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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Former Wool Board Chief Dead SYDNEY

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

A former chairman of the Australian Wool Board (Sir Dalziel Kelly) died suddenly in Melbourne late this…

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Wool Sales In Sydney, Melbourne SYDNEY

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

Wool sales were continued in Sydney and Melbourne yesterday. At the Sydney sales 12,448…

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Graziers 'Carrying' High Costs of Handling Wool

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

The Graziers' Association has often protested against the increased costs of handling wool, the President of the Dubbo District Graziers' Association (Mr. H. V. C. Thorby) said today…

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Dacron-wool Suits Now on Sale in United States

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 5

Photographs of the first men's suits made from medium-weight fabrics of Dacron-wool blend were received by Dalgetys in…

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Imported Cattle

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 12
Also in Gilgandra Weekly

The Australian mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd., Sydney, reports having received the following importations of stud…

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Sheep at Homebush

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 13

District sheep included in Winchcombe Carson’s Homebush auction last Monday realised A/c L. Fiegert, Ulamambri…

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Useful Report on Wool Industry Costs

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 2

fears that seasons so favorable cannot be expected to continue have inspired the Department of National…

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Wheat Talks Still Deadlocked New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 1

Wheat exporting and Importing countries remain deadlocked over prices for the renewed International Wheat…

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Values Firm At Two Wool Sales SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 1

Good competition continued at the Sydney wool sales yes . terday, when values were also firm at the sales in Melbourne…

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Full-time Junior Farmer Supervision Sought Ht

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 5

The Buninyong Agricultural Bureau will seek the appointment of a full time Junior Farmer super-visor in the Dubbo district. Members at last night's meeting decided to ask…

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Good Soaking Rains Benefits Stock and Crops

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 1

Excellent earth penetrating rains ranging from 84 points in Coonabarabran to more than one inch in other…

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Sheep Inspections in Dubbo Dist

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

Preshow inspections by the Society of the Australian British Sheep Association will be made in the Dubbo district by Mr. P…

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Stole a Sheep to Have Fresh Meat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 3

Because he had no meat to cat, Kevin Saunders, of Troy Reserve, took a sheep (valued. £3) from a mob he was…

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Wool in U.S.A. [?] Consumption

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 2

The wool market con[?] the view that at [?] values, the volume of [?] is not [?]…

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Competition Keen At Wool Sales SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

The wool sales closed yesterday under good competition from all sections of the trade…

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"The Only Miracle Fibre-Wool!" Latest U.S. Slogan

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 2

The wool market continues to uphold the view that at this season's values, the volume of consumption is not hampered by the cost of the raw material. Any hindrance to business experienced in a few…

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Over 2 Million Bushels of Wheat From Narromine-Trangie-Peak Hill

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

During the wheat harvest just [?] over 2,100,201 [?] of wheat were delivered [?] in the Narromine, Trangie and Peak Hill districts…

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Poor Quality Wheat Acreage Is Increasing in N.S.W. SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 3

The high protein content of wheat does not only depend on the growing or a strong or medium strong wheat according to Dr. Wate[?]house who retired recently from the post of Research Professor…

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Malayan Here to See How We Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

Lim Ab Soo, Australian doubles badminton champion and Penang State (Malaya) junior champion, is spending a vacation in the Dubbo district to see how Australians live…

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