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

Farming & the land, 1949

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Heavy Penalty for Wheat Theft

The North Western Courier · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 1

Theft of approximately 100 bags of wheat from Kiandool siding, resulted in heavy penalties for two men, W. A. Hannaford…

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U.S. Farm Incoms may Fall

The North Western Courier · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 3

United States farmers' net incomes, on the "upgrade for several years now, may soon begin to turn downwards…

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Farmers and Smallholders' All Purpose Tractor

The North Western Courier · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 1

The Public Health and Municipal Engineering Congress and Exhibition was recently held at Olympia, London. At the Exhibition were many interesting exhibits, including this "Gunsmith" tractor that can be used for hoe ing, spraying, cutting, hedging…

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Cheaper Prices for Sheep and Cattle

North West Champion · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 1

Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd. wired their local Branch to-day as follows: "Sheep and lambs 5/- to 8/- cheaper. Good cattle practically…

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Wool £60 Bale Newcastle

North West Champion · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 2

The strong, well distributed competition experienced at this season's Newcastle wool sales from Great Britain, the Continent, America,…

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Wool £60 Bale at Newcastle

The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 2

The strong, well distributed competition experienced at this season's Newcastle wool sales from Great Britain, the Continent, America…

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N.s.w. Farmers on Tour

The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 1

Forming part of a party of fifty-eight Mr. and Mrs. S. Carberry, with their daughter Vonnie, sailed for New Zealand today on the Wanganella…

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Sheep Markets Rising. Good Feed in Stubbles

North West Champion · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 3

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report:- The recent improvement in seasonal conditions has had a decided effect on…

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Cattle for Footballs

The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 8

"A full sized match-ball takes two and a half square feet of leather. The best balls are made from English cow-hide and they're hand-stitched…

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Outbreak of Anthrax in Cattle. First In District for 30 Years

North West Champion · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 1

An outbreak of anthrax in cattle—the first in the district for the past thirty years—has occurred at "Curragundi", 45 miles North-West of…

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Co-operative Farming Enterprise

The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 10

A group of farmers at Reading, Berkshire, who, having experienced the harvest of 1946, w hen the combine harvesters brought to their barns loads of grain so wet that much of it was wasted, decided to co-operate in setting up a factory equipped…

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£450 Millions for Britains Farming Expansion

The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 2

During the next four years, £450,000,000 sterling will be invested in Britain's farms. This is the figure given in the…

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Desert Turned into Farmland

The North Western Courier · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 5

A rush of applicants for land in the 90-Mile Desert of South Australia has resulted from the successful soil experiments carried out by the…

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State Pastoral Conditions

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 2

Adverse weather continued during the greater part of December, conditions being dry and warm to hot generally. During the close, however…

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£100,000,000 Wheat Cheque

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 7

Australia's cheque for the 1948-49 wheat harvest would amount to about £100 million, Exports will net about £75 million, while 60 million…

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Extension of London January Wool Sales London

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 1

Owing to increased offerings on behalf of the Joint Organisation the London January series of wool sales has been extended to four weeks…

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Canada's Large Grain Crop

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 1

The Canadian grain situation has changed considerably from that which prevailed a year ago. A year ago the agricultural…

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To Settle on Farms

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 January 1949 · page 1

Twenty-five "Little Brothers", who are on the Ormonde will settle on farms in N.S.W…

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Wool Prices Still Soaring Hobart

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 1

An Australian record price of 171 1/4d was paid by an American buyer for two bales of extra superfine wool. The previous…

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Record Wool PRICE—171¼d. HOBART

North West Champion · Thursday 27 January 1949 · page 1

The Australian record price of 171 d. was paid by an American buyer for two bales of extra superfine wool…

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