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

Farming & the land, 1953

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A.m.l. & F. Again on Top for Cattle Sales

North West Champion · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 9

During the year ended 30th June, 1953, the Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Co. Ltd., had a particularly…

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Water for Farm Tractor

The North Western Courier · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 2

Water from dams and odd places about the farm should not be used in the radiator of the farm tractor it may carry…

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Wheat Plan Accepted

Manilla Express · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 4

The wheat stabilisation plan put forward by the Hon E. H .Graham, N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture…

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Dry Spell Has Reduced State's Wheat Crop Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 1

Wheatgrowers in the Central West will lose a third of their crops and graziers expect to lose thousands of sheep unless rain falls soon…

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Growers' Early Vote on New Wheat Plan Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 1

The wheat stabliisation plan agreed to by majority at the Australian Agricultural Council in Canberra will be…

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High Price for Sheep

The North Western Courier · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 1

What is probably an all-time record sheep transaction was completed this week prior to the rain…

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U.s. Wheat Quota for 1953

The North Western Courier · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 6

Latest figures show that the total supply of wreat, either already in bins or in prospect of being harvested, in the…

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The Week in Wool SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 10

With the opening of the new wool-selling season only a month off, there is conflict of opinion in Bradford…

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New Wool Selling Service for Newcastle

North West Champion · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 4

The famous wool-broking firm of Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd., has again further enhances its reputation by…

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"Scarecrow" Guns' Role in Crop Protection

The North Western Courier · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 2

"Scarecrow" guns can play a valuable role in protecting crops from bird damage. This is the…

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A World-famous Butterfly Farm

The North Western Courier · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 12

A seven-year-old boy who is a proud and quite skilled assistant on his father's butterfly, farm may one day…

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Locusts Threaten Crops of One Fourth of World

The North Western Courier · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 3

One of the deadliest enemies of the human race, the locust, has plagued mankind from earliest Biblical times…

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Rain Improves Wheat Crops

The North Western Courier · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 8

Very useful and opportune rain was registered about the second week in July. Amounts up to 120…

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Moree Fat Cattle Sale

North West Champion · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 5

The Moree Associated Agents report holding a successful fat cattle sale at Moree on Wednesday, August…

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Will Wool Become Luxury?

The North Western Courier · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 2

By 1980 it is estimated that the number of people in the world will total 3000 million, 500 million more than at the…

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"Decoy Crops" to Control Parasites

The North Western Courier · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 2

A new method of controlling soil-borne plant parasites is being studied in the Faculty of Agriculture at Sydney…

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305,000 Farms Irrigated in U.s

The North Western Courier · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 2

There are 305,000 farms, totalling 25.8 million acres of land, Under irrigation in the United States…

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Farm Breakfast Session

Manilla Express · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 1

A recent A.B.C. survey revealed that the Country Breakfast Session, broadcast Mondays [?]o Friday…

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Improvement in Pastoral Supplies

The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 2

The general improvement in supply of materials essential to pastoral production is reflected in…

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Wheat Festival Proposed

The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 1

The Narrabri District Spastic Council is considering the organisation of a Wheat Festival Week from 16th to 21st…

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