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

Farming & the land, 1951

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Successful Claim Against Owner of Dog That Killed Sheep

North West Champion · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 6

Ernest Hilton McMaster, of Boomi, claimed £24/7/6 from Francis Arthur McKenzie, also of Boomi, in the Distrct Court on Tuesday, alleging that a dog owned by McKenzie had killed a number of his sheep…

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Brand Cattle Carefully

The North Western Courier · Monday 23 April 1951 · page 5

Some cattle owners do not seem to realise the damage that can be done to hides by faulty methods of branding and by…

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Moree Fat Cattle Sale

North West Champion · Monday 23 April 1951 · page 1

Goldsbrough, Mort & Co., Moree, report having held a successful Cattle Sale in Moree on Monday, instant, when over 600 Fat Cattle were…

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The Wool Talks In Washington

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

The wool trade is watching with interest the moves being made in Washington to deal with the problem of the world shortage of vital…

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State Pastoral Conditions

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 5

The drier trend noticed in February continued during March, and rainfall was chiefly well below normal throughout the…

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Record Highland Cattle Prices

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 2

Scottish Highland cattle are bringing high prices, paid by buyers from U.S. and Canada. A well-known N.S.W. cattleman recently landed several for [?] purposes on his tabledand property. The cattle are extremely hardy…

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New Wheat Variety

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 2

" 'Festival,' a new rust-resistant wheat variety, bred by the Department of Agriculture, has been accepted for registration," stated Mr. G…

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Washington Wool Talks

North West Champion · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 10

The wool trade is watching with interest the moves being made in Washington to deal with the problem of…

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U.S. Wool Position

North West Champion · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 11

The American wool position has partly clarified as a result of the resumption of trading on the New York Futures market, Winchcombe, Carson Ltd…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat Bungled?

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 12

The statement of the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Graham, that he would give top priority this year to the provision of bulk…

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Rats, Mice Swarm in Wheat Stack

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 1

Swarms of rats and mice have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to railside wheat stacks at Edgeroi and Bellata…

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Four Months Hard Labour for Stealing Wool

North West Champion · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 1

John Hall was sentenced to four months hard labour at Moree Petty Sessions on Tuesday on a charge of stealing 75lbs of wool, the property of Hector Livingston from Boolooroo woolshed, on February 7, 1951…

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Farm Produce

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 7

Last year, farm production in England represented the following percentages of the total consumption: 52 per cent of meat; 46 per cent…

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The Yanks and Our Wool

Manilla Express · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 4

U.S. folk are evidently not taking too kindly to the Australian woolgrowers' prosperity. The appended clipping from an…

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Wool Market Steady

North West Champion · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 5

The wool market, although lower than at peak levels, has steadied for all well-grown lines, Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report…

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Emergency Arrangements to Handle Wheat Harvest

North West Champion · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 2

Arrangements have been made for the N.S.W. Government, in co-operation with the Australian Wheat Board, to erect and equip emergency bulkheads to receive wheat at between 70 and 80 Railway Sidings…

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Black Wool Once 6d.—NOW 230d

North West Champion · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 5

The coarse wool of the black-faee Scottish sheep, which in prewar days sold from 6d. to 9d. per lb., recently at Edinburgh sales, realised from 124d. to…

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Emergency Arrangements to Handle Next Wheat Harvest

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 8

Arrangements have been made for the N.S.W. Government in co-operation with the Australian Wheat Board, to erect and equip emergency…

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Crop Losses in 1950

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 2

The wheat season just ended has shown a number of extraordinary features. Crops got away to a good start and there was every promise of yet another bumper harvest. Although accurate figures are not yet…

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Farmers & Settlers Association

Manilla Express · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 3

The annual general meeting of the Manilla Branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association was held in the…

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