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

Farming & the land, 1955

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New Wheat Silo Near Completion

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 April 1955 · page 10

The new wheat silo at Narrabri West is rapidly taking shape. The bulkhead, one of the…

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The Week in Wool SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 April 1955 · page 6

As the third quarter of the 1954-55 selling season closed this week in Perth and Geelong, the price differential between crossbred and merino reached the narrowest…

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Cattle Stud Bids Drop 50 Per Cent Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 April 1955 · page 1

The demand for Hereford females was the lowest for many years when stud sales closed today…

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62 More Farms

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 April 1955 · page 12

State Parliament last week authorised the acquisition by the Department of Lands of parts of 18 country properties…

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Forty-four New Farms

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 April 1955 · page 11

Expenditure of more than £500,000 by the State Government will provide a total of 44 new farms for soldier…

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Angus Double to Trangie Farm

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 April 1955 · page 3

Wellknown English Angus judge, Mr J. H. Crindlan, of Henley-on-Thames, found both senior and junior…

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The Week in Wool

The North Western Courier · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 6

With Dominion wool markets in recess till April 18, when sales will be resumed in Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth, the break is hailed in Bradford as a hoped-for restorative…

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Championship Wheat Grown on Black Soil

The North Western Courier · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 11

The sample of Saga wheat exhibited by P. J. Whiteman and the Est. A. B. Meppem, Narrabri, which won the…

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Europe Uses 43 Per Cent of World's Wool

The North Western Courier · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 1

In a survey of economic conditions in the European textile industry, the Textile Committee of the…

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Assistance for Juniorl Farmers

The North Western Courier · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 1

The Bank of New South Wales assistance to Junior Farmers in New South Wales during 1955 will be in the…

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District Pastoral Conditions

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 April 1955 · page 2

A comprehensive report on stock routes, reserves and p.w.p's. was submitted to p.p…

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This Week in Wool

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 April 1955 · page 6

The relative stability of wool values has not been disturbed during early April sales in London, New Zealand, and South Africa, though the trend continues towards further easing of…

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Expert to Buy Cattle

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 April 1955 · page 2

The well-known stud beef cattleman, Mr. A. J. Tanner, will set out in early May on a six months' visit to the…

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Seed Wheat at Boggabri

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 April 1955 · page 9

Boggabri district wheat-growers who lost stocks of seed wheat during the recent flood, and who desire to…

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New Wheat

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 1

An opportunity for wheat farmers to try out a new variety is made by Mr. J. N. Barrett, of Edgeroi…

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Reduced Wheat Yield Expected

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 2

March, was a dry month practically throughout the shires of Tamarang, Liverpool Plains, Namoi, and…

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The Week in Wool

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 12

Except for the alarmingly persistent wane in world support for the merino fine qualities hitherto most…

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District Wheat Men Help R.a.s. Exhibit

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 May 1955 · page 1

Wheat contributed by local growers towards the Central N.S.W. exhibit at the R.A.S., substantially helped the…

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Wool Firm SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. [?]dvise that they sold 14,337 [?]ales at auction and privately [?]t yesterday's wool sales…

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The Week in Wool

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 3

Wool came through its severest test of the season this week, with demand widening and the hitherto neglected fine wools trending back into favour. Notwithstanding the…

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