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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1963

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Wool Cheque Down

The Western Herald · Friday 22 February 1963 · page 12

Australia's wool cheque fell slightly in the six months ended December 31…

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This Week in Wool Man-Made Fibres Halting Wool Price Movements

The Western Herald · Friday 22 February 1963 · page 7

Growing world wide use of man-made fibres was seriously influencing wool price movements, Dalgety…

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Train Accident at Walgett 300 Sheep Killed

The Western Herald · Friday 22 February 1963 · page 11

"When a stock train arriving at Walgett at 4 a.m. on Friday, 8th February, failed to stop at the…

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Fall in 1962 Wool Cheque

The Western Herald · Friday 22 February 1963 · page 2

Australia's wool cheque fell slightly in the six months ended December 31 compared with the…

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British Farmers Take a Land Rover on Round-the-world Expedition

The Western Herald · Friday 22 February 1963 · page 1

Three young farmers from Surrey, England, drive their British Land Rover Series II fully loaded into deep water, to test its waterproofing at the Army Fighting Vehicles testing ground at Bagshot, Surrey. They were…

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Wool Earnings

The Western Herald · Friday 1 March 1963 · page 1

Australia's wool export earnings fell by £2,206,000 for the seven months ended January, compared…

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Dalgety's Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 1 March 1963 · page 4

Red China was an active buyer at Sydney Wool Sales on Thursday, Febuary 21st, Dalgety and…

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This Week in Wool Wool Shipments to Red China, India Rise

The Western Herald · Friday 1 March 1963 · page 6

Above average quantities of wool were being shipped at present to Red China and India, Dalgety…

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Bill For 40 Boors on Farms

The Western Herald · Friday 1 March 1963 · page 8

The State Government introduced into State Parliament last week a Bill providing for a 40-hour…

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Wool Futures

The Western Herald · Friday 8 March 1963 · page 2

It has been said that the history of futures dates back to the Egyptians. This fact cannot be verified but it is known that futures have been trading in America for over 100 years. At the present time…

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This Week in Wool Expect Firm Wool Prices

The Western Herald · Friday 8 March 1963 · page 11

U.S. wool trade leaders expect current wool price levels to be maintained with a possible rise in…

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Wool Festival Gold Cup

The Western Herald · Friday 8 March 1963 · page 13

The Coonamble Jockey Club has fixed Monday, 21st October, 1963, as the date for its Wool Festival Gold…

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Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Ass'n. Annual Show May 17-18 To be Opened by Ald. H. Jensen, Lord Mayor of Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 8 March 1963 · page 4

The minutes of a meeting of the Bourke Pastoral and Agricultural Association held at the Council…

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Local and General Peanut Crop Was Lighter

The Western Herald · Friday 8 March 1963 · page 13

Queensland's peanut harvest last year was equivalent to only two-thirds of the 1961 harvest. In 1961,…

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This Week in Wool Sets Hot Pace to Sell Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 15 March 1963 · page 10

The wool industry's modern Marco Polo is the managing director of the International Wool…

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Wool Testing Wins Support Stardardisation of Products

The Western Herald · Friday 15 March 1963 · page 16

Largely as a result of a continually increasing demand by mill owners in many countries for…

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A.M.L & F. Co. Ltd, Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 15 March 1963 · page 3

The A.M.L. & F. Co. Ltd. report offering a catalogue of 5,000 bales in Sydney on 7th March,…

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Sheep Dog Trials

The Western Herald · Friday 22 March 1963 · page 12

A total of £230 prize money will be offered in the Sheep Dog Trials to be held from May 29 to…

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Effective Drenching of Sheep

The Western Herald · Friday 22 March 1963 · page 2

A high level of nutrition helped offset the effects of parasites in sheep, a senior research…

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Wool Display at Royal

The Western Herald · Friday 22 March 1963 · page 8

The biggest and most comprehensive wool display ever staged will be a feature of this year's…

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