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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Science Note Cattle Disease

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 5

FOOT-AND-MOUTH is the most dreaded disease on the farm. It has completely baffled scientists, and we are…

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Stop Press Sydney Wool[?] Sales

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 12

SYDNEY.—The early market at Sydney wool sales today was exceptionally firm on pre-Christmas rates with a tendency to rise for…

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Shooting Alleged in Farm Brawl

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 1

Two brothers are alleged to have been shot in an argument after a birthday party at their home at…

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Wombat In Farmer's Fowlyard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 2

A WOMBAT, said to be the first seen in he district, has been [?]ound on a poultry farm…

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More Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The yield per acre of the 1952-53 wheat crop in N.S.W. is expected to be higher than for…

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More Uses for Wool Grease

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday,—The C,S,I,R,O, Division of Industrial Chemistry reported a major advance in chemical techniques for producing wool wax, acids and alcohols…

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Wool Up 2½ p.c. In Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Values for merino descriptions at the Sydney wool sales to-day were 2½ per cent. above the…

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Glamor Casual in Wool

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 10

PARIS: Casual clothes cut with verve and made in wonderful gay colors are seen at their best in these fashions sketched in the Paris salons…

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Sydney Wool Values Firm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Values were firm for merino descriptions other than for better quality and style spinners'…

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Stop Press Sydney Wool Sales

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 16

SYDNEY: Heavy buying by U.K. operators, pushed by the Continent, kept wool values at firm levels at the Sydney sales today. Finer wools…

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Four Days For Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 2

Newcastle wool sales will be held over four days instead of three from the opening of the new season in September…

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Values Firm At Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 9

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Better quality and style spinners' wools met stronger cornmpetition to-day than…

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Wheat Pact in Balance "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 7

LONDON, Jan. 21.—A conference will open in Washington on January 30 to decide the future of the international wheat agreement…

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Farmer To Get Bill, Not Cheque

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY: A returned soldier who marketed his first crop of potatoes since going on the land will have the lot dumped at sea and will receive a bill for £458 to boot…

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Wool Falls 5 per cent In Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.— Prices at the Sydney wool sales to-day were down 5 per cent. on the previous day for…

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Farmer Killed In Riding Fall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 11

Athol Edwin George Lee, 42, of Browns Crossing, Worrel's Creek, near Macksville, died in Macksville District…

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Free Butter Now in U.s

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25: A.A.P.—The United States Government is giving away millions of pounds of butter. Twenty-four million lb…

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Prison Farm Escapees Taken

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE. — Two armed prison farm escapees were arrested at Lear-month early today after…

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Wheat Yield Record On Acreage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—A spokesman for the Australian Wheat Board said to-day that perfect harvesting conditions…

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Wool Sales Today In Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 3

Newcastle brokers will offer 25,000 bales of wool for sale at the three-day auctions beginning today…

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