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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1955

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 28 January 1955 · page 12

At Dalgety's sales on Thursday values were still hardening and are now at the highest point of the week. The firm…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 28 January 1955 · page 9

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. wired as follows on Tuesday: We sold 7,700 bales by auction and privately at our s…

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Zebu Cattle for Research

The Western Herald · Friday 28 January 1955 · page 4

Zebu cattle from Pakistan for C.S.I.R.O.s cattle breeding research have just been released from…

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Wool Market's Confident Tone

The Western Herald · Friday 28 January 1955 · page 9

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The events of the wool market last week showed plainly that there…

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The Week in Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 28 January 1955 · page 3

Highlights of the week's wool trading was the wider competition for a wider range of wools by…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 10

On Monday, January 24, New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., brought forward a…

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Wool Market Confidence

The Western Herald · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd report: The events of the past week in the selling of wool have shown clearly…

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National Sheep Dog Trial Championships

The Western Herald · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 4

His Excellency, Field Marshall Sir William Slim has intimated his intention of donating a Silver…

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

The Western Herald · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 11

Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Co. Ltd., at Sydney on 24th January, 1955, offered a selection comprised of clips…

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Irrigation Boosts U.s. Crop Yields

The Western Herald · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 4

Tests carried out within recent years at the State Agricultural Research Experiment Station in Georgia, U.S.A., have…

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Wool Sale

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 9 February 1955 · page 1

Wincombe Carson Ltd wire:- We sold 9,200 bales of wool at our Sydney sale…

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Carelessness in Harvesting Experts Warning to Wheat Growers

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 9 February 1955 · page 7

By courtesy of Dr. A. R. Callaghan, Director of the South Australian Department of…

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Monthly Review Crop Conditions

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 9 February 1955 · page 8

In his monthly report on crop conditions in the Western Agricultural Region, Mr. N. S. Tickner,…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. wired as follows on Monday: We sold 9,200 bales of wool at our Sydney Sale to-day…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 6

Dalgety's reported on Wednesday:- Competition for extra superfine wools was dominated by…

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Record Price for Merino Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 6

A national record price of 320d. a lb. was paid at the Hobart sales last week for one bale of super merino wool from…

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Wheat Harvest in

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 16 February 1955 · page 3

Towards the end of January the wheat harvest was aproaching completion, reports the Division…

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The Week in Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 10

Superfine wool again snatched the headlines this week with an alltime record price of 420d at…

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Stud Cattle Sales Records for Herefords at Hereford

The Western Herald · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 3

All all-time record for turnover and average price at the Hereford Herd Book Society's Sales in Herefordshire a few…

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

The Western Herald · Friday 18 February 1955 · page 11

At Sydney on 8th February, 1955, Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd, catalogued a selection drawn…

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