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Farming & the land, 1957

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Making Sleep Grow Shrinkless Wool

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 September 1957 · page 9

Two American scientists believe they have solved the secret of growing shrinkless wool. This remarkable story was…

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Wheat Payments on 8th October

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1957 · page 2

Further payments for wheat from the season 1955-56 will be made on 8th October. This was announced by the…

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Farm and Fodder Competition Won By Mr H .Rendell

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1957 · page 5

Mr B, K, Smart, District Agronomist, recently judged the Farm and fodder competition conducted by the Berrigan A…

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Japan Stages Bargain Sales to Clear Wool Stocks

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1957 · page 4

From Tokyo, Dalgety's correspondent this week reported measures being taken to clear the surplus stocks of…

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This Week in Wool Strength From Europe Has Reversed Market Trend

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1957 · page 4

In the third week of the new season, at Newcastle and Geelong, Port Elizabeth in South Africa, and at London…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 September 1957 · page 1

The Melbourne Woolbrokers’ report that at the first series of wool sales for the 1957/58 season, held on August 26. to 29, the…

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Geelong Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 September 1957 · page 1

The Geelong Woolbrokers’ Association reports that at the first series of wool sales in the 1957/58 season held on 11th and 12th…

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New Procedure S.S. Farms Ballot

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 September 1957 · page 6

The Minister for Lands, the Hon. Roger Nott, said today that an important change would be made in the…

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Junior Farmers Tree Planting Project

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 September 1957 · page 6

The first section of the Mathoura Junior Farmers’ tree planting scheme was completed on Tuesday…

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Melbourne Wool Sales Dennys Lascelles Ltd

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 September 1957 · page 2

Messrs. Dennys Lascelles Limited report having offered their first catalogue of new season’s clip on Thursday. September 12…

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Merinos Comprise 75 p.c. Our Sheep

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 September 1957 · page 2

Of the 135,000,000 sheep in Australia, approximately 75 per cent. are pure Merino, and 25 per cent, are British breeds or Merino crosses. Deniliquin Rotarian Ken Howe…

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Mathoura News Wool Traffic Has Big Lift

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 September 1957 · page 8

Wool railed away from Mathoura Railway Station this season is nearly three times greater than was sent by rail for the full 12 months in 1956. This was revealed on…

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Farm Plant for Soldier Settlement

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 October 1957 · page 2

The Action of the Government in stipulating what sort of tractor should be bought by the holders of war service land…

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Junior Farmer on World Tour

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 October 1957 · page 2

A 19-years-old Australian girl who is touring the world under the International Farm Youth Exchange programme is at present staying in America with the family of a young man who will himself visit Australia…

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This Week in Wool U.S. Bank Rate Rise Has Steadied Market Uptrend

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 3 October 1957 · page 2

Tightening of credit in Europe, which has followed the sharp rise in the British Bank rate, is now being…

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New V.p.c. Wool Store Opening

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 October 1957 · page 8

The Premier of Victoria, The Hon. H. E. Bolte, M.L.A., opened on Tuesday, the 24th September, a new additional Wool Warehouse for Victorian Producers’ Co-op. Co. Ltd., before a large gathering of…

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Hire Purchase [?] Burden Farmer[?]

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 October 1957 · page 8

The Minister for [?] ture and Minister [?] production, the [?] Graham, M.L.A. said[?]…

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Grim Outlook Seen for Wheat Crop

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1957 · page 5

The wheat growing position in N.S.W. had never been g[?] the State superintendent of the Australian Wheat Board (M…

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Wool Clip Forecast Challenged

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1957 · page 3

The recent forecast by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics of a record wool clip was challenged by the chairman of…

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[?]ne Man And a Gardner Can press a Wool Clip Evolution of a Oneman Wool Press

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 October 1957 · page 5

More than 30 years ago, Mr. Gardner, a Melbourne [?]gineer, conceived and patented an idea for a new type [?] wool press which would enable one man by himself, [?] pack a bale of wool for the market. Those who used…

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