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Farming & the land, 1957

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Melbourne Wool Sales Elder Smith & Co. Ltd

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 January 1957 · page 7

The 6th. series of Melbourne wool sales continual Wednesday when we submitted our catalogue of 3534 bales…

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This Week In Wool Japan To Take 25 p.c. Of Australian Wool

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 January 1957 · page 2

World demand for Australian wool is widening, particularly for the broader qualities, and under pressure from Japan, Soviet Europe and Western Continental countries, prices are still steadily rising. Except…

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Officer to Inspect Dairy Farms

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 January 1957 · page 6

Windouran Shire Council yesterday decided to appoint an officer to inspect dairy farms within the area…

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Model New Wool [?] In Australia

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 January 1957 · page 3

[?] Queen’s dressmaker, Mr. [?] Hartnell, will visit [?] New Zealand and [?] Africa this autumn to…

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[?] Farmers [?] Settlers’ Assn

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 January 1957 · page 3

[?]able Fairland of Deniliquin District Agronomist B. delivered lecturettes to [?] F.S.A. on Tuesday…

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This Week in Wool "In Time of Crisis the World Turns to Wool"

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1957 · page 1

Uptrend in wool prices gained momentum this week, when broad merino, comeback and crossbred rose…

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Wool Week

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 February 1957 · page 1

Top Melbourne models including the famous Elly Lukas will appear at the Fashion Parade in Deniliquin on April…

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[?]eat to Rice Crops New Pest in Area

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 February 1957 · page 1

Untold damage is being caused rice crops in the [?] area by the Eastern Swamp Hen, or Bald Coot [?] more commonly known, and unless checked im[?] [?] could seriously affect the rice yield this year.”…

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This Week in Wool World Wool Markets Still Gaining Strength]

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1957 · page 2

Continental and Japanese buying orders continued to ride Australian wool markets in a week of shortened…

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Younghusband’s Special Sheep Sale

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 February 1957 · page 2

Younghusband limited report holding a special sheep sale in Deniliquin on Thursday, January 31, when 9689 were yarded…

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Melbourne Wool Sales . . . Goldsbrough Mort & Company Limited

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 February 1957 · page 3

The above Company report:— For their sale No. 7, on Tuesday, this company offered an attractive selection of wools,…

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Wool Gaining Strength

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 February 1957 · page 7

Continental and Japanese buying orders continued to ride Australian wool markets in a week of shortened offerings at Newcastle and Geelong, and the uptrend in prices was maintained with average wools showing the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 February 1957 · page 7

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that at the sixth series of wool sales for the 1956/57 season, held on January 14 to…

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Mathoura News. . Wheat Board May Assist to Get New Weighbridge

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 February 1957 · page 6

The matter of a weighbridge for Mathoura, to replace that broken recently, was the subject of lengthy discussion at Murray Shire Council meeting on Monday. The bridge at Mathoura is an…

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Geelong Wool [?]

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 February 1957 · page 8

The Geelong Wool[?] sociation reports that [?] seventh series of Wool [?] the 1958/7 season held [?]…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 February 1957 · page 8

The Melbourne Woolbrokers report that at the seventh series of wool sales for the 1958/57 Season, held February 4 to 7,…

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Geelong Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1957 · page 5

The Geelong Woolbrokers' Association reports that at the seventh series of Wool Sales in the 1956/57 season…

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This Week in Wool £117 Bale Average at Brisbane

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1957 · page 5

Bigger orders, at limits raised to meet Japan's determined dictation of the wool market, sharpened British…

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Berrigan Wheat 60 per cent. Down on Last Year

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 February 1957 · page 4

Harvesting of this season’s wheat crop was completed early in January, and final deliveries of grain were made…

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Wool Sales

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1957 · page 5

On Wednesday 20th February, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., brought forward a catalogue…

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