Floods Ruin Crops On South Coast
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Bean and maize crops were ruined to-day when the Bega River at Bega, on the South Coast, broke its banks…
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Farming & the land, 1951
930 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 47
Farmers' Union Officials In Car Collision
LISMORE, Thursday.—Leading officials of the New South Wales Primary Producers' Union escaped serious injury when involved in…
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MELBOURNE Thursday.—A Lilydale farmer, who believed his neighbour was gossiping about his mother, poured weedkiller into a…
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MELBOURNE.—Four prisoners escaped from the "honor system" training centre, near Ballarat, a few hours after it…
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LAUNCESTON, Sunday.—Score, of apple and pear crops were ruined by a heavy hail and thunderstorm which swept across the Tamar…
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CANBERRA, Monday.—The establishment of international committees to control strategic materials would make no difference to…
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One of the most attractive catalogues ever offered at a Newcastle wool sales will be sold by auction late this afternoon…
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Twenty-six thousand bales of growers' wool will be offered at Newcastle wool sales in the next three days…
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Newcastle's record wool price of 316d a lb, established yesday is likely to be exceeded to-day…
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Wool from two clips realised 316d a lb.—a Newcastle record—at the opening day of Newcastle wool sales yesterday. The wool was from Armidale and…
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LONDON, Feb. 27. A.A.P.—Britain's oldest farmer, a Norfolk-man named Dan Bullen, died yesterday aged 104—a month after his…
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Some of the merino sheep whose wool helped make up the lot that brought a Newcastle record price of 325d a lb. yesterday, had to be swum across a flooded creek to the shearing shed…
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Within a few minutes of today's wool sale opening, the Newcastle record was smashed and a new…
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Three sisters form the company that grew the wool that brought the Newcastle record price of 333d a lb. at the wool sales yesterday. The company is F. J. White and…
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Buyers paid more than £6,500,000 of 26,000 bales of growers' wool at Newcastle wool sales in the past three days…
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DETROIT, Fri (A.A.P.): One of the largest men's clothing manufacturers in the United States today urged the industry not to desert established standards of quality and integrity by using synthetic fabrics instead of woollens…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—Australia is seeking from Britain a contract price for eggs which will allow poultry farmers to balance…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. William Fotherington, 21, of Wingham, won the New South Wales final of the Jubilee Young Farmers'…
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On the recommendation of the County Planner (Mr. Stone), Northumberland County Council yesterday approved an application…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Greasy merino wool brought 305d a lb at Sydney wool sales to-day. This price was paid for five…
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