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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

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Improvement of Wool Quality. Importance of Regular Sheep Classing

North West Champion · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 7

There can be no doubt about the eventual come-back of synthetic fibres and the menace they present to the wool growing industry, and…

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Wool Report

North West Champion · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 8

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-Operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company, Limited, report 14th May, 1948:—…

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What Holds Wool Together

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 2

New light on the basic structure of wood cells in timber has resulted from research by C.S.I.R. reported in Bulletin 221 just issued…

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Australian Wheat Sales. Melbourne

North West Champion · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 1

Collections from wheat sales this season to date totalled more than £60,000,000, the Acting Chairman of the…

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State Pastoral Conditions

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 8

Mild, dry weather prevailed throughout the greater part of the month although cold snaps occurred in some parts of the State. However…

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Seaweed Supports Wool

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 10

A British scientist of the nineteenth century, Stanford, found that a substance which he called algenic acid could be dissolved out of seaweed by…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Wool Averaging £49 Per Bale

North West Champion · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 15

The N.Z.L. and M.A. Co. report under date May 20:— The local market during the past week has been in recess to allow of…

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Narrabri Boy Wins Wheat Prize

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 1

The 1947-48 championship prize for wheat-growing competed for by members of the Junior Farmers' Club, has been won by a…

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Russian Wool Buying. Bradford 64's Tops 100d

North West Champion · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 15

Winchcombe. Carson Ltd. report: The final catalogues of the busy Sydney 1947-48 wool season marked the close of the most…

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Vermiculite, New Lightweight Mineral Has Advantage In Farm Buildings

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 8

Vermiculite is a newly developed mineral weighing only six to eight pounds per cubic foot, as against 100 lbs. for sand. As a substitute for sand…

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Wool and Its Rivals. Lamb Versus the Sheep's Staple

North West Champion · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Post-war wool selling experiences have certainly "burst the bubble" of synthetic fibres…

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Police Investigating Farmer's Death Grenfell

The North Western Courier · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 1

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a farmer, who died in Grenfell Hospital yesterday firm arsenic poisoning…

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The Dairying Industry. Efficiency Must be Increased

North West Champion · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 3

"The services of my Department are entirely at the disposal of the dairying industry to improve its efficiency and in view…

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Wool And Its Rivals Lamb Versus the Sheep's Staple

The North Western Courier · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 6

Post-war wool selling experiences have certainly "burst the bubble" of synthetic fibres menacing the rise of the sheep's…

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Wool Report

North West Champion · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 11

The Country Producers Selling Co., Ltd., report under date May 27:— Sales have continued throughout the week in the North centre, where…

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Wool and Money. Large Finance Entailed

North West Champion · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 11

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The strength or otherwise of the wool market is chiefly a reflection of the activity in the…

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U.s. Farmers Want to Settle Here

The North Western Courier · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 6

What are the prospects for young American farmers in Australia?" That is one of the most frequent questions asked of members of the…

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Wool Report

North West Champion · Monday 7 June 1948 · page 7

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company, [?]ed, report under date June 2:— For our sixteenth sale of the season we offered a catalogue of 3083…

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Selling Lice Infested Sheep

North West Champion · Monday 7 June 1948 · page 1

A dealer who has repeatedly offered lice-infested sheep for sale was prosecuted last month at Parramatta Court for selling lousy sheep at the…

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District Wool

North West Champion · Thursday 10 June 1948 · page 2

The A.M.L. & F. Co., Ltd., report having sold the following district clip in their sale in Sydney on the 2nd June, 1948:—…

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