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Farming & the land, 1947

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Fairbridge Farm Boys

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 4

Boys of the Fairbridge Farm Preparation School in Britain are studying a map of Canada before their departure for the Farm School on Vancouver Island. This method of preparing suitable children of poor families…

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Travelling Sheep P.P. Board Directors’ Rights

The Inverell Times · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 4

Any director can enquire about travelling sheep provided he gives the drover his name and tells him who he is, said the chairman of Armidale…

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Dalgety’s Wool Review Splendid Publication

The Inverell Times · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 2

We have received from Dalgety & Co. Ltd. their Annual Wool Review for Australia and New Zealand which is a splendidly turned out publication full…

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Mango Seed Kernel As Cattle Food Interesting Indian Experiments

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 8

Research work on mango-seed kernel has shown that it can be be profitably used as cattle feed and thus relieve to some, extent the great shortage of…

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Farmers & Settlers' Association

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1947 · page 4

During the War year 1939 to 1945 interest in the organisation declined in the North and North West owing to the absence of most of the…

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Kising Costs In Sh[?] And Wool Industries

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 1

The effect of any general rise in costs is particularly…

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New England Cereal Crops Light To Fair

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 6

Cereal crops in Northern New England so far harvested are light to fair the Agricultural Instructor (Mr. J. B…

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Armidale Cattle Sale

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 4

A special sale of store cattle is to be held in the Armidale yards on Friday, January 24th, commencing at 1 o’clock rand continuing straight through; One…

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Wool Sales

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 6

On Monday last the New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Sydney, offered a representative selection drawn from many parts of the…

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Stored Wheat Mineral Dust Protection

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 5

The use of mineral dusts for protecting wheat stored in bulk depots is described in Bulletin 199, just issued by the Council for Scientific…

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Good Wool Prices Newcastle Sales

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 4

Good prices were realised at the sales by Nenco at Newcastle on January 9. They include:— Newstead South Pastoral Co. AAAW…

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R.A.S. Cattle Judging Rings Impress Stud Breeders

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 5

Members of the United Stud Beef Cattle Breeders' Association who inspected the new cattle judging rings I at the Royal Agricultural Society's…

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Expanding Use of Wool Manufacture, Consumption on Increase

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 14

When all countries gradually recover from the ill effects of the war, demand for wool should be more widespread than ever…

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Two Derailments at Armidale 5 Sheep Killed When Van Topples Over

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 8

Five sheep were killed when two vans ran off the rails and on toppled over at Armidale railway station on Monday night…

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U.S. Cotton Crop Fails Severe Blow to Clothing Trade Yield Lowest for 25 YEARS

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 4

A cotton crop of 8,482,000 bales was estimated in the final crop report of the U.S. Department of Agriculture…

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Dutch Farmers' Sons To Migrate To Australia

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 10

Some 50 farmers' sons will emigrate from Holland to Australia next May or June. It is to be hoped that they will he the advance party of a much…

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Guyra Cattle Sale

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 3

Messrs. O. R. Pearson (Guyra) and A. L. Stewart & Co. (Tamworth), selling agents in, conjunction, held a successful cattle sale at the Guyra yards…

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Fat and Store Sheep

The Uralla Times · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 2

A special fat and store sheep sale will be held at the Armidale yards on Wednesday, January 22, commencing at 2 p.m…

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Alleged Wool Stealing

The Uralla Times · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 1

A man was arrested this week, and charged with stealing wool in the Uralla district. He will appear before Uralla Court on…

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Fat and Store Sheep Sale

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 3

In association with the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co., Ltd., Nenco, Armidale, will offer 4000 fat and store sheep at a sale at the…

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