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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Russia Buys More Of Our Wool CANBERRA

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 4

Russia bought more wool from Australia last December than in any other two-month period since the war…

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Wheat Problems Discussed at District F and S Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 3

Proposals of importance to wheatgrowers and other primary procedures were debated at the A[?] District Council of the Fathers and Settlers' Association at its meeting at Forbes on Wednesday…

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New Setup for Junior Farmers' Supervision

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 2

The State-wide reorganisation of policy in the control of the Junior Farmer movement was outlined at the annual…

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Reasons for Change of Administration of Junior Farmers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 6

A number of interested bodies, including the Narromine P and C Association, have contacted the member…

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Wool Prices Firm At Newcastle NEWCASTLE

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 1

Woolbrokers reported that prices at the woolsales here yesterday were fully firm at levels recorded at last…

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Thorby Says Growers Store Wheat At Own Cost SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 1

Former Agriculture Minister Mr. H. V. C. Thorby, of Wongarbon, said today that wheatgrowers were storing, at…

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Junior Farmer Problem

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 4

Uneven quality of many Junior Farmer part time leaders had led to the change in the control of Junior Farmer…

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Smart Wool Day Dress

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 2

Unusual side buttoning and neckline treatment—with contrasting half collar—gives added character to…

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Strong Recovery in Wool Prices

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 8

Hardening tendency at Sydney wool sales to-day with wider competition sent values up another 2[?]…

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Higher Fines Sought for Sheep Stealing Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 3

Sheep stealing was being encouraged because only light fines were imposed on those caught, a Cootamundra…

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Junior Farmers get full time supervisors

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 2

The Education Department has decided to dispense with the services of part-time supervisors of Junior…

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Power farming with only one tractor Ferguson "Circus" demonstration

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 10

More than 400 people yesterday watched the impressive demonstration given by the Ferguson "Circus" of the wide variety of farming operations within the capability of a light flexible tractor fitted with appropriate…

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Show societies appeal for dairy stock

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 2

The Agricultural Societies' Council of N.S.W. is making an appeal, through secretaries of show societies, for dairy stock replacements in the North Coast flood areas. A circular letter was read at…

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Junior Farmers [?]reat Support For Mendooran Show

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 1

A feature of the Mendooran Show on Tuesday was the wonderful support given by members of the Mendooran Junior Farmers’ Club which has been in existence only for 12 months…

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Mendooran Junior Farmers’ Annual Meeting

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 7

Mr. Geraf[?]d Blackman was elected president of the Mendooran branch of the Junior Farmers at the annual meeting…

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Eleven Farms for War Service Land Settlement

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 5

Mr. W. S. Kent Hughes (Minister for the Interior) [?] advised Mr. L. J. Failes, M.P. for Lawson, that [?]e has…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 3

At the Farmers & Graziers Co-Op. Wool Sales last week, the following prices were realised for local clips:—…

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Cattle From Famous Overseas Studs

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 6

On Monday March 22, the RM "Stratus" brought the largest consignment of pure Brahman cattle from America ever…

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Tramgie Cattle for Royal Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

Leaving yesterday for Sydney was the [?] of Aber[?] Angus [?] cattle from [?] Experiment Station, which will…

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The Week in Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 4

With Russian countries still setting the pace, the week's wool markets maintained their hardening trend for practically…

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