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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Mr. A. C. Butter

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 8

One of the most popular men in the Trangie district, Mr. Alan [?] Butter of "Invernasy," [?] away last…

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Junior Judging Of [?] Sheep

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 1

The Narromine Agricultural Society has conducted a [?] for the [?]…

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Fined £5 for Loitering with Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 2

Gordon Hodder, of Troy, was fined £5 at the last Dubbo Court for failing to drive sheep in his charge the…

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Narromine Junior Farmer Notes (By a Club Reporter)

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 1

A combined meeting of the Junior Farmer Club and Advisory committee was held in the School of arts on Tuesday…

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Wool Report

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 8

On 22nd June, New Zeaand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., brought forward their final…

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No Increase in Butter Price

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday. The retail price of butter will reman unchanged at 4/1½ a lb…

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£9000 For Wheat Research SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 5

Four millers have given Sydney University a further £9,000 for additional wheat research. Announcing this…

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Monthly Crop Review the Season

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 7

Moderate falls of rain in June permitted wheat sowings to be commenced and completed. The…

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Wheat for Feeding Shee and Other Livestock

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 3

The Australian Wheat Board has supplies of wheat for sale for feeding all classes of livestock…

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UK's Big Wheat Deal with Canada Ottawa

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 2

Britain has made substantial commitments for shipments of wheat through the northern Manitoba port of Churchill, the…

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Wool Outlook Next Season Is Seen As Bright

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 2

The level of the wool market at the closing sales in Australia last week maintained the steady tenor of the whole season, and marked the second year of a stability in the trade that has rarely, if ever, been…

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Over 100 Present at Keadool Junior Farmers’ Field Day

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 1

Over 100 persons were present at the Coonabarabran Junior Farmers’ Club sheep and cattle field day, held at the properly of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Uphill, Keadool. The field day had been arranged by the…

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MENDOORAN Junior Farmers’ Inter Club Quiz

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 12

At the monthly meeting of the Mendooran Junior Farmers’ Club it was decided to hold an inter-club quiz…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 11

On Tuesday, 22nd June, New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. brought forward their final catalogue for…

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Australian Wool Auctions

The Western Herald · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 9

Winchcombe Carson Ltd report:—The level of the wool market at the closing Sales in Australia last week maintained…

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Gulargambone Sheep Top Sydney Market

The Western Herald · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 4

Through the Flemington Market on Monday. 28th June, a consignment of 248 ewes were sold on behalf of the Pine…

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The Week in Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 10

With a cheque of £390 million, Australian woolgrowers closed their books last week for the third…

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Welcome Gift Of Wool To Legacy

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 1

Ten show [?] have been presented to Trangie Legacy, it was announced yesterday. The gift came from Tyrie…

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Wool Cost 50d to Produce, Bank Experts Say

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 5

It costs just over 50d per 1b to produce wool, it was revealed in a recent survey of costs and returns, undertaken…

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137 Bushel Yield of Maize by Mudgee Crop Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 2

Messrs. B. Mogg and Sons, of Lawsons Creek, Mudgee, won the Tumut-Gundagai and inland division of the RAS 1954 maize championship, with a seed crop of Emblem hybrid estimated to yield 137…

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