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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

1,155 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 53 of 58

Orange Special Sheep Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 7

Messrs Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd., report having yarded just over 20,000 sheep at their Special Sheep Sale held at…

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Wheat Crop Point Score: Max Redden 141 Points

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 8

Winner or the district wheat crop competition, conducted by the Coonabarabran P A and H Association. Mr. Max Redden…

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Record Load of Wheat

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 1

A record load of 312 bags of wheat, weighing 23 tons 16 cwt. was delivered to the…

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History Tells of Aust's Wheat Progress

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 2

The rise of Australia to be one of the major wheat exporting countries of the world is emphasised by the…

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Sydney Wool Auctions Dalgety’s Report

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 3

Dalgety and Co Ltd, Sydney, advise that Mor[?]no wool values returned to the highest point of the season at the Sydney…

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The Week in the Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 6

This week's wool values in Australia returned to the highest level of the season, and the best averages for 12…

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Sydney Wool Auctions New Zealand Loan

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 3

At the Sydney wool auctions. New zealand Loan and Mercantile Ageary Co. Ltd. included in their catalogue wool on account…

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Wool Prices High At Three Sales SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 1

Wool sold well at three selling centres yesterday—Brisbane, Adelaide and Christchurch, New Zealand…

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Figures Show Wool at Highest Level of Season

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 2

Wool values in Australia have returned to the highest level of the season and the best averages for 12 months. The demand for the finer wools has been more…

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Excellence Reflected In Entries C’bran Wheat Crap Competition

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 12

A report from the district agronomist, Mr. Fr. Fi[?]on of Mudgee, on the Coonabarabran district wheat crop…

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300 Bags of Wheat, Weight 27¼ Tons, Delivered on Horse Drawn Waggon!

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 1

A Large framed photograph, splendidly preserved, showing a load of 300 bags of wheat weighing 27 tons 5 cwt. being pulled on a waggon by a 14-horse team in 1921 was brought into the "Times" Office on Tuesday…

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Govt. to Govt. Contracts for Wool, Metals Suggested at London Talks Overseas Price Fixing Plan For Key Products LONDON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 1

The Prime Ministers of the British Commonwealth agreed yesterday that plans be worked out to achieve stability in world prices for key commodities such as wool,…

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Stud Cattle Imports Resumed

The Western Herald · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 6

A cable from Dalgety's London Office reports that the iiner, "Somerset" carrying the first shipment of stud beef…

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New Wheat Price And The Farmer SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 6

Farmers would get an increase of only 5¾d a bushel from the 1/11 increase in the price of wheat, the treasurer of the…

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Sheep Thrive When Given Vitamin "A"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 2

The value of vitamin A in the breeding of sheep has been stressed in a report by the CSIRO…

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Big Changes in Breeding of Beef Cattle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 2

Mounting interest in beef cattle breeding in New Zealand is bringing significant changes in breeding policies,…

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Attracting People To Sheep Show SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 2

Council of the NSW Sheepbreeders' Association at a meeting in Sydney discussed plans to build up attendances…

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The Price of This Season's Wheat

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 5

The first payment on wheat delivered this harvest will be 12/ a bushel, less freight, the "Wheat Board Gazette" reports:…

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Wool Demand General a Secure Position

The Western Herald · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 7

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—in some wool seasons, the level of prices has been influenced to the greatest extent…

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McEwen Warns On Wheat LONDON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 1

A warning that wheatgrowers would be likely to swing to growing other grains if the…

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