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

Farming & the land, 1951

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Bellata Graziers Reject Wool Plan

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 2

At a well attended meeting of Bellata district graziers, called by the secretary of the branch of the Graziers' Association, the meeting heard…

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Demand For Wool Articles Falls

North West Champion · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 6

The wool market has suffered from the height it reached three mouths ago. Time has proved that traders could not pass…

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Allegations Against Moree Dairymen

North West Champion · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 3

Allegation that some Moree dairymen had applied for a higher price for imported milk then stopped obtaining these supplies in order to get the benefit of the higher prices for locally…

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Concessional Sales of Wheat

Manilla Express · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 3

Mr. W. A. Chaffey, Country Party M.L.A. for Tamworth, said recently that the fact that the NSW Minister for…

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Wool Trade Aspects Raw Material Position

Manilla Express · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 2

"The wool market has suffered from the height it reached three months ago," reports Winchcombe Carson Ltd…

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Address to Manilla Farmers and Settlers

Manilla Express · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 1

Stressing the need for more individual interest, at a meet of the Manilla branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association, Mr. R. L. South (Nothern…

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American Farmers Control Flies

Manilla Express · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 4

Farmers and graziers all over' Australia whose stock are plagued by flies every summer may be interested in a…

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Wool Plan Opposed

North West Champion · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 1

At a general meeting of all graziers in the Bellata district, called by the Secretary of the Bellata Branch of the Graziers'…

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Wool Closes on Falling Market

The North Western Courier · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 6

When the Australian wool season ended in Brisbane and Perth last week, for the first time since the auctions were resumed in…

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Outlook for New Wool Season SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 1

Now that wool prices have receded to the opening level of the 1950-51 season, and the fantastic peak values of last March have…

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Sunflower Seed Valuable Crop

The North Western Courier · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 9

"Present price of sunflower seed is £58 per ton at country sidings," states Mr. W. M. Curteis, special agronomist of the…

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Less Butter Per Head Now

The North Western Courier · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 2

Consumption of butter per head in Australia in 1949-50 was 25.2 lb., compared with 24.3 in 1948-49, and 32.9 for the three years ended…

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Farmers And Settlers' Conference

North West Champion · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 2

His Excellency M. P. Duleepsinhji, High Commissioner for India, has consented to open the 58th Annual Conference of the…

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Farming Falacy Discontinued

North West Champion · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 7

The District Agronomist, Mr A. Johnson, said in Inverell this week that there is a strongly held belief by many farmers that…

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London Wool Sales

North West Champion · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 6

In London last week the wool market opened with a sharp decline to a level still slightly above…

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Wheat Losses Arouse Councillors

The North Western Courier · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 2

"If the methods adopted by the Wheat Board at Bellata and Edgeroi represents their best efforts, they are a disgrace," declared President Rees, at the Namoi Shire meeting last week…

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Frost Damage To Wheat

North West Champion · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 7

The District Agronomist, Mr. A. Johnson, said today that frost damage takes a heavy toll of…

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Little Activity On Store Sheep Market

North West Champion · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 5

Disturbing factors are still restraining activity in the store sheep markets…

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A Substitute for Wool

Manilla Express · Tuesday 24 July 1951 · page 4

Talk of synthetics to supplant wool causes a secret wave of uneasiness to spread amongst those who have the welfare of…

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Making the Butter Go Round

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 4

Butter is scarce again, out we managed during the war and we can use that hard-won wisdom again…

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