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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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WOOL & Stock Reports Winchcombe Carson

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

The market, for sheepskins was up to 2d per lb lower with woolled description mostly affected, reports Winchcombe Carson Ltd…

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Wheat Prospects Far Better Than Expected

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 1

Many [?] the Narandera, Trangie and Peak Hill [?] expect to harvest [?] fair" crops of wheat this year, a heavy has revealed many revealed many farmers expect to harvest at least half an [?]…

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Young Aberdeen Cattle Bring High Prices Sydney

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

The value of the early maturing of Aberdeen-Angus cattle was clearly demonstrated at last week's sale of…

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U.s. Men Praise Our Wool Selling Methods

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 2

Praise for Australia's methods of preparing wool for market, for the auction system of selling and the high standard of sheep and wool research in this country was made by the visiting American…

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'Shoot at Sight' Order by Grazier for Sheep Thieves Cobar

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

A grazier here is giving guns to his rouseabouts to catch sheep stealers, who have cost him…

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U.K. Dock Strike Hits Wool Sales SYDNEY

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

Britain's dock strike affected Sydney wool sales yesterday, but the market was firm, despite the loss of strong United…

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Summer Fodder Crops

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

Summer fodder crops are being grown on increased scale this year, according to reports received by the Department of…

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Wheat Silos

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 27 October 1954 · page 8

Slios will be open as below. Buyers requested lodge orders and proforma payment with…

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Beef Cattle Breeders' Competition

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 27 October 1954 · page 2

The Beef Cattle Breeders' Competition for 1954-1955 has now been launched and entries are…

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Ready Sale For Good Merino Wool SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1954 · page 1

Good greasy merino wool sold readily at tho Sydney sales yesterday, with any change in values slightly in seller's favor…

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World Wool Buying Is Yet on Hand-to-mounth Basis

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1954 · page 5

Last week's wool market indicated that the slight weakness in the demand at the earlier sales was not to continue, and that buyers still had a weight of orders to be fulfilled…

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Wheat Prospects Good District Will Receive Five Bag Average Large Quantity Cut for Hay

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 27 October 1954 · page 1

Despite early indications of a wheat failure this year, Gilgandra district farmers are assured of some very good crops, and an average of five bags…

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Irrigation Course at Yanco Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1954 · page 5

Applications for enrolment in the first year's course in irrigation farming at the new Irrigation College being set up…

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MOTORS & MOTORISTS Mechanisation Of Farms Stops The Drift To Cities

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1954 · page 3

Farm mechanisation not only places a country's agriculture on a firm economic basis, but is instrumental in halting the drift of rural workers to the cities ... in other words, young people will stay on…

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The Farmers & Graziers’ Wool Report

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 7

The Farmers and Graziers’ Co-operative Grain insurance and Agency Company Limited 14th October, 1954…

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"Flying Squads" move New Season's Wool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 9

The above photograph shows a new idea being used to speed up handling of this season's wool. The wool firm, Bridgland Brown Pty. Limited, has organised some of its wool handlers into teams called "flying squads", which work in conjunction with classers in their wool…

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Brisk Bidding At Wool Sales SYDNEY

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

The market in Sydney showed more animation yesterday and prices ruled firm on the previous day's rates, but…

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Wool Sales Not To Be Postponed SYDNEY

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

Wool sales in Australia will not be postponed because of the British dock strike…

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Junior Farmers As Show Stewards

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 16

[?] to an invitation by the Mendooran P. A. and H Asociation the Mendooran Junior Farmers’…

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Wool Sales

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson yesterday secured the Sydney wool [?] record price of 154d account F. A. Thompson,…

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