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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Clothing the World Increasing Consumption Tion of Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 27 November 1953 · page 10

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: While the average world wool clip continues to show signs of increasing,…

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Wool and Stock Markets at Homebush Yesterday Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 November 1953 · page 2

Keen competition prevailed for the 29,347 sheep penned at Homebush yesterday and rates for prime suckers were…

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Farming Equipment Given to Fairbridge School Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 November 1953 · page 3

Farm equipment worth more than £750 will be presented tomorrow afternoon to the Council of the Fairbridge Farm School at Molong For instructional and development work at the farm…

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A. M. L and F. wool report

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 November 1953 · page 6

At Sydney on Monday, 23rd November, 1953, A.M.L. and P. Co. Ltd., offered a selection of wools drawn principally from…

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Wool Prices Ease in Brisbane Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1953 · page 1

Wool was 2½ per cent to 5 per cent cheaper at Brisbane sales yesterday, compared with the closing rates of the…

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Breeding New Type of Cattle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 2

A Santa Gertrudis bull will be used by a Coonabarabran breeder to cross with stud Devon cows…

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Wheat Equal To Best SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 2

Wheat grown in some parts of NSW was equal to the best in the world, (Mr. G. R. Crawford (Barwon said in the…

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Fine Wool Drawn in Price Adelaide

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 1

Fine wools were down 5 per cent and strong and burry wool down 5 to 10 per cent on the last Adelaide sale when the fifth…

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New Wool Selling System Urged by C. B. S. Falkiner Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 1

Creation of a spot auction market for wool in Boston by Australian wool growers and wool brokers has been recommended to the Commonwealth wool industry by prominent merino breeder, Mr…

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Store Sheep Demand

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 2

Mr. N. P. Hennessy, of N. P. Hennessy and Co., states tha[?] after a very slack trading period in store sheep, there has…

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Sheep, Goats And Shearers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 1

And this is how the Sydney "Sun" has reacted to the increase in haircut prices: "Don't let those barbers pull…

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This Week in Wool

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 7

Irregular tendencies which pervaded the wool market this week in Australia. New Zealand, South Africa and in…

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Dist. Wheat Better Than Average

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 1

Yields from wheat so far harvested arc above average and generally are one to two bugs better than expected, the…

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New Bulk Wheat Handling System on Farm Cuts Out Railhead Delays Eumungerie Farmer's Enterprising Scheme

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 1

Bugbear of many Western District farmers—delays in the intake of grain at railheads—is not worrying Mr. T. Hilton, of "Hillview," near Eumungerie…

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Better quality wheat samples this year

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 1

A total of 20,000 hags of wheat have been received at the two Wellington flour mills since harvesting started in the district. The silos have not yet commenced receivals…

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Wool Market Improves in Brisbane Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 1

A more buoyant tone was evident at the Brisbane wool sales yesterday, when better-styled wool was in strong…

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J. L. Keeping Wins C. R. Moore Wheat Production Competition

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 8

Mr. F. Filan of Mudgee, who judged the C. R. Moore Increased Wheat Production Competition…

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Wool Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 4 December 1953 · page 3
Also in The Western Herald

The Fanners and Graziers' Co-op Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Lid, report under date November 27:…

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The Week in Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 4 December 1953 · page 6

Irregular tendencies that pervaded the wool market last week in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and…

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