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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Wool Market Buoyant At Two Sales SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1953 · page 1

she wool market was buoy[?] at Newcastle and Geelong [?]les yesterday. Highest prices were: Newcastle…

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Higher Wool Tariffs Sought in U.S. New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1953 · page 2

The United States wool industry told Congress that ir was "depression-ridden," and needed greater tariff…

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Short Schools for Farmers at Hawkesbury Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1953 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production (Mr. Graham) announces that short-term schools will be held at…

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Body Strike in Sheep

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 6

In a number of districts body strike is occurring particularly in young sheep: [?] Rot, a condition brought about by the…

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4 Planes to Take Haddon Rig Sheep to Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 1

Four ANA DC3's will take more than 100 rams from Haddon Rig, Warren, to the Sydney Sheep Show and Sales on May 25. It will be the sixth year that Haddon Rig rams…

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Shortage of Wool Makes Outlook Bright for Growers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 2

Never has the outlook for wool been so rosy. Australia's biggest clip in history, totalling 1,175,000,000 lb. greasy (surpassing 1,169,000,000 lb. in 1943-44) is inadequate to satisfy the rising world demand…

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£188,465 Claimed In Wool Cases SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 3

A woollen mill and a woolbuyer figured in claims amounting to £188,465, in the High Court and the Supreme…

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Double the Sheep to Acre Promised by New Scientific Find Csiro Discovery On Soil Opens New Horison For Man On The Land

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 1

The stock capacity of Australia can be doubled as the result of research work by Australian scientists. It is estimated that research into deficiencies of…

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Settling Junior Farmers on the Land Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 2

A proposal to settle junior fanners on land in NSW has been announced by the Registrar of the Royal Agricultural…

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Review of April Crop Conditions

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 2

April was warm with dry, humid conditions and, although 144 points were recorded at Wellington over a period of six days, the entire recordings were registered as showers only and were of very little value to the…

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Wool, Sheep and Cattle Will Be Shoe Feature

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 1

Some of Australia's best cattle, wool and sheep will be on view at the Dubbo show, which begins next Thursday. This year's show promises to be the biggest and…

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"Fat Sheep and Cattle of Excellent Quality"

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 2

Although entries in some classes were light—probably because of seasonal the quality of the Cat sheep…

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Body Strike In Sheep

The Western Herald · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 5

In a number of districts body strike is occurring, particularly in young sheep: Flecce Rot, a…

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The Week in Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 6

Never has the outlook for wool been so rosy. Australia's biggest clip in history, totalling 1,175 million lb. greasy…

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Stud Longwool Sheep Pleased The Judge

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 2

S[?] of the winning stud longwools were going to the Sydney show and he expected them to do well, and the…

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"Stud Merino Sheep Show Continued Improvement"-Judge

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 5

Having judged at the Trangie Show previously he was able to see that there was a continual improvement in the stud merino…

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Should Be More Sheep Fleeces, Judge Contends

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 2

There were only 30 fleeces at this year's Trangie Show, compared with 70 last year, the wool judge. Mr. Jack Preston,…

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More Fine Wool Needed to Satisfy Demand

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 2

Recent demand and consumption of merino wool, particularly in Great Britain, emphasise the necessity of maintaining supplies of that type. Overall use of wool in the United Kingdom in…

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Wool of All Types for Show in Sydney Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 2

More than 50 fleeces of wool from all types of sheep will highlight a district exhibit fleece competition at Sydney…

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Wool Donated to Spastic Centre

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 May 1953 · page 8

Three Wellington district graziers on Saturday donated wool exhibits to the Apex Club's wool drive for the…

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