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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Sheep Supply At Waratah Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 11

Supply of sheep and lambs was moderate at Newcastle saleyards yesterday. Most consignments in the lamb section were…

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Wool Values At Sydney Auctions Firm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 11

SYDNEY, Thursday.— Values at the closing wool sales of the week were to-day generally maintained for all…

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Wool Has Sound Chance In Canterbury Race

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 11

Wool has weak opposition in tomorrow's First Belmore Graduation Stakes at Canterbury and is the best wager of the day. Wool is also an acceptor…

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U.S. May Buy Less Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 3

NEW YORK, Feb. 8. A.A.P.—United States manufacturers may buy less wool from Australia and New Zealand this year, unless the textile industry shows signs of a…

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Wool Up 5 p.c. In Brisbane

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE. — The price of wool rose 5 per cent. to-day at the first sale held here since December…

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Wool Expert Dies

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 8

LONDON. Wed. (A.A.P.)—Sir Reginald Bailey, wool trade adviser to the Board of Trade and former…

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World Record Wool Price

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 6

LAUNCESTON, Tuesday.— The 1951 world record price for fleece wool was broken twice to-day within two…

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Licence Favoured For Wool Firm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 3

Newcastle Council Health Committee last night recommended granting an application by the Newcastle Wool…

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Switch In Exports Of Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.— Australia's earnings from the United States for wool exports in the first six months of the…

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Dairy Grant From July 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The increased dairy efficiency grant of £1,250,000, to assist in maintaining the efficiency…

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Good Show Entry Of Fat Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 7

Twenty-seven entries have been received so far for the Maitland Show Society's special class ft two beef steers…

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Wool Again Took Track Honors At Broadmeadow

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 24

Wool (four in 49½), a disappointment at Canterbury last Saturday, was again the star sprinter at Broadmeadow this morning, when candidates for Tattersall's meeting on…

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£130,000 Farm Power Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 12

GOSFORD, Wednesday.— Brisbane Water County Council decided to-day to spend £130,000 on electricity…

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Junior Farmers Show Feature

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 6

The number nod quality of entries from junior farmers' clubs indicated that their display at Newcastle Show this…

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Sheep Supply At Waratah Light

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 11

The supply of sheep at Waratah saleyards yesterday was lighter than usual. In the grown sheep section, wethers and ewes…

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Wool Realises £26M. More

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 11

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Wool sold in Australia in the past seven months—July to January —realised £210,462,000, or…

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Junior Farmers' Show Entries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 8

Members of Wallsend Junior Farmers' Club have collected 272 entries for Newcastle Show…

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Britain's Imports Of Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The United Kingdom imported 695,690,0001b of wool last year, the Australian Wool…

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Stop Press Sydney Wool Sales

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 12

Bidding by German buyers was a surprise feature at today's Sydney wool sales when the top price early today was 190d 1b for five bales of…

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Research On Costs Of Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sunday.—The Department of National Development has begun experimenting on methods to reduce…

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