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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Wool Market. Recovery Seen in Sharp Price Rises

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 October 1951 · page 1

The sharp rise in wool prices at sales in Geelong, Perth, Newcastle and Goulbourn yesterday is being…

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State Awards to Junior Farmers

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 4 October 1951 · page 2

Gilgandra members have certainly made their presence felt in the Junior Farmer circles of the State…

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Butter Price May Be Raised Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 October 1951 · page 1

Moves are under way in New South Wales and Queensland to reconsider the butter price policy with the likelihood of a…

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Week In The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Friday 5 October 1951 · page 5

Wool prices advanced in Sydney, London and Wanganui, N.Z., during last week for the first time this esason. Though…

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Fair Wheat Harvest Should Be Assured

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 5 October 1951 · page 4

Up to September 24 conditions were warm land dry with mild to cool nights and a few light frosts. Good soaking rain…

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Wool Supplies and Demand Credits for France

The Western Herald · Friday 5 October 1951 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Provided consumption of wool recovers from the reduced levels experienced during the past few…

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Wool Market Future: Experts View Seller's Season Predicted

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 October 1951 · page 2

A week ago in Sydney, wool values touched bottom after the steepest decline in the history of the trade. For the first time this season, the market has…

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Big Wool Price Rise at London Sales Bradford Firms Said To Be Caught Napping LONDON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 October 1951 · page 1

Wool prices in London yesterday jumped right up to the best levels obtained in Australia this week and sometimes above them…

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Loan Fund Cut "Bitter Blow" to Farms Plan Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 October 1951 · page 1

Soldier settlement in New South Wales had received a bitter blow because of the 25 per cent cut in the State's…

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Eradication of T.B. in Dairy Herds All-out Attack by State Government

The Western Herald · Friday 5 October 1951 · page 9

A Bill was introduced into the Legislative Assembly by the Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.,…

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Shearing School at Yanco Experiment Farm

The Western Herald · Friday 5 October 1951 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., announced today that a Shearing School extending over four days…

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Dangerous T.b. Infection in Dairy Herds

The Western Herald · Friday 5 October 1951 · page 4

The danger to public health was stressed by a delegate to the New South Health Inspectors' conference last week when he revealed…

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WELLHGTOff Personalities in the History of Australia's Merino Sheep and Wool Industry

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 October 1951 · page 6

NOTE.—This article is the second and last portion of an interesting and authoritative address on the history of the Australian woolgrowing industry, which was delivered by Mr. H. W. Johnston, of Wauluman, at the last meeting of the Wellington Historical Society. In this article Mr. Johnston introduces the early pioneers in the woolgrowing…

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Yeoval News. Timber Wanted for Yeoval Wheat Bulkhead

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 October 1951 · page 8

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. E. H. Graham, is giving immediate attention to representations by the Member…

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Wheat Price For Stock Feed SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1951 · page 1

The wheatgrowers federation in a deputation in Canberra this week will ask the acting Minister for Agriculture,…

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Feverish Bidding at Wool Sales Makes Prices Soar

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1951 · page 3

With wool prices at the Sydney sales yesterday rising 50 per cent, on the last auctions there only ten days ago bidding became at times feverish. Japan and Russia led the bidding with Britain…

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Chamber to Take No Action on Butter Price

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 October 1951 · page 3

Dubbo Chamber of Commerce decided on Monday night to take no action on a request by Bathurst Chamber of Commerce for Something now has been added to the centuries old Strand Gate, Winchelsea. Sussex. Built in the days of horses, it became a dangerous blind corner for cars, so a large round, mirror gives a clear view of approaching cars from both sides of the…

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Biggest Enemies of Wool Are High-low Prices

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 October 1951 · page 3

Wool has two big enemies—low prices, which make its production unprofitable and loo high values, which curtail its consumption. We experienced the latter from January to March last season…

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District Wool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 October 1951 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report having sold 6,600 bales of wool at their Sydney auction on Wednesday to general…

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Aust. Sheep Flock for Israel. Griffith

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 October 1951 · page 1

Dr. Solomon Goldberg, of Griffith, is planning to establish sheep raising in Israel. He said to-day he hopes to send…

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