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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Farming Filed Day at Orange

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

This year's field day at Orange promises to eclipse last year's record breaking demonstration…

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Winged 'Hoppers on 2-Mile Front Threaten Rich Crops West of Trangie Threat To Narromine And Dubbo As Gilgandra Fights Invasion

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 1

Massed millions of flying grasshoppers with a two mile front are between Myall Mundi and Cathundral, West of Trangie, in a generally North to South direction 10 to 12…

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Finance Available for Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

The need for the sound use of credit by the rural community and the current opportunities available to…

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Field Day Demonstrations of Post Mortems on Sheep

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 November 1953 · page 7

An unusual feature of the 1953 Orange Agricultural Field Day will be a demonstration of post mortems on sheep…

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A.M.L. & F. wool sale report

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 November 1953 · page 7

Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Co. Ltd., on 10th November offered a very representative selection, including…

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Wool Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 7

The farmers and Graziers Co-Op Grain Insurance and Agancy Co, Ltd report under date November 10:…

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Wool Market Firm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 5

Goldsbrough, Mort. reported that the wool sales closed firm for all merino and comebacks but crossbreds were slightly…

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WOOL & Stock Market Report Commonwealth Wool SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 5

A total of 64,467 sheep and lambs were yarded last week comprising 29,767 sheep, 9,256 lambs and hoggets, and 25,444…

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Wheat Harvest Starts; Silos Open

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 1

Narromine and Mungerihar wheat [?] should be ready to open on Thursday, Mr. N. G. Hey, a member of the…

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Our Wheat Areas Ideal for Raising Turkeys

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 2

The Royal Agricultural Society next year will spearhead a campaign to step-up production and consumption of turkeys, two features essential to the future of .the industry in NSW, the registrar…

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Boggabri Wheat Wins R.A.S. District Prize Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 2

A crop of Charter wheat, the fifth in succession grown on the same area at "Carramumdra," Boggabri, has won the…

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£111,217,157 for Wool in 4 Months Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 1

Australia's wool cheque for the first four months this season is £111,217,157. This is £16,000,000 more than…

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State Organiser Of Junior Farmer Clubs Due Here To-morrow

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 1

The newly appointed State Organiser of Junior Farmer Clubs, Mr. W. Tearle, will visit Narromine at 8 p.m…

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Sharkey Bros, Win Crop Competition at Peak Hill

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 3

The peak Hill [?] wheat competition was won by [?] Entries in the competition…

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Over £2 A lb. For Lambs Wool MELBOURNE

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 November 1953 · page 1

World record price of 516 1/4d. (2 3/0) a lb. was twice paid for lambs wool at Geelong sales yesterday…

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Top Price of 156d. FOR N.Z.L Wool Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 November 1953 · page 7

On the last day of the sixth series of this season's wool sales New Zealand Loan's top price realised 156d for Super AAAE…

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Straying Cattle

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 1

For allowing 19 cows and calves to stray on the Purlewaugh stock route, at the watering place, Mr. A. Lindsay,…

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The Farmers & Graziers’ Wool Report

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 13

The Farmers and graziers Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited 10th November, 1953…

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Wool Report

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 8

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited,…

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Wool Sales

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson reported at their Newcastle wool sales on Tuesday they sold a/c C. P. Wilson and Son, Barraba, ex…

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