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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,273 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 35 of 64

The Week in Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 3

While statistical officers are busily calculating the precise amount of Australia's third biggest wool…

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Electricity for Extra Wheat Storage Depot

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 7

[?] electricity supply is to be made available for the additional [?] wheat storage [?] to be provided at…

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Wool Production and a Widening Demand

The Western Herald · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 9

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: At the recent Annual Meeting of the Australian Wool Growers' Council and the…

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Wheat crops benefited from light falls of rain

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 1

Light falls of rain on Friday night and last night have been of tremendous value to wheat crops in the Wellington district. Ram commenced to fall about…

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[?] in Wool Lace

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 1

Digby Morion designs [?] Ascot dress with [?] line in string-coloured [?] lace, there is also a march…

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Wool Stocks Low In England

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 5

Wool sales were held in London last week and values, when compared with the last series held in that centre, were up to…

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Faulty Feeding May Kill Sheep In Drought Time

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 6

Graziers should remember that starvation is not the only cause from which sheep die in time of drought. points out Mr. F. W. Evans, Department of Agriculture Veterinary officer at Armidaie…

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WOOL & Stock Reports at Homebush Yesterday Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 5

A total yarding of 21,523 head, comprising 8965 sheep and 12,558 lambs and hoggets, was made at Homebush yesterday…

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Expert's Views On Single Phase Electricity For Farms

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 4

Very few people know the difference between single phase and three phase electricity, hat many potential consumers are interested in the rea[?] that are to be chi[?] because [?] rural [?] are single phase. The views…

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Judging Of Star Junior Farmers SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 2

Judging in the "Star" Junior Partner Competition is well under way throughout all districts. several clubs having…

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Inspections for Sheep Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 5

Final date for inspections of Merino and Corriedale sheep to be exhibited at the 1955 Sydney Show has been extended to…

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State Plans Stability For Wheat Industry As Grim Warning Given Farmers Must Cut Acreages or "Chaos Is Likely" Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 4

Farmers who can carry on without growing wheat should do so and help save the industry and bring it back to sanity, the President of the Wheat-growers' Union (Mr. C. D. Renshaw) told the…

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Engineers To Aid Farmers SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 5

A team of workers, consisting of an experienced research assistant and four young university graduates and diploma…

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Many Pig Farmers Face Ruin SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 4

Many pig producers arc raced with ruin and will lose their means of livelihood unless something is done…

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Wheat for Feeding Sheep and Other Livestock

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 12

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

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July Wool Sales in London No Sound Pointer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 2

The recent London wool auctions early in July cannot be taken as a safe criterion of the present world market level, as most of the offering was sought only by U.K. purchasers, state Winchcombe,…

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C’bran Junior Farmer Quiz Team Selected

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 8

Members of the Advisory committee of the Coonabarabran Junior Farmers’ Club Monday to select…

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Wheat Freighters Alarm

The Western Herald · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 6

Housewives and stockfeeders using wheat were hard hit by the appalling N.S.W. rail freights, declared the Rural…

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Wool Report Wool Buyers and Essential Holiday Recess

The Western Herald · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 9

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— The recent London Wool auctions early in July cannot be taken as a…

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The Week in Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 10

Analysis of the season's wool statistics reveal that though Australia's wool cheque at £300.7 million was lower than…

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