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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 37 of 64

Separate Standard Advocated For High Quality Wheat

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 7

If the [?] of held weekly wheat was to be rewarded for [?] It would to think in to[?] from the standard [?] of Agriculture for south…

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Road Transport of Cattle Cheaper Than Rail in N.t

The Western Herald · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 6

The vast advantages of a road system over the transport by rail of cattle in Northern Australia are…

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Cattle Fund And Beef Research

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 2

If payments made by stock-owners to the Cattle Compensation Fund continued to exceed claims for compensation, the…

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Cooking Hints for Better Butter Cakes

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

All cakes made with shortening, whether it is butter itself, a margarine, or a good shortening without flavor, are…

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Good Prospects For Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 2

The roster for the opening sales commencing in Sydney on August 30 will present to buyers a total, for the first…

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Sudden Death of Mr. A. K. Butter

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 8

The sudden death of Mr. Andrew Kerr Butter took place at his homo in Trangle early on Sunday morning at the age…

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Keen Demand at N.Z. Wool Sales Auckland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 5

At the first Auckland wool sale of the 1954-55 season yesterday a total of 8,562 bales, mostly crutchings, was offered…

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More Progress For Junier Farmers Club

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 3

Members of the Part Hill Junior Farmer Club are considering the possibility of purchasing a block of land for the…

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Farmers Must Cut Wheat Acreages

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 3

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…

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Wool Dresses

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 7

Woollen afternoon frock in pale green, featuring a matching fringed wool stole lined with gold…

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Warning on Wool

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 2

Woolgrowers should not feel complacent about heir prosperity, the president of the Australian…

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Ballot To Ratify Wheat Plan

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 1

Meanwhile the State Cabinet yesterday approved the holding of a ballot of NSW wheat stabilisation plan…

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Claiming That It Is Necessary To Avoid Low Prices And Surpluses F & S Assn. Urges Change Over From Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 1

Reduced production of all farm commodities facing world surpluses was advocated by the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association yesterday…

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Farmers Seek More Japanese Trade

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 3

A resolution seeking more Japanese trade was adopted by the Wheatgrowers Union of NSW in…

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Dubbo Works to Make New Farm Equipment

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 2

A licence to manufacture farming equipment in Dubbo has been obtained by the City Welding Works. The equipment is the Vengar hydraulic rippers,…

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Cattle Still on Pine Vale Reserve

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 13

At the last meeting of the Coonabarabran Pastures Protection Board, it was stated that the cattle, whcih…

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Cut Wheat Costs, Says Mr. Thorby

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 3

The only surplus of wheat in the world was that in the market where people could afford to pay for wheat, Mr. H. V. C…

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Wool Sales Open On August 30

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 5

The opening sales for the 1951-55 Australian wool selling season will take place in Sydney on Monday, August 30,…

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New Way Of Grading Wheat Urged SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 1

Formation of a committee to investigate a new means of grading wheat is urged by the Farmers and Settlers…

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Junior Farmers’ Intertown Quiz

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 8

The inter club quiz arranged [?]y the Mendooran branch [?] the Junior Farmers’ move[?] and held here last Thurs…

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