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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Farmers Must Restrict or Store Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 3

Wheatgrowers will be faced with the problem of storing wheat on their farms if they harvest a normal crop this…

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Big Entries for Sydney Sheep Show Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 2

Fleeces from Victoria have been entered for the forthcoming Sydney Annual Annual Sheep Show for the first time since…

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Little Wheat Sown Because of Dry Spell

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 3

Lack of sufficient rain over the past two months has affected the sowing of wheat, oats and pastures in the…

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Wool Prices Remain Firm At 2 Sales SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 1

The wool market remained firm at wool sales in Melbourne and Brisbane yesterday. In Melbourne prices for…

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Wheat Stabilisation Schemes Condemned by London 'Corn Trade News' London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 3

The "Corn Trade News," a grain trade journal, yesterday criticised wheat stabilisation schemes particularly Australia's. The journal said, "Despite all the drawbacks of…

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Advisory Committee for J. Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 2

In future the Advisory Committee for the Dubbo Junior Fanners Club will take part in the club's meetings, the…

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Mendooran Junior Farmers

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 11

At the monthly meeting of the Mendooran Junior Farmers’ Club the secretary Mr. Frank Montgomery,…

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Withdrawal of Russia From Wool Market

The Western Herald · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 12

Mr. R. D. Bakewell, Chairman of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council, has made the following…

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Advancing Wool Season Final Stages Reached

The Western Herald · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 9

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd report: Resumption of wool auctions in Brisbane and Melbourne bring the…

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Competition Keeps Wool Prices Firm SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 3

Good competition by UK, Continent and Japanese buyers at the Sydney wool sales yesterday kept prices firm on…

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Improved Wheat Encouraged By Field Comps. SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 2

Wheat competitions, organised by the RAS are doing "a great job" encouraging growers to go after better crops. Showing them the men who are growing the best, an unsuccessful entrant in last season's…

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Rain Needed For Farmers and Graziers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 2

Very little relief from the dry, warm spell has been received so far this month. Seasonal conditions during April were mind to warm and[?] Rainfall has been very light over the majority of the district…

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Spraying Wheat for Skeleton Weed

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 4

Trials carried out at Wagga Agricultural College show that any commercial variety of wheat…

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Wool Demand Is Well Maintained

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 4

Wool auctions in a number of Australian centres have clearly shown that the demand for wool is being well maintained, and…

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One of Best Sheep Shows Ever Held Entries All Time Record 227 in 1953—368 in 1954 Miss Elaine Harris Wins Champion Lady Rider

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 4

Held in perfect weather, the Annual Gilgandra Show on Tuesday and Wednesday was one of the best yet held. This was plainly evident in the…

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Balladoran Farmer Wins Motor Trial

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 1

Keith Wilson, a 27-year-old Balladoran farmer, has won the Daily Telegraph-A.M. interstate motor reliability trial from 153 competitors,…

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Annual Meeting of Jnr. Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 4

The Annual meeting of the Dubbo Junior Farmers' Club, will be held next Friday at the Central School at 8 pm…

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New Judge for Merino Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 2

A new judge has been appointed to judge strong wool Merino classes in the open section o the Sydney Sheep Show…

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District Girls As Judges at Sydney Sheep Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 3

Two district girls will compete in the sheep judging contests at the Sydney Sheep Show next month. They are Sally Jones, of "Hawthorne,"…

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