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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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181 Breeders Enter Cattle Competition Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 2

Entries totalling 181 were received in this year's Beef Cattle Breeders' Competition being conducted by the…

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First Stud Cattle Draft Now at Sea

The Western Herald · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 10

From Port of London last week Dalgety's shipped on the "Herefordshire" the first consignment of this season's stud…

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U.s. Wool Traffic No Change Proposed

The Western Herald · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The statement by the United States Secretary of Agriculture on behalf of the…

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Graziers Lose Wool Tax Appeal LONDON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 1

Australian woolgrowers have lost the test case over the liability of graziers to pay income tax on…

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Demand For Wool Forces Prices Up SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 1

East merino fleeces and fine comeback wools reached their highest peak of the week at the cosine Melbourne sales…

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Bank Help for Junior Farmers

The Western Herald · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 4

The Bank of N.S.W. has announced its programme of financial support for the Junior Farmer Movement in N.S.W…

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Bank of Nsw Gives Good Support Junior Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 2

Financial support of the Bank of NSW to the Junior Farmer movement enabled the scheme to be extended to all persons, not just those who could afford to travel to the various schools and…

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Aged Sheep Used For Fertilizer SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 3

Large numbers of poor qoality sheep are being processed into fertiliser by some NSW wholesale butchers who are…

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U.S. [?] Farmer To Visit Peak Hill

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 3

A visting Junior Farmer from [?] USA, will he the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Eari [?] and their son Rod for a…

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Bank Aid for Junior Farmers Warren

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 1

The Bank of New South Wales has announced its programme of financial support for the Junior Farmer Movement in…

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Improved Tone in Wool Auctions Noted

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 4

An improved tone in market levels was reported at all Australian wool auctions this week, and in Auckland (New Zealand) an improved level of values was also announced…

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Australian Girl Tells Of Junior Farmers Work In Us Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 4

Some Americans still thought of Australia in terms of desert, sheep, and kangaroos, young NSW farmer, Miss Felicity Gowing, said in a report to the Australian Council of Young Farmers…

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Splendid Wheat Crop: High Quality for Bread Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 1

As a result of an exceptional wheat harvest in which the grain is of outstanding standard, the…

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Tartan Sashes for Champion Show Cattle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 2

Visits by Queen Elizabeth to the Queensland Royal Show at Toowoomba, and the Dubbo Show, will be commemorated…

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Russia's Strong Bid For Wool SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 3

Russian buyers bid strongly at the Brisbane and Geelong (Victoria) wool sales yesterday. At both sales values were…

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Wool Fabric Prints As Brightly Colored As Cotton

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: New research discoveries in the printing of wool have developed a method by which wool fabrics can now be printed in as bright colors as any cotton…

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Junior Farmer Relates U.S. Experience Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 2

Most large high schools in America have work-rooms where boys can get practical training and experience in…

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Research in Wool Uses

The Western Herald · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd report: New research discoveries in the printing of wool have developed a method by…

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The Week in Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 7

A record post-war year of raw wool imports into Britain, in 1953 amounting to 827.7 million lb., equivalent to a…

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Cloth Must Show Wool Content

The Western Herald · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 4

Legislation which orders that textile products should be labelled to show the percentage of wool they contain, has been…

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