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

Farming & the land, 1952

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Young Farmer Acquitted Jury Takes Ten Minutes to Reach Verdict

Manilla Express · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 3

In the Tamworth Quarter Sessions Court this Tuesday morning, Peter Gerard Byrnes, 20, farmer of Upper Manilla, was acquitted of a charge of having feloniously slain Mrs. Rita Evelyn…

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Wool Report

The North Western Courier · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 12

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company, Ltd. report under date of…

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T.b. Testing for Cattle

The North Western Courier · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 1

All cattle in the Narrabri T.B. protected arta are to be tested, commencing next Monday, 15th. instant…

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No School Residence For Croppa Creek

North West Champion · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 5

The present financial position would not allow Cor the building of a teachers residence at Croppa Creek, said…

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Cats Attack Cattle

Manilla Express · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 3

According to the "Sunday Telegraph's Darwin correspondent, hordes of hungry cats roaming the Elliott district are…

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Young Farmer Acquitted Jury Takes Ten Minutes to Reach Verdict

Manilla Express · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 1

After a retirement of only 10 minutes, a Tamworth Quarter Sessions jury on Tuesday last acquitted Peter Gerard Byrnes, 20, farmer of Upper Manilla, of having feloniously slain Mrs. Rita…

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Foundation Seed Wheat Promises Well

The North Western Courier · Monday 15 September 1952 · page 2

The major contribution this year to the provision of foundation seed wheat for New come from the Department…

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Profits in This Farming

The North Western Courier · Monday 15 September 1952 · page 2

Rice farmers in Arkansas have lately been growing a new crop in ricefields that they left unplanted for a…

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Wool Report The Farmers and Graziers Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited. 5th September, 1952

Manilla Express · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 4

We submitted our first catalogue, of that 195253 season on Thursday, 4th inst. It comprised 3,880 bales consisting of…

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African Prison Without Walls Tanganyika Convicts Train on 20,000 acre Farm

Manilla Express · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 1

Kingolwira Prison Farm in Tanganyika, probably one of the first "prison without walls" in Africa, has proved so successful that the original project of 1936 has been expanded into a vast farm of 20,000 acres with 1200 long--term first…

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Rust Steals Money From Farmers

Manilla Express · Tuesday 16 September 1952 · page 4

Rust is stealing hundreds of thousands of pounds a year from the pockets of Australian farmers according to Mr…

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Quality Cattle

The North Western Courier · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 1

Cramsie & McRae, Stock and Station agents, report a very low cattle market at the last regular fortnightly sale…

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Footrot in Sheep

The North Western Courier · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 9

Footrot in sheep has been very widespread in the central and southern portions of the State…

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Old Wheat Gave Good Yield

The North Western Courier · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 5

A Jutland farmer who planted by moonlight, some wheat grains from an Ancient Egyptian tomb, claims…

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Wool Output

The North Western Courier · Monday 22 September 1952 · page 8

An increase of three times as much wool, with over twice the number of sheep being carried to the…

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Sheep Competition for Soldier Woolgrowers

The North Western Courier · Monday 22 September 1952 · page 2

Competitions exclusively for returned soldier woolgrowers will be provided at the 1953 sheep show for the…

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Farm Supplies Easier

The North Western Courier · Monday 22 September 1952 · page 8

It is expected that plain and barbed wire will be sold "over the counter" by Christmas, that outstanding…

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Wool Report

North West Champion · Monday 29 September 1952 · page 5

THE FARMERS AND GRAZIERS' CO - OPERATIVE GRAIN INSURANCE AND AGENCY COMPANY LTD.,…

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Comprehensive Wool Review

The North Western Courier · Monday 29 September 1952 · page 2

Dalgety's "Annual Review" is one of the most comprehensive Reviews of the world's wool industry. Its half…

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Ample Butter Stocks Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 29 September 1952 · page 1

More than 73 million ?pounds of butter is being held in cold storage in Sydney at the present time…

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