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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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World's Largest Dairy

The Western Herald · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 7

A dairy to accommodate 20,000 milch buffaloes is being built at Aarey, twenty miles outside Bombay, India—according to a…

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Wellington District Property Values Remain High in Spite of Decline in Wool Price

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 September 1951 · page 1

PEARS that the recent decline in wool values would cause a sharp recession in property values were proved unfounded on Saturday last when three Wellington properties, "Rosebank," "Linkford" and "Meadowlands," comprising 3,130 acres, were sold for a total of £71,850 by George Paul and Pitt, Son and Badgery (Sydney…

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Farmer Fined £15 on Car Charge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1951 · page 2

James S. Richards a sharefarmer, Jennings Street, Geurie, was fined £15 by Mr. R. Kersley, S.M., at Dubbo Court on Friday…

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Wool Values Harden At Sydney Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 1

Values for all descriptions of merino wool showed a hardening tendency at the Sydney wool auctions yesterday…

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Baradine Sheep

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 4

Estate W. A. Purdy, Baradine secured to 84/1d. averaging 72/11d for a consignment of 122 /shorn Crossbred lambs at…

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Sheep at Homebush

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 9

K. Wilson, Conoamble, secured 314 shorn wethers to 98/1, averaging 87/6, and A. Ferguson, Gular, 55 xbred…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 1

Dalgetys wired Wednesday: Values for all descriptions of merino wool showed hardening tendency at second day's sale…

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Sheep Contract Referred to Arbitrator

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 2

Arbitration proceedings related lo the sale of 600 merino wethers, and of considerable interest to graziers and…

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Butter Price Debate in Parliament Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 1

The Opposition move to censure the Government on the butter price in New South Wales will be defeated in the…

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Cattle Industry Like "Blacks' Camp" Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 2

Australia's beer cattle industry was as backward and wasteful as a black's camp, Mr, Michael Sawtell said yesterday…

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Stud Sheep Sold by Auction Make History

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 1

History was made by H. E. Kater & Son Pty. Ltd. at Egelabra Siding recently when they held their first auction sale of surplus stock. The offering comprised some stud and flock rams, cast-for-age and…

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Hardening Tendency Sydney Wool Sales

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 16

Values for all description of Merino wool showed hardening tendency at the second day’s tale of the…

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Wool Loadings to America Surprises Trade

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 3

New season's wool being loaded in Sydney for shipment to the United States has caused surprise in the wool trade. It was believed that the types of wool catalogued…

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Wool Clothes Will Not Be Cheaper SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 1

Woollen clothing experts said today they could not see any possibility of woollen clothing prices dropping in…

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Austn. Farmers Praised for Technical Skill

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 2

A leading German engineer who has just completed a five months' tour of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland,…

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General Crop Progress Despite Severe Weather

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 12

In his latest report the district agronomist Mr. F. Filan, states crops generally have made some progress during the…

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Possible Junior Farmer Club: ,Conabarabran A.P.P.U. Sponsorship

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 11

It is possible the Coonabarabran branch of the A.P.P.U. will sponsor a branch of the Junior Farmer organization in…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 10

On Monday, September 3rd, South African wool prices fell by more than 50 per cent below last season's prices at the first of this season's…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 10

values for all descriptions of merino Wool Showed hardening tendency as second days sale of second Sydney series resulted, in 95 per…

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Market Reports Commonwealth Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 6

The Commonwealth Wool and Produce. Co. Ltd. reports that at Homebush yesterday 20,102 sheep and lambs were yarded. Suckers…

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