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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1956

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U.k. Wool Pile

The Western Herald · Friday 6 April 1956 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: The decision of the U.K. Government to slightly reduce the Stockpile of wool in that…

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Value of Wool Research a Tidy Sum Saved

The Western Herald · Friday 6 April 1956 · page 12

Ways in which research was saving the wool industry millions of pounds every year have been…

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Fish Farming in the Caribbean

The Western Herald · Friday 6 April 1956 · page 6

Further information has been released regarding fish farming in British Guiana. Tilapia fish cultivation is making great…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 13 April 1956 · page 10

Due to the Easter Holiday recess, there have been no wool sales in Australian Selling Centres during the…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 20 April 1956 · page 7

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. reported on Monday last as follows:— We sold 6100 bales of wool…

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Pile Up of Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 20 April 1956 · page 6

Wool is arriving in fair quantities at the local railway station over the past week. We hear that when flood waters…

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The Week in Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 20 April 1956 · page 10

With world interest focussed on the re-opening of the Australian wool market for the final…

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Ointment Treatment for Pink Eye in Cattle

The Western Herald · Friday 20 April 1956 · page 11

Ophthalmia, or "pink eye" of cattle is generally seen in its most severe form during the late summer or…

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Wheat Germ (These practical hints for the guidance of housewives have been prepared by the Nutrition Section of the Department of Public Health)

The Western Herald · Friday 20 April 1956 · page 2

Structure of the Wheat Grain A grain of wheat consists of three, main parts; firstly the germ, or embryo. This is simply…

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National Sheep Dog Trial Championships

The Western Herald · Friday 27 April 1956 · page 7

"Luck," a Border Collie, owned and worked by Mr. Alan Miller, of Woodond, Victoria, became Australia's…

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The Week in Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 4 May 1956 · page 4

In the most spectacular buying spurt in Sydney this season, Continental and Bradford buyers abandoned…

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Wool to Free China

The Western Herald · Friday 4 May 1956 · page 12

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Strong buying on the part of Japan, a widespread demand from the…

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Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Association SHOW & Rodeo, Aug. 17-18

The Western Herald · Friday 4 May 1956 · page 10

At a meeting of the above Association on Wednesday evenings last it was decided to hold the Annual Show…

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The Week in Wool £100 a Bale at Newcastle

The Western Herald · Friday 11 May 1956 · page 3

The uptrend in wool prices continued this week, with Japan's buyers again calling the tune, but being…

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Imported Dairy Bulls for Govt. Studs

The Western Herald · Friday 11 May 1956 · page 14

The Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham M.L.A., announced that two…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 18 May 1956 · page 13

On Tuesday, 8th May, New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. brought forward a…

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This Week in Wool Clip Cheque May Be £6 Million Higher

The Western Herald · Friday 18 May 1956 · page 4

Best fine merino spinners' wools last week climbed above the season's peak, and following…

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Increased Aid for Junior Farmers

The Western Herald · Friday 18 May 1956 · page 11

The Bank of N.S.W. this year is substantially increasing its financial assistance for the Junior…

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Many Sheep Unshorn in Queensland

The Western Herald · Friday 25 May 1956 · page 8

Sheep estimated to be worth £100,000 are dying in the rainsoaked West of Queensland because of the shearing dispute,…

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This Week In Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 25 May 1956 · page 5

Japan's dogged pertinacity in Australian salerooms has now infused world demand with…

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