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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Dubno P.p. Board Warns on Sheep Permits

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 4

DEcisions to warn a drover and a Dubbo agent on the movement of sheep without a permit were made by the Dubbo…

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Water In The Milk Brings Fines To Dairy Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 2

The penalty for selling adulterated milk to the Dubbo Butter Factory would be much heavier in future, Mr. F. Spence, SM, warned at the last Dubbo Court, after finding Benjamin Smith, dairy farmer,…

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Ewes' Wool 137d. A lb. In Sydney SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 1

The highest Sydney wool price was paid yesterday when live bales of ewes' wool was knocked down for 137d…

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Bread May Cost More Under New Wheat Plan Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 3

A penny increase in the price of a 21b loaf of bread lias been forecast by wheat industry authorities…

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Need More Wheat To Back Wool Cheque: McEwen SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1953 · page 1

Introducing two wheat bills in the House of Representatives yesterday, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) appealed for greater production to offset any fail in Australia's wool export income…

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Fashion Designer Shears Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1953 · page 1

English fashion designer Peter Russell donned overalls at the Melbourne Show and expertly sheared a wether supplied for the shearing contest. Russell, an experienced farmer, showed that it was certainly not his first attempt…

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Wool Price Firm In Sydney SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1953 · page 3

Values continued firm at the Sydney wool sales yesterday, when 13,755 bales were catalogued and 15,538 sold at…

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Wool Future As Seen by Company Chief Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1953 · page 2

"Never before in our history have good seasons and high values remained so long together," said Mr. W. D…

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Mendooran Cattle

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 10

The excellent quality of Mendooran cattle came in for much praise at the Dubbo saleyards recently, when bullocks sold on…

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World Wool Consumption Increases

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 3

The latest statistics available clearly indicate that the world consumption of wool continues to increase, says…

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Search for Improved Wheat Type

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 2

An important aspect of the work of the Department of Agriculture is its extensive breeding and testing…

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London Wheat Futures London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 1

Trading in wheat futures would begin on December 1, the Liverpool Corn Trading Association announced…

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7 Enter Dubbo Wheat Competition

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 1

The closing date for this year's championship field wheat competition has been extended until Saturday…

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Wool Market Firm Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 1

The market for good style fleece was firm at the Sydney Wool sales yesterday, when 16,462 bales were sold at…

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Farmlet Block at Cowra for General Ballot Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 2

A five acre Crown land farmlet block in the Cowra district will he thrown open under perpetual lease for…

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Mary Vale farmers want rain

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 2

The prolonged dry weather is causing grave concern amongst farmers and graziers. Wheat and oat crops need rain badly…

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Monthly Review of Crop Conditions Majority of crops backward

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 9

Once again we are experiencing a very warm, dry spell which, together with depleting soil moisture, is not an ideal way in which we should enter Spring conditions, especially when the majority of crops are backward and…

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Monthly Crop Report SEASON

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 12

Three falls each of about 40 points of rain and well spaced during September kept crops and pastures growing…

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Mendooran Farmers’ Meeting on Grasshopper Pest

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 15 October 1953 · page 10

Mendooran landowners attended in force the meeting called by the Coonabarabran Pastures Protection Board…

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Wool Sales

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 7

Winchoombe, Carson report the following wool sales: P. R. Bulk, Narromine, ewes 112, wethers 107[?]: Bennett Bros,…

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