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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Wool Report New Season Approaches

The Western Herald · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 12

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: The first offerings of the new season will be very representative of the earlier…

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Good Market Is Expected for New Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 6

The 1954-55 Australian wool selling season will open in Sydney on Monday. Reporting a catalogue totalling…

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For the Countryman Wool, First Choice for U.s. Uniforms

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 2

The placing of orders for the new green general duty uniform for the United States Army is "the biggest…

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Cattle much dearer at Associated Agents' sale

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 1

The market for all classes of fat cattle was considerably dearer at the regular fortnightly sale, conducted by the Wellington Associated Agents last Friday. A good attendance of buyers,…

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World Wool Consumption Increases

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 2

The aggregate consumption of material by 10 major consuming countries amounted to some 2,679 million lb in 1953…

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Lower Prices For Merino Wool SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 2

Prices for merino fleece wools dropped 7½ per tent to 10 per cent at the opening wool sales of the 1954/55 season here…

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Wool and Stock Markets at Homebush Yesterday Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 5

A total yarding of 25,381 head comprising 11,838 sheep. 7736 lambs and hoggets and 4807 suckers was made at…

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Tractor Kills Farmer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 3

A 55-year-old Coolah farmer, Kevin John Scully was killed when he was run over by a tractor on his property on…

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Wool Price Variations-monthly Average

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 7

The 1954-55 wool-selling season will open in Sydney on 30th. August and woolgrowers will be watching opening price levels with great interest. Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Ltd. prepared the above graph to show how prices have varied during the last 3 seasons. It clearly…

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Wool Prices Improve Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 1

Greasy Merino wool prices yesterday showed a tendancy to improve at Sydney sales, fol owing the previous day's…

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District Wool Sales at New Series

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 1

Messrs. Winchoombe Carson wired us the morning: We sold 1175 bales…

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Expert Analysis Of The Wool-Selling Outlook Indicates. Why Wool Sales Showed Small Early Drop Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 1

"Now that the new selling season has opened, many of the questions and speculations as to the market level will soon be answered, but it would be unwise to base calculations on the first day…

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Valuable falls of rain save district wheat crops

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 1

Valuable falls of rain, which varied between 40 points and nearly an inch, saved wheat crops in the Wellington district this morning. The rain commenced to fall…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd, report they sold 11,850 bales of wool at auction and privately at their Sydney wool…

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Cattle on Pine Vale Reserve

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 11

The cattle which for some lime had been agisting on the Pine Vale reserve on the Coonabarabran Gunnedah Road was…

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C’bran Sheep Dog Trials Increased Status

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 13

At the last meeting of the Coonabarabran P. A. and H. Association following the receipt of a letter from the…

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Crop Conditions Reviewed by Agronomist

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 2

August was a very variable month for agriculture with the majority of days bright, and with hot sunshine to frosty mornings. Only one effective fall of rain was received…

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District Wool

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 1

Wool sales this week by Winchcombe Carson included: F. W. Hughes, Pty. Ltd. Darlington Point ewes 1071; J. R…

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Wool Sales

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 2

District fleece wool sold by AML and F this week included: Kulkine Pastoral Co. Trangie…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. reported on Tuesday: We sold 11,750 bales by auction and privately at our…

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