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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1955

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Sydney Wool Sales

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 26 October 1955 · page 8

District prices at last week's Sydney wool sales included: D. R. Jenkins, Gulargambone, AAA 82¼d;…

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Sheep Stealing Only Minor Worry in Western District

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 26 October 1955 · page 2

Sheep stealers, whose activities are estimated to cost Australian graziers at least £1-million a…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 28 October 1955 · page 13

Goldsbrough, Mort & Company Ltd. report:- The fourth series of Sydney wool auctions was continued…

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Quality Beef Cattle Production Essential

The Western Herald · Friday 28 October 1955 · page 8

The minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., said on…

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Brighter Prospect for Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 28 October 1955 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: With the Japanese section of the buying trade continuing their strong…

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

The Western Herald · Friday 28 October 1955 · page 13

At the 2nd sale in No. 4 series in Sydney on October 19 1955, Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Co. Ltd…

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Control of Cattle Tick Research by C.s.i.r.o

The Western Herald · Friday 28 October 1955 · page 14

Research on cattle tick during the past two years has made significant advances on the control of…

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Special Sheep Sale at Armatree

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 2 November 1955 · page 4

A large special sheep sale will be held at the Old Bullagreen wool shed yards, Armatree, on…

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Field Wheat Competition Gilgandra P. and A. Association

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 2 November 1955 · page 3

The judging of the wheat crops in the local crop competition conducted by the Gilgandra P…

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Junior Farmers and Progress

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 2 November 1955 · page 6

Speaking at the opening of the Junior Farmer Leadership School at Bathurst last week, Mr. C. R…

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Wool Yield of Fat-tailed Sheep

The Western Herald · Friday 4 November 1955 · page 2

An expert from Australia is now devoting himself to improving the wool yield of the fat-tailed…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 4 November 1955 · page 14

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. wired as follows:- We sold 9,000 bales of wool by auction and privately at…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 4 November 1955 · page 4

Values generally were unchanged at the Sydney Wool Sales on Monday. Demand widening for better style of…

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Wool Outlook Improving

The Western Herald · Friday 4 November 1955 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The gradual improvement in the general quality of Australian wools…

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Sheep As Lawn Mowers

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 9 November 1955 · page 4

A father arid son have built up a thriving, business in the city, mainly selling single sheep and…

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Only Clean Wheat to Be Accepted at Sidings Important Information for Wheat Growers

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 9 November 1955 · page 6

The Wheat Board has been concerned for some time about the relatively high percentage of broken grains and foreign matter—straw, chaff,…

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Damage to Cereal Crops Armatree, Curban, Trangie, Narromine Districts Most Affected

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 9 November 1955 · page 7

In his monthly review of crop conditions Mr. N. G. Tickner, District Agron omist, reports for…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 2

On Wednesday the 2nd November New Zealand. Loan & Mercantile Agency Company Limited, brought…

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

The Western Herald · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 2

At Sydney on 2nd November; 1955, Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd. submitted an…

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Rhodesia's Record Tobacco Crop

The Western Herald · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 6

Southern Rhodesia's 2,500 tobacco farmers have done well for themselves this year. They have triumphed over a poor…

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