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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

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Only One Entry in Farm Competition

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1952 · page 1

Only one district farmer has entered the Royal Agricultural Society's farm production competition for 1952…

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Crown Beard Kills Moree Cattle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 2

Twenty-eight beef cattle died recently in the Moree district after having eaten Crown Beard weed, stated Mr. R. M. Watts,…

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Soaked Pasture Has Brought Disease to Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 1

The excellent conditions of the past three months, plus the flooding of thousands of seres of grazing land in the recent floods had resulted in numerous outbreaks of disease in district sheep, the…

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Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Association SHOW & Rodeo, August 22 & 23

The Western Herald · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 7

Last Saturday evening a well attended meeting of members of the Committee of the above was held at…

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Strange Sheep Disease Investigated By C.S.I.R.O.

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 2

Infertility disease which appeared suddenly in 1941 and seriously affected the sheep-raising industry over 8000 square miles of subterranean clover country in Western Australia is due to a…

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U.S. Won't Subsidise Synthetic Wool WASHINGTON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 1

The United States has decided not to subsidise an expansion programme for the manufacture of…

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8 More Farms Opened for Settlement Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 2

Eight farms on "Banoon" Estate, near Barraba, are open for application for soldier settlement the Minister for…

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Shaggy Wool

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 July 1952 · page 2

Griffe styles this redingote cut in raspberry shaggy wool. It has a shawl shoulder-line into which the very full sleeves are…

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Monthly Review of Crop Conditions Rain Delayed Wheat Sowing in Wellington Shire

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 July 1952 · page 3

JUNE generally was a cold month with several heavy frosts and numerous overcast cold windy days. The latter end of the month was marked by mild to warm days and fresty nights…

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Girl Wins State Beef Cattle Championship

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 4

"An eleven-year-old girl, Rae Waugh, of Coolac, has won the State beef cattle raising championship conducted by the…

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Wheat Board Ballot Allegations Refuted

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H. Graham, MLA, told a special meeting of the State Wheat Committee held in Sydney on Wednesday that it was unfortunate R. A. O'Neill, defeated candidate for the Australian Wheat…

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Two-day Sheep Show to Be Staged Here

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 2

Future sheep shows at the Dubbo P.A. and H. Association shows will be of two days' duration and not three as in…

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Farm Record Books Are Now Available

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 2

Farm record books, for use during the financial year which starts on July 1 are obtainable at nominal prices from the…

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Eight Farms at Barraba for Soldiers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 6

Eight farms on "Banoon" Estate, near Barraba, are now open for application for soldier settlement, the…

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Week in Wool Market

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 2

With the wool-selling season in recess in the main producing Dominions, and wool values immune from fluctuation till September, the summing-up of world prospects for the wool textile industry by…

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Binnaway Sheep

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 1

Consignments of sheep from Binnaway at Winchcombe Carson’s Homebush auction last Monday realised J. R. Renshaw,…

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Pastoral Workers Get Big Increases

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 2

Substantial increases in the wage rates for 50,000 pastoral workers have been announced by the…

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Sheep Values Up Dunedoo Stock Sale

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 5

O. L. Milling and Co., livestock salesmen, Dunedoo, held their final sale under their old title, on Monday,…

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Wheat Board Ballot Allegations Refuted

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 8

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., told a special meeting of the State…

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