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

Farming & the land, 1954

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New Wool Pavilion for Show

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 7

Ever since the Narrabri P., A. and H. Association has occupied their present Showground site, the need…

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The Week in the Wool Market

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 12

The crescendo of Russian buying reached its peak at the final sale of last week's Sydney series, when, with single bids sometimes 6d. per lb. above the auctioneer's proffered start, its buying agents took the lots they wanted regardless of limits…

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A.m.l & F. Wool Report

North West Champion · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 11

At Sydney on April 1, 1954, Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co., Ltd., offered a selection comprised of wools…

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Good Lighting Can Modernise Your Farm

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 5

Adequate light, properly installed, readily available and easily controlled, is an essential on the modern farm. Good lighting makes work easier and workers happier. It increases the value and usefulness of farm buildings, facilitates the care…

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Wool Report

North West Champion · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 7
Also in The North Western Courier

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-Operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company limited, report April 1, 1954…

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Stole Sheep From Employer

Manilla Express · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 1

On Thursday last a 25-years-old labourer, Ronald Maxwell Kershaw of Manilla, was before two J.Ps. (Messrs A. Riedell, and L. Baker) in the Manilla Court of Petty Sessions on a charge…

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Wool Report The Farmers and Graziers Cooperative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited 1st April, 1954

Manilla Express · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 3

The opening catalogues of the 14th Sydney series of the current season were submitted on Monday, 29th instant…

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Russian Wool Demand

The North Western Courier · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 10

Winchcombe Carson Ltd state:— Wool business in Sydney last week took on a…

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U.S. Cattle Judge Visits Moree

The North Western Courier · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 6

U.S. cattle breeder, Mr. John E. Rice, is impressed with the natural grasses of the Moree district. Mr. Rice, who hails from…

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Well Known Cattle Men at R.a.s

The North Western Courier · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 11

Mr. R. F. (Rowley) Munro, breeder of the noted Weebollabolla Shorthorn herd at Moree, and Mr. J .L. McDonald, Assistant Manager of Dalgety's Stud Stock Department. (Dalgety's News Service Photo)…

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The Week in the Wool Market

The North Western Courier · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 11

Though the wool markets are in recess, till after Easter, demand is piling up for sharpened activity when sales are resumed at the end or this month. Dalegty's Bradford…

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Temporary Pastures In The Wheat Rotation

North West Champion · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 3

In order to maintain the fertility of wheat areas it is necessary to adopt methods of management which include the establishment of sown pastures and lucerne in rotation with…

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Home and Social Cattle Judging Interests American Women

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 4

Two of the keenest followers of the cattle judging at the Royal Sydney Show have been Mrs. John E. Rice and Mrs. George M. Heinz, both from the State of Wyoming, U.S.A., who accompanied their husbands to this year's Show in Sydney…

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Crop Prospects Unimpaired

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 11

Although most of the district is in need of rain, the position will not become serious for wheatgrowers for…

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Plain Cattle 20/- Lower

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 8
Also in North West Champion

There was a good representation of prime medium to heavy weight bullocks and steers at Homebush on…

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50 Wheat Variety Trials

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 8

The Department of Agriculture will conduct fifty wheat variety trials this season, the Department's Cereal Specialist, Mr. G. Nicholson, announced recently. Sixteen district agronomists and forty-one farmers will participate…

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Sheep Show Ball for Far West

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 1

For the seventh year in succession some of the proceeds from the annual Sheep Show Ball will be donated by Pitt,…

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North Leads in Strong Wheat

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 3

All R.A.S. awards in the strong and medium strong wheat classes had gone to Northern growers, but for the open weak flour classes, awards had gone to the marginal…

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