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

Farming & the land, 1952

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Tra [?] the Week in the Mac[?] Wool Market. This

North West Champion · Monday 26 May 1952 · page 3

A marked increase in demand for all descriptions of wool at the auctions at Adelaide, Laun "A ceston, and Hobart recently, and…

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Tractor, Farm Machinery School This Winter

North West Champion · Monday 26 May 1952 · page 5

"A special school of instruction in operation and maintenance of tractors and wheat-farming machinery is to be held…

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Cattle at Homebush

North West Champion · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. sold 22 cows and heifers from Woorooma West Pastoral Co. Ltd, Barren to £38/11/-, average £37…

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Is Production Lagging in Pastoral Industry?

North West Champion · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 4

Mr. Gunn, President of the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia says: Mr. Gunn, President of the Graziers' Federal Council of…

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Sheep Show Awards Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 1

Merryville, Yass, and its Winbri offshoot at Gunnedah shared the grand championships at the Sydney…

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Wool Styles by Jean Desses

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 4

This raglan sleeved jacket with high pointed collar and sunray bodice tucking is something new in suit designs. Desses stiffens…

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Alarming Wool Trend SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 2

Trend of the decline in both fine wool and in merino sheep in N.S.W.—the greatest producing State in…

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Three Colours in Shetland Wool Fleece

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 4

Almost everybody has heard of Shetland wool because of its fine, soft, durable qualities. It comes from…

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Danish Farmers to Visit Orkneys

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 8

To the north of Scotland are the Orkney Islands and "Mainland," as the largest group is known, supports…

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Brand Cattle With Care

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 3

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

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Wool, Nylon Combination

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 2

Research has discovered that wool can be improved by fortifying with soft nylon said the chairman of…

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Grows No Wool

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 8

One of the queerest breeds of sheep in Britain is the Wiltshire Horn, which produces no wool…

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Northern Sheep Impressive at Show

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 2

Though the Merryville parent stud again carried off most of the championships at the Sydney Sheep Show last week, its two vigorous…

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200,000 Acres Under Wheat Moree-Inverell Area

North West Champion · Thursday 5 June 1952 · page 8

A five per cent, increase in the Moree-Invereil district wheat area is estimated by Mr. Johnson, District Agronomist. He said this morning that he…

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Four Hazards Threaten Wheat Crop

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 June 1952 · page 8

Plant scientists are carefully screening between 13000 and 14,000 wheats in the world collection to find…

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New Zealand Farmers Pay More Tax

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 June 1952 · page 6

Although New Zealand primary producers pay appreciably more in taxes than Australians their output has…

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Butter Price Increase Will Affect Basic Wage Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 June 1952 · page 1

The State Prices Minister, Mr. Finnan, said today he estimated the basic wage would rise by 2/3 to 2/4 as a result of the 11d increase in the price of butter next month…

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Qualification Certificates Soldier Settlement Farms

Manilla Express · Friday 13 June 1952 · page 4

Ex-servicemen, seeking soldier settlement farms, whose applications for Qualification Certificates were refused could…

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Santa Gertrudis Cattle

The North Western Courier · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 6

The Santa Gertrudis cattle the only breed ever developed on the American continents, will soon…

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Sheep Breeders President Fears Synthetic Fibres

The North Western Courier · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 2

A recent claim by an American authority that half the wool now consumed in the world would be replaced by synthetic fibres within the next 10 or 20 years was a grim warning not without some…

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