Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

1,273 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 6 of 64

Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: Further information now to hand on the subject of President Eisenhower's…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Farmers Give £300 of Wheat to Ambulance

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

Farmers had donated wheat worth more than £300 to the Dubbo District Ambulance, the Superintendent (Mr. W. Stewart)…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Week in Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 6

With buyers for Iron Curtain countries dominating the Continental bidding at Brisbane and at…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 3

At the Sydney wool sales yesterday 16,739 bales were catalogued of which 16,543 were sold at auction…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Wheat Crisis Talk In Commons LONDON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 1

Australia's wheat crisis was an extraordinary situation Mr. Hugh Gaitskell (Labor) and former Chancellor of…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Wheat Entries at Royal Show Reach 236 Mark

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

Entries in the 24-class wheat section of the 1954 Sydney Royal Show, which begins on April 9, are 70 more than last year's total. Registrar of the Royal Agricultural Society…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Junior Farmer Sees World's Greatest Stockyard Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 2

A visit to the largest livestock depot in the world with stockyards a mile long and half a mile wide was one of the highlights of the visit by NSW Junior Farmer Miss Joyre Schofield to the United…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Picturesque Exhibit By Jnr.Farmers At Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 1

Western Junior Fanners will present a pictures Exhibit at next week's Dubbo Show. Highlight features of the…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

More sheep deaths from dog attacks

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 1

Another Wellington landholder has reported sheep killings by stray dogs. He is Mr. L. Askham, of…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Better quality wheat needed to retain Australia's export markets

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 1

"If Australia wishes to retain her position as a wheat and flour exporter, growers will have to concentrate on producing better quality wheats," said Mr. W. Cock, manager of McLeod's Flour Mill, on Friday. Mr. Cock said Australian flour…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Registration Fees on Bulk Wheat Bins

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 8

The Trangie Farmers and Settlers Association has lodged a strong protest through Mr. C. G. Robertson. MLA, against the…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

The Queen's Love of Farms and Outdoors

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 5

Whenever her official duties allow her a few days leisure, Queen Elizabeth always tries to spend them in the countryside. She has a frank enjoyment of country life,…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wheat Farming Methods and Quality Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 2

All-round improvement in farming technique, combined with favorable weather conditions had produced the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Wool Report Merino Wool Cheaper, Crossbred Firm

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 4

Competition lapsed into lethargy at Sydney wool sale to-day, when values for all Merino broad…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

BARADINE Merino Wool Cheaper Crossbred Firm

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 16

Competition lapsed into legarthy at the Sydney woolsale on Monday when values for all Merino and broad descriptions…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

Crop Losses Saved by Indoor Drying

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 2

NEW YORK: The practice or drying crops with forced ventilation installed in storage buildings, instead of leaving crops to…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Australia Day Sports Junior Farmers’ Club

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 7

Although the Junior Farmers Club is not yet one year old in Mendooran it is one of the most active bodies in the…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Wool Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 4
Also in The Western Herald

The Farmers nod Grasters Co-op Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd. report under date February 5…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Wool Report Merino, Wool Cheaper—crossbred Firm

The Western Herald · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 10

Competition lapsed into lethargy at Sydney Woolsale on Tuesday, when values for all merino broad descriptions eased…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →