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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Fall In Wheat Price Suggested LONDON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 1

The British grain trade journal "Corn Trade News" suggested yesterday that the world wheat price might fall…

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Craziers Can Save £400,000 by New Wool Baling

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 2

Introduction of a new method of pressing wool bales without the loose cap may mean a saving of 400,000 annually to the Australian wooL industry. The method has been evolved by the Department…

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Court inquiry into death of farm labourer Coroner returns verdict of suicide

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 2

The District Coroner, Mr. J. P. Dowd, at the Coroner's Court on Thursday, returned a verdict of suicide, after evidence had been given into the death of a man who was found shot dead on a district property on February 6…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 7

On Monday, 22nd February, New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency brought forward a catalogue totalling 5,256 bales…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. wired as follows on Friday last: We sold 8,484 bales of wool at our Sydney sale to-day, fine to…

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World Wool Purchases

The Western Herald · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 11

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—It now appears clear that increased purchasing of raw wool by several Countries…

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Sheep Dog Trials at Night

The Western Herald · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 8

How sheep dogs competing in trials at this year's Royal Easter Show will work under Sydney…

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Big Areas Under Wheat This Year

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

While many people are [?] the price of wheat and the [?] Narromine formers are gutting on with the job of preparing for the [?]…

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Wool Stolen From Station at Quambone

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 2

Wool valued at £100 was stolen Station, Quambone, at the week from the wool-shed on "Moblar" end…

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First Kenaf Wool Packs for Woolshed Trials

The Western Herald · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 11

Wool packs woven in Australia from kenaf fibre grown in New Guinea by an Australian company,…

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Higher U.S. Wool Tariff Rejected By President WASHINGTON, Fri

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

President Eisenhower yesterday rejected a proposal by the American Tariff Commission to…

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Eliminate Wool Bale Cap Save £400,000 P.a. Says Material Handling Dept

The Western Herald · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 9

The Materials Handling Branch of the Inter-Departmental Committee on Wool Research (Dept. of…

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Busy Time Ahead for the Farmer (A monthly [?] conditions by N. S. Tickner, [?] Agronomist)

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 4

Seasonal conditions experienced so far this year give every indication of the commencement of an almost perfect [?]. Rainfall [?] Dubbo has been [?] points over nine days in January and [?] points over five days in…

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The Turf Warwick Farm Races Saturday's Acceptances Juvenile Handicap, 6 fur., 12.30

The Western Herald · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

Faridun 9.0, Townsman 8.7, Grey Phero 8.6, Tsajadyne 8.6, Forward Cover 8.5, Granita 8.4, Finisterre 8.2, Castle Most 8.0…

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Special sheep sale on

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 8

George Paul, Wellington, and Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd., Sydney, auctioneers in conjunction, report having…

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Monthly Review of Crop Conditions Seasonal conditions give promise of an almost perfect Autumn

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 7

Seasonal conditions experienced so far this year give every indication of the commencement of an almost perfect autumn. Rainfall registered at Wellington has been 375 pts. for…

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Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 5

Wool auctions last week were held in Brisbane and Melbourne and, while there have been no sensational developments, the…

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Wool Values Firm Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 3

Early increases of up to 5 per cent were reported at the opening of the 12th Wool Sales here yesterday…

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Slight Easing in Sheep Market Shown This Week

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 5

In the sheep market auction and private sales last week showed a slightly easier tendency in the sheep market with actually no quotable change, reports the New Zealand Loan Coy…

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Good Wheat Yield Depends on Time When Sown

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 2

The importance of sowing wheat varieties at the correct time of the season, according to the time of maturity, was a big factor in successful wheat farming, the Cereal Specialist of the Department of…

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