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Farming & the land, 1953

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Final Wheat Forecast for N.s.w

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 December 1953 · page 4

A final review of the wheat crop position in New South Wales as at November 30, 1953, indicates a yield of [?]5,000,000…

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Fire in Tungamah Crop

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 December 1953 · page 18

A fire destroyed about 10 acres of wheat and a similar area of stubble land on the property of C. J. Nunn and Sons,…

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Fear affects of duty on wool

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 December 1953 · page 15

NEW YORK, Tues.: Any increase in the duty of imported wool would give “unneeded impetus” to man-made fibres, the…

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Junior Farmer Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 23 December 1953 · page 5

The 1953 State Championship in Division 1 of the Sheep and Wool Project has now been finalised: Division, 1 is to care for a…

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Al Bourke to Become a Farmer

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 December 1953 · page 18

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Australian middleweight champion, AI Bourke, today announced that he had retired…

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Wheat harvests down in and Victoria

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 December 1953 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Wed. : The N.S.W. wheat harvest this season has been estimated at 53,000,000 bushels, and the Victorian crop is expected to yield 46,000,000 bushels…

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Judge's Comment on C'ship Wheat Crop

The Observer · Friday 25 December 1953 · page 4

Commenting on Messrs. T. E. Gorman and Sons, "Fairfield," Yerong Creek, winning crop of Celebration in the R-A.S. 1953…

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Wide scope of wool demand

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 December 1953 · page 8

A most encouraging feature of the wool season in Australia for the first half of the selling period has been the wide scope…

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Record summer crop predicted

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 December 1953 · page 8

It is expected that a record area will. be sown to summer fodder erops on the North-Western Slope this year…

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Dairy herds prime in Victoria

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 December 1953 · page 8

Dairy herds in Victoria are in prime condition and with the abundance of green feed available, production of milk and cream has reached its peak in many districts and in several districts is in excess of…

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“Too much wheat, rice in the world”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 December 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Mon.: Countries consuming most cereal foods are now steadily growing more and more of their own cereals, the…

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A.W.U. will discuss move for steep rise in wages of pastoral workers

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 December 1953 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tues.: A 20 per cent all-round increase in wages for pastoral workers will be one of the main items for discussion at the Australian Workers’ Union annual convention which opens in Brisbane on…

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Farmers’ Co-op. Society’s record sales at £28m

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 December 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.: Primary industries this year were largely responsible for the present prosperity and high living standards of the community, says the annual report of Producers’ Co-operative Distributing Society Ltd…

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Fine Weather Pleases Wheat Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 December 1953 · page 7

Continued fine weather in the border district wheat belt is pleasing farmers engaged in the late season harvest…

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Commercial Melbourne Cattle Market

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 December 1953 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Best bullocks were £1 lower while .other classes dropped 20/ to 30/ at Newmarket sale yards today. Cows fell £1 to…

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Victorian wheat “lift”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 December 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed.: So far this year four million bushels of Victorian wheat had been shifted from farms in 5600 trucks to storages,…

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