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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,273 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 55 of 64

The Farmers & Graziers’ Wool Report

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 10

The Farmers and Graziers’ Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited, 8th October, 1954…

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Cattle Values Dearer at Coolah Sale

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 4

The cattle market was good at the stock sale held at Coolah on Friday by Greenhalgh Bros, and the…

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Near record sheep figures reflect rabbit destruction

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 1

The recent announcement by the Commonwealth Statistician that the N.S.W. sheep population has reached 59,639,000 emphasises the value of the "drives" during the past few seasons to reduce the rabbit pest…

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Good prospects for Yeoval Wool Show

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 11

The secretary of the Yeoval Sub Branch of the R.S.S. and A.I.L.A., Mr. R. D. Dare, said last Tuesday that entries…

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C’bran Field Wheat Comp. Judging Starts

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 2

The Secretary of the Coonabarabran P. A. and H. Association has been advised by the judge of the field wheat…

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Rust in Mary Vale crops

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 9

The continued wet weather is causing as much concern to the wheat fanner as did the dry weather…

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Yeoval Junior Farmers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 11

Yeoval Junior Farmers, who recently took part in a tour, will give talks on their experiences at the Christmas…

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Junior Farmer Interstate Tour Address to C’bran Club

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Coonabarabran Junior Farmers’ Club on Tuesday Miss Maureen Young…

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Miniature Debs at Junior Farmers’ Ball

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 9

Mendooran Junior Farmers advanced a step further with their social work when they arranged their first…

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Expressing Growing Alarm At Mounting Disruption Of Primary Industry And Cancellation Of Wool Sales Graziers Urge Federal Gove. to Take Resolute Action to End Dock Strike Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 1

Hopes grow that the nation-wide waterfront strike will collapse early next week but already its effects have been grave. Wool sales in three country centres,…

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Wheat Harvest

The Western Herald · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 6

With the advent of the 1954 wheat harvest, even though the crop has been severely affected by the…

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Special Sheep Sale at Forbes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 2

At the special store sheep sale at Forbes last Wednesday 28,000 sheep were yarded and a total clearance was effected…

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Protection of Sheep Against Blowfly Attack

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 6

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New Sheep Pavilion for Narromine Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 3

The possibility of exciting a new sheep pavillion, at an estimated cost of £200, is being examined by the Narromine Agricultural Society, it was reported at the monthly meeting of the committee held at the imperial Hotel on…

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Don't Starve Sheep After Drenching

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 2

Danger of varying plane of nutation when carrying out drenching operations with carbon tetrachloride was…

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Sheep Population Rising As Rabbits Thin Out

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 2

The announcement by the Commonwealth Statistician, that the New South Wales sheep population has reached 59,639,000 underlines the value of the "drives" during the past few seasons to reduce the…

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N.s.w. Sheep Population Nears Record

The Western Herald · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The announcement by the Commonwealth Statistician that the New South Wales…

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Wheat Judged in Wet Weather Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 2

After being postponed through rain, judging for the northern division, of the 1945 RAS Championship Field…

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N.s.w. Has Nearly As Many Sheep As in 1891

The Western Herald · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 5

New South Wales now has more sheep than at any time since 1891, the record year…

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£500 in Prizes for R.A.S. Wheat Competition Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 2

More than £500 will again be offered as prize money in the wheat classes at the 1955 Royal Easter Show…

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