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Farming & the land, 1948

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Sydney Sheep Show Quality of Entries Makes History

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 1

"SYDNEY, Wednesday: The quality of entries of the 4th annual, sheep show, which, opened today, are equal to anything in…

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Appeal to Privy Council Likely on Decision in Wheat Case

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 2

The chairman of the Australian Wheat Industry Defence Council (Mr. H. S. Roberton) said yesterday that it was "Pretty certain" an appeal to the Privy Council would be lodged in the "Nelungloo" wheat case. In Melbourne on Monday, the Full High Court ruled that an order made…

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Wool Report

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 5

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company Limited report: For our sixteenth sale of the season we offered a catalogue of 383 bales. The selection…

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Lake Cargelligo Sheep Sale

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 2

Messrs Paech, Benson & Co, Lake Cargelligo and Dalgety & Co., Sydney, report having conducted an exceptionally successful special Sheep Sale at Lake…

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Classing Sheep at the Sydney Showground

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 1

THREE PRINCIPAL Merino judges conferring upon a sheep's classification at the Sydney Showground on Tuesday. Left to right: Mr. R. Taylor (fine wool), or Epping Forest (Tas.); Mr. G. Hawloes (strong wool), of Koonoona (S.A.), and Mr…

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Tumbarumba Cattle Bring High Prices in Melbourne

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 5

WHILE TUMBARUMBA IS BECOMING NOTED FOR ITS FAT LAMBS, POTATOES, PEAS AND GRASS SEED PRODUCTION, CATTLE, BRED AND FATTENED IN THE DISTRICT, HAVE BEEN SECURING TOP, OR NEAR TOP, PRICES IN THE MELBOURNE MARKET…

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N.z Loan Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 2

On the 31st May The New Zealand Loan brought forward a representative selection of autumn shorn wools drawn in…

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Wool and Money Large Finance Entailed

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 5

The' strength or otherwise of the wool market is chiefly a reflection of the activity in the world’s mills and the sale of their…

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McEWEN Opens Attack on Wheat Agreement

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The International Wheat Agreement would take between £12-million and £13-million out of the…

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"Wools of the World" Display at Sydney Sheep Show

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 4

At the Sydney Sheep Show which opens on Wednesday 2nd Jane, and continues until Saturday 5 June, the Rural Bank will exhibit its…

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Wool Values Firm to Higher at Sydney Sales

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Values for most Merino fleece wool, and better classes of skirting were from par to 5 per cent…

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The Man on Wheat Engorgement Of Horses Method of Treatment

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 4

During the harvest season there are frequent inquiries from wheat districts as to the treatment of horses which have…

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Small Farms

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 5

Comparisons are qrequentiy made with the size of oversea farms and those in Australia, but it is interesting to note that…

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Ballot for Six Blocks on "Murraguldrie" Tumut Applicant Draws Dairying Block

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 1

The ballot for the six blocks on "Murraguldrie" Estate, available to ex-members of the forces for closer settlement…

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Wheat Acquisition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 1

The Full High Court ruled on Monday that the Commonwealth had power to acquire compulsorily the 1945-46 wheat crop…

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Contrasts in Sydney's Pastoral Parade

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 4

The most interesting feature of Sydney's pastoral parade in Martin Place last week end was the contrast provided by the merino sheep of Macarthur's day and half a dozen representatives of the breed as it is…

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At the Sydney Sheep Show

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 2

FIFTEEN ENTRANTS line up before the judge in the section for Merino rams, 2 to 3 years old, medium wool, at the Sydney Sheep Show this week. The Judge (in dark pullover) is Mr. Claude Bowhay…

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Butter and Meat Rationing to Remain

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: The Federal Government was not likely to end meat and butter rationing in the near future…

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The Future of Wool

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 2

Returns to Australian woolgrowers during the selling season just concluding have never been so high, nor have the prospects of the industry ever been brighter. The record total for the previous season's wool clip of…

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Improved Wool Sale Values

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: The improved level of values at yesterday's auctions was fully maintained at the wool sales today…

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