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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Wheat men to get 18/3½ a bushel

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Tues.: The secretary of the Australian Wheatgrowers’ Fedcreation (Mr T. C. Stott)…

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Wool Dresses

The Observer · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 3

Charming teenage dress in checked wool. Douglas Cox presents It in toast and gold…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 1

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that at the tenth series of wool sales for the 195253 season, held on March 23rd to 26th, the…

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Dresses in Wool

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 3

A semi-town dress in grey wool Jersey which features the unusual combination of draped bodies With flatly-pleated skirt…

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Wool Prices May Ease

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 4

Though the wool market in Australia will remain in recess till April 20, there are portents of easier opening values…

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Darlington Point Cattle Realise Good Urice

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 2

Sale in Melbourne stock yards of 500 10 to 11 months-old steers, has earned N.S.W. beef cattle raiser, Mr. Donald Ross, of Uri…

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Gift of Wheat to Pakistan

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 2

The Minister for External Affairs (Mr. R. G. Casey) announced this week that the Australian Cabinet had decided to give…

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355d a lb. for lambs’ wool

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Top prices for the series of 355d. per lb. for lambs’ wool and 160d. per lb. for comeback, were brought…

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Cooper Utility [?] For Sheep [?] Judge Na[?] For De Event

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 8

At a recent [?] committee of [?] Agricultural [?] the Coop[?]…

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Unrestricted Fed. Departments Imperil State Departments, Mr. Roberton Says Cannot Excuse Booklet on Wool Industry Materials

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 7

Speaking on the Wool Use Promotion Bill in the House of Representatives recently, Mr. Hugh S. Roberton. M.P. the Federal…

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Weedkillers willl not Damage Crops if Carefully Applied

The Observer · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 7

Hie great benefits to be derived from the hormone weedkillers, such as 2,4,-T 2,4,5-T and M.C.P.A., should not be minimised by careless preparation and application…

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Wool Sales Up

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 10

Daring March the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia reported that a total of 448,538…

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News feature for the man on the land The Foundation of a Profitable Flock (By Our Wool and Sheep Expert.)

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 12

Of recent years there has been a great inclination mainly on the port of the small breeder, to be done with the haphazard and mediocre methods of flock control generally. The day of large flocks are passing, more…

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Wool expert carries on a family tradition

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 12

It was natural that descendant of one of Australia’s early pioneers, Mr. A. Hamilton-Smith, should have followed his ancestors’ footsteps by learning all he could about wool…

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Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 12

Farmers are probably the most inventive section of the community. This is largely because the successful farmer is a practical man, accustomed to improvising. Their invention are borne out…

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Britain “odd man out” on wheat

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Sun.: With the signing by India yesterday, all the major wheat importing nations except Britain have now…

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"Pink Eye" in Cattle

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 2

Ophalmia is prevalent among cattle this year and outbreaks have been investigated by officers of C.S.I.R.O.'s Division of…

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Next Wool Sales

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 2

Woolbrokers were preparing for the next wool sales on April 29-30 about 20,000 bales, chairman of Albury Woolbrokers’…

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Prospects Bright for Wool Men

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.: The New York Wool Bureau this week refuted reports that America had transferred the bulk of…

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New Non-shrink Wool Process

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 2

A new and effective method of shrink proofing wool, known as the Belmont process, has been developed by C.S.I.R.O…

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