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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

1,084 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 41 of 55

Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. wired as follows on Wednesday: We sold 9020 bales by auction and privately at our…

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Increasing Use of Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report: The latest statistics available clearly indicate that the world consumption of wool…

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Australian Wool Market "Sound As Bell"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 2

With a clearance of nearly 800,000 bales after six weeks' selling, the market steadily trending in growers' favor, and the avidly-sought super styled spinners' wools yet to come into the market, the…

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ONE M.P. Opposes Wheat Bill Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 1

The Country Party member for the Riverina, Mr. Robertson was the only member of the House of…

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"Uniform" Wool Is Snapped Up on Sydney Market Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 1

A stir was caused in the Sydney wool market by the unexpected heavy buying of crossbred wool, suitable for uniforms and believed to be for Iron Curtain countries…

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Acres of Massed 'Hoppers Gravely Menace Pastures, Crops Threat Increases As Pest Begins To Swarm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 1

Unless effective measures are taken quickly to deal with the myriads of grasshoppers developing in plague proportions throughout the West, unprecedented…

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Children Keenly Interested in School "Farm"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 4

Secondary year students at the High School arc taking a keen interest in the Dubbo Central School's experimental garden plot, says the headmaster (Mr. Griffith)…

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District Wool

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: We sold 9,020 bales at auction and privately at our wool sale in Sydney on Wednesday…

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Border Collie's win in Sheep Dog trial

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 6

Mr. Archie Hudson's border collie "Ken" won the Open Trial, which carries with it the Champion of Champions title…

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Wool Sales

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 2

Recent wool sales by New Zealand Loan include: G. L. Alison, Myola, Tomingley, 2 [?] A[?] H 961…

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Narromine-Trangie-Peak Hill Districts Export Nearly £6 Million a Year Wool, Wheat and Stock

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 1

Some idea of the productivity value of the Narromine-Trangie-Peak Hill area can be ganged from the fact that during the [?] months to the end of last June the districts [?] to export an est[?] £5 million worth of…

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Wool Firm Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 1

At the Melbourne wool sales yesterday prices for all wool grades remained firm on last week's improved rates at other…

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Tetanus Killing Many Sheep After Shearing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 6

Tetanus has been Killing sheep in the Nyngan district for almost two years, it was slated at the last Canonba…

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Wheat Research Brings Honor to Scientist Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) announced yesterday that Dr. A. T. Pugsley, Director of the Agricultural…

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Graham Appeals for Higher Wheat Output Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 2

An appeal for wheatgrowers to increase production was made in the Legislative Assembly by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham.)…

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Star Junior Farmer of N.s.w

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 6

Mr. Don Pollock, 21-year-old Quandialla farmer, who has been chosen the "star" junior [?] of New South Wales, has [?]…

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Dubbo Sale of British Breed Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 7

The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd. reports having conducted its annual sale of British breed rams at the Dubbo…

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Disease Hits Cattle in Argentine Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 3

Australian cattle compared very favorably with cattle in fe[?]ted by few of the disease problems that had reduced…

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Wool Futures and Effect on Market

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 2

Have Wool Tops Futures Markets become a leading factor in the stability of wool prices by eliminating the…

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New Channels To Improve Trunk Line Service Rain Needed Urgently: Cattle May Have to Be Moved, Says Stock Inspector Wheat Needs Good Fall To "Fill Out Grain"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 1

Extra trunk lines to operate from October 30 will improve the telephone service between Dubbo, Wellington and Mudgee, Mr. Failes, MP, has advised. The extra channels to be available will be: Cattle in the Dubbo district would have to be moved to the Riverina and Victoria if rain did not relieve the desperate fodder position soon, the Dubbo PP Board Stock Inspector (Mr. N. Litchfield) said…

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