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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1963

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Enviable Pastoral Record

The Western Herald · Friday 25 January 1963 · page 5

Mr. R. K. Hart, recently appointed Assistant General Manager in Australia of the world's biggest…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 25 January 1963 · page 13

Values at Sydney auction on Monday with the exception of superfine wools were from 20 to 25…

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This Week in Wool Bad European Winter Boosts Wool Market

The Western Herald · Friday 25 January 1963 · page 4

Extreme winter conditions in Europe had helped boost wool values, Dalgety and New Zealand…

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Wool Production Sound But Sales Methods Need Improving

The Western Herald · Friday 25 January 1963 · page 12

It is important for Australia's wool industry that an investigation be made into problems of…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 1 February 1963 · page 13

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-Operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited…

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This Week in Wool Firm Wool Market

The Western Herald · Friday 1 February 1963 · page 2

30,000 Bales Lost in Fire Wool values should remain firm in the immediate future without any…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 1 February 1963 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. sold 8,000 bales of wool in Sydney on January 24 to keen competition and…

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Cattle Levy Down, Compensation Up

The Western Herald · Friday 1 February 1963 · page 2

The Levy on cattle will be reduced and maximum payments from the Cattle Compensation Fund will…

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Sheep-Skin Rugs Help Bedridden

The Western Herald · Friday 1 February 1963 · page 13

Sheep-skin rugs and cushions as nursing aids are available commercially following successful…

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Local and General Wool Traffic

The Western Herald · Friday 1 February 1963 · page 14

During the past few weeks wool loading at the Railway has been heavy and large quantities of…

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Rural Funds Demand "More for Farm Colleges, Schools"

The Western Herald · Friday 8 February 1963 · page 12

Use by the N.S.W. Government of greatly increased loan funds on building agricultural…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 15 February 1963 · page 10

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited…

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Wool Coming Events!

The Western Herald · Friday 15 February 1963 · page 12

The Australian Wool Bureau's Gold Medal Wool Awards, for autumn winter fashions for 1963, will…

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Wool Used in Cars

The Western Herald · Friday 15 February 1963 · page 11

More than half a million pounds of wool were used by the American motor car industry in 1961,…

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This Week in Wool Fear Mexico Will Buy Less Wool From Australia

The Western Herald · Friday 15 February 1963 · page 7

Mexico — Australia's 12th biggest wool customer — may buy less of our wool because of free…

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Russia is Second Highest Wool Producer

The Western Herald · Friday 15 February 1963 · page 1

Only one country has a industry which approaches the size of the Australian wool industry…

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M.c.c. Team Shops for Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 15 February 1963 · page 2

An unusual "shopping" visit to the Australian Wool Bureau offices in Melbourne was made last…

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U.K. Wool Industry on the Move

The Western Herald · Friday 15 February 1963 · page 4

Greatly increased sums of money will soon be spent on wool promotion in the United Kingdom by…

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Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Ass'n. Motorkhana and Mud Scramble in conjunction with Apex Centenary Show on May 17th and 18th

The Western Herald · Friday 15 February 1963 · page 1

The usual monthly meeting of the Bourke Pastoral and Agricultural Council decided on Friday night last to work in conjunction with Bourke Apex Club in conducting a Motorkhana and Mud Scrambe at the…

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Wool Traffic

The Western Herald · Friday 22 February 1963 · page 8

Despite the flooded state of large areas on district stations, the motor traffic is heavy and the wool from…

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