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

Farming & the land, 1954

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Fines Over Moving Farm Machinery

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 12

A former Forbes farmer Wilga Charles Allison, now living in the city, and his son-in-law, Hilton Miller, struck…

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Wool Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 2

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Limited, report on 24th June, 1954:…

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Beef Cattle Breeders' Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 5

The Rural Bank has announced the results of the 1953/54 beef cattle b-eeders' competition conducted by the…

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Harden Butter Factory Needs More Support

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 2

Directors of the Harden Cooeprative Dairy Society Ltd., which operates the butter factory at Harden, are concerned…

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Wool Week Postponed Until 1955

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 1

West Wyalong's Wool Week planned for August has been postponed until next year. This was advised this…

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Importance of Wool to Aust

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 4

Wool was Australia's greatest rural product, and with sheep, represented 45 per cent of the nation's rural…

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Close of 1953-54 Wool Season

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Wite the wool trade nearing the final week of the 1953-54…

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Wool in U.S. is Round the Corner

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 5

The gradually improving wool trade outlook in USA was the highlight of the week's news from Dalgety's Boston…

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Weethalle Junior Farmers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 2

A red letter day for the Junior Farmers was a visit of two officials of the Bank of New South Wales West Wyalong,…

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Wool Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers Cooperative Grain Insurance & Agency Co. Limited, dated 24th June. 1954, report;…

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Weethalle Sheep Top Market At Goulburn

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 1

Dalgety & Co. Ltd. held their first sheep sale at Goulburn on Wednesday, 30th June. A good attendance of buyers…

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F. & S. Seek Stabilised Wheat Scheme

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 7

A stabilised scheme for wheat, similar to the scheme the Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation agreed on, will be urged at the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association…

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Poor Turnover In Sheep Sales; Demand For Cattle

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 8

Paucity of numbers offering was again the feature of the recent store sheep auctions, and turnover was at low level…

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9000 Sheep, Lambs Sold

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 10

Edward Weaver & Company (Forbes) and the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Company Ltd., auctioneers in conjunction,…

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Closing Sales in Big Wool Series

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 3

At the 18th and final series of wool sales last week, Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd., submitted an offering of 5663 bales…

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Wool Prices Firm at Sydney Sales

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. reported having sold 7850 bales of wool at auction and privately at the closing auctions of the season…

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Trials Show That Pastures Triple Wool Production

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 5

Experiments undertaken by the Department of Agriculture have shown that it is possible to triple wool production over…

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Nothing Measures Up To Wool Drive In United States

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 3

While growers in Australia and elsewhere are wondering what is the U.S. attitude to wool in the coming year, it is…

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Merinos In Strong Demand At Final Sidney Wool Sales

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 4

Exceptionally strong competition from Bradford developed for better styled fleece at the second day of the final Sydney sales of the…

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New Junior Farmer Club For Caragabal

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 8

A derision to start a Junior Farmers' Club was reached at the meeting of the Caragabal Agricultural Bureau…

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