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

Farming & the land, 1951

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Wheat Board Charged with Bungling in Moving Harvest

North West Champion · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 1

District wheatgrowers have charged the Australian Wheat Board with bungling in regard to the shipping of wheat from rail sittings in the north-west They allege the Board is moving 14…

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High Wool, Cotton Prices Encourage Development of Synthetics

North West Champion · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 5

Soaring prices of both wool and cotton have provided the awaited incentive for international chemical manufacturers such as Du Pont of U.S.A., Imperila Chemicals Industries of Britain, the Vereinigte…

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Remarkable Cattle Averages

North West Champion · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 6

The Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Company Limited, in topping the list of cattle sales at Flemington for the month of February with 3,065…

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Moree Wool Store As Orthopaedic Centre

North West Champion · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 4

Moree wool store has been suggested as a suitable building for the proposed orthopaedic centre at Moree. Mr. T. J. Treloar, Member for Gwydir, asked the following questions in the…

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N.W. Entries Dominate Cattle Display at R.a.[?] Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 4

Hereford's both in well matched competition and in number dominated one of the strongest beef cattle displays seen at…

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"Resehill" Farm Sold

Manilla Express · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 3

The above farm situated within three miles of Manilla and containing neat cottage homestead and other…

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Camurra Sheep

North West Champion · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 6

Woods & Gunthorpe, Camurra, secured 53 ewes £7/3/1, and 57 cross[?]red lambs to £6/10/1, avg. &6/9/4. sold by Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., at…

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District Sheep

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson's Homebush sales included A. Whiteman, Narrabri West 61 xbred. lambs and hoggets to £6, avg. £5/1/2, 5 wethers…

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Wool Supplies Inadequate

North West Champion · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 10

The wool market this season has confirmed the opinions of the opmists. Various factors have contributed to its buoyancy but the…

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Australian Wheat Grown Overseas

North West Champion · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 1

Gabo wheat, the rust resistant variety bred by Professor W.L. Water-house of Sydney University, promises to be as valuable to some overseas…

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Stud Cattle Arrive for Australian Breeders

North West Champion · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 2

Duncrahill Doris Broadhooks (right), one of the most outstanding heifers in Dalgety's valuable shipment of stud cattle which arrived recently on the "Suevic" was purchased on behalf of Mr.P. Bate, of Warwick (Q'land). She arrived with a beautiful calf born on the ship. (Left) Unloading the Hereford the Hearford Bull, Pridewood Forecast, shipped on behalf of Mr. K.P. Wright…

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U.k. Stud Cattle Reach Australia

North West Champion · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 8

Comfortably housed and straw-bedded in strong roomy boxes on the aft well-deek of the Shaw Savill liner, "Suevie", which berthed at Dalgety's wharf…

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Private Detectives to Halt Sheep Stealing

North West Champion · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 4

Some south-western Queensland graders axe engaging private detectives to try to catch matters, who they say are stealing…

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Butter Shortage Likely in Victoria MELBOURNE, Thurs

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 1

Dairymen believe that butter may have to be rationed again. The President of the…

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Wool Sales Deduction Act Valid Melbourne

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 1

The Full High Court today unanimously upheld the Validity of the Government's wool sales deduction Acts. The Acts provide for a 20 per cent levy on net receipts by woolgrowers on all wood sold since last July…

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Middle East Reports on Gabo Wheat Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 1

Gabo wheat, the rust resistant variety of wheat bred by Professor W. U. Waterhouse, of Sydney University, promises to be as valuable to some…

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Junior Farmers Meeting

Manilla Express · Friday 23 March 1951 · page 3

At a special meeting called recently it was decided to support Armidale Junior Farmers Advisory Committee in…

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Letter to Junior Farmer

Manilla Express · Friday 23 March 1951 · page 1

Robert Smith, Junior Farmer of Manilla District Rural School has received the following letter of congratulations…

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Wool Values Buoyant

North West Champion · Monday 26 March 1951 · page 3

The value of wool has continued buoyant and its immediate future looks secure. Its high price is not an isolated instance of much…

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Charged with Cattle Stealing

North West Champion · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 8

Robert Anderson, of Garab, was before Moree Petty Sessions on Tuesday charged on two counts of stealing two Hereford cows, the property of…

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