was saluted by more than 500 marchers on Anzac Day, was object of rougher attention about 9 p.m. on Saturday…

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Buoyant Wool Markets

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 10

As the main 1953/54 wool' selling season draws to a close, the market saw a renewed buoyancy somewhat resembling…

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Sheep Shearing Competition For 1954 Show

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 3

The West Wyalong Show Committee is keen to stage a sheep shearing competition at the 1954 show…

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Sheep Lice Can Cost You Money

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 7

Neglect of proper precautions in the handling of lice infested sheep can be costly to sheep owners and may lead…

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