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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Merino Wool Values Firm In Three Capitals SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1954 · page 1

Rates at the Sydney and Melbourne wool sales yesterday for Merino wools remained firm at the closing…

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World Valuation Of Wool Never Higher Says big Agency Producers Must Keep Costs Down For Sound Economy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1954 · page 2

The prestige of wool in the world has, perhaps, never been higher than it is today, but history teaches that the future of wool has ever been intriguing and difficult to predict, says the annual…

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Junior Farmer Notes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1954 · page 2

Arrangements for the coming tour by 35 district members are well in hand and present indications are that the tour will be…

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Girl, 17 Is Champion Farmer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1954 · page 1

Forbes Junior Farmer, 17-years-old Lila Burch, of "Monhime," was selected as "Star" Junior Farmer of the…

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Wool Prices

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 15 September 1954 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson Co. wired us this morning: We sold 9490 bales at our sales on Tuesday…

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Faulty Feeding May Kill Sheep in Drought Time

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 15 September 1954 · page 7

Graziers should re member that starvation is not the only cause from Which sheep die in time…

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Merino Wool Firm at Sydney Sales Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 15 September 1954 · page 1

Values for merinos ruled fully firm at the Sydney Wool Sales yesterday. Comebacks and crossbreds sold…

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The Farmers & Graziers’ Wool Report

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 8

The Formers and Graziers’ Cooperative Grain Insurance and agency Company Limited 3rd September, 1954…

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Big Drop In Canadian Wheat Crop OTTAWA

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 1

The Federal Bureau of Statistics has slashed its estimate of Canada's 1954 wheat crop by 135,000,000 bushels…

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Blow Fly Immunity Sheep Inspected At Condobolin

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 13

A great deal of interest has been aroused by the production of “Demon Blow Fly Emulsion” which renders sheep immune…

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Wool Auctions Winchcombe’s Report

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 17

Winchcombe Carson Ltd advised on Tuesday that they had sold 9,490 bales of wool at auction and privately at their…

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Drover’s Heavy Fine Loitering Mob of Sheep

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 20

For travelling a mob of sheep 22 miles in 12 days, the required distance being 60 miles on a travelling…

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Prices Rise At London Wool Sales LONDON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 1

Exceptional competition lifted prices for greasy Merinos fully 2½ per cent over .Friday's levels with spinners and best…

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Junior Farmers’ Monthly Meeting

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 17

Miss Nola Schapcott gave a report of her visit to the Fairbridge Farm School at Molong last May to…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 17 September 1954 · page 5

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd. reported on 3rd September:…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 17 September 1954 · page 6

Increased demand for Bradford strengthened the tone at Sydney Wool Sales on Monday, when wools free or only lightly…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 17 September 1954 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. wired as follows on Tueaday: We sold 9490 bales and auction and privately at our…

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The Week in Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 17 September 1954 · page 10

As the wool-selling season enters its third week, with values attuned at Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane,…

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Wool Research At Trangie

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 September 1954 · page 8

The acting manager of Trangie Experiment Station, Mr. Eric Cuthbertson, said this week that investigations…

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Wool Prospects Farrell & Smith Good, Says Expert

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 17 September 1954 · page 2

Reviewing the opening sales of the season and the early decline in values Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report that the…

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