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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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How Wheat Growers Voted ADELAIDE

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1954 · page 5

The overwhelming vote in favor of the Wheat Stabilisation Plan by growers throughout Australia was an endorsement…

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WOOL & Stock Reports at Homebush Yesterday A.M.L. & F. SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1954 · page 5

At Homebush yesterday a total yarding of 28,179 head comprising 16,251 sheep, 2090 lambs and hoggets and 9838 suckers was…

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Best Rain For Months Changes Crop Prospects

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1954 · page 1

Seeking rates varying from [?] points to over 8 inches here completely changed the [?] for wheat and get…

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Value of Farm Welding Equipment

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 October 1954 · page 3

Demonstrations of welding and brazing aluminium, copper, cast iron and steel at the recent machinery display created…

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Policy Change Hits Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1954 · page 2

An unexpected trend developed at wool auctions last week and it seems that there has been a definite change of…

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Decrease in Value of Wool Exports Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1954 · page 3

The value of Australian wool exports for the two months ended August, was £30,283,000— a decrease of £14,350,000 compared…

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Merino Wool Prices Firm At 3 Sales SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1954 · page 1

Prices for merino wools ruled fully firm at three centres yesterday with fine wools, free from fault in great demand…

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Junior Farmers’ Club Proposed For Coolah

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 21 October 1954 · page 20

At the monthly meeting of the Coolah and District Progress Association it was decided to convene a…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 10

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. wired as follows on Thursday of last week.:- We sold 9,700 bales of wool…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 4

On Monday, 11th October, New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., brought forward a…

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Air Transport of Cattle

The Western Herald · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 7

For some time past the Commonwealth Government has been giving consideration to the air…

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The Week in Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 5

Wool has had a bad week. In Sydney and Adelaide, competition from Bradford continued to subside, and values for all…

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Wool Market Outlook Sound

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 6

At the slightly tower levels competition was been playing the part ten days, and [?] the knowledge of [?] in…

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A.m.l. & F. Wool Sale Report

The Western Herald · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 3

At Sydney on 11th October, 1954, Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Co. Ltd., offered an attractive selection…

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Wool Prices Harden In 3 Centres SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 6

Prices at the Newcastle, Goulburn and 'Melbourne wool sales yesterday continued to harden under animated competition…

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For The Countryman Science Can Add £4,500,000 to Wool Output Sydney

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

Science is playing a major role in the development and expansion of the Australian wool industry and with the present high prices even a 1 per cent, increase in production meant an extra £45,000,000 to…

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Farms May Have Planned Daylighting

The Western Herald · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 10

The familiar interior scene of a typical ironroofed Australian woolshed may soon be as obsolete as…

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Commonwealth Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 5

For the 83 tons ol tallow offered the market was 5/ to 40/ per ton lower, reports Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co…

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Beef Cattle Breeder's Comp

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 2

The beef cattle breeders composition for 1954.55 has now launched and entries are to be lodged by November 30…

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Wool Report by Nil Coy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 5

During the three selling days at Newcastle last week the roster of sales allowed 32,000 bales of wool to he dealt with…

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