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Farming & the land, 1950

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Leeton Farmer Not Guilty of Assaulting Wife

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1950 · page 6

LEETON, Friday: At the Leeton Court today, Gulian Almao, 30, of Farm 543, Yanco, was charged with occasioning actual bodily harm to Violet Rose Almao, but was acquitted…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 2

Goldsbrough Mort and Co., Ltd., Sydney, report: The roster for the opening series of the new season was…

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Wool Up Advancing Values

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 1

The wool market has been on the ascent. Circumstances are in favour. Shortages of supplies, lack of surplus stocks, fear of…

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Ten-year Wheat Stabilisation Plan

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 2

The long fight put up by the N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.) for a ten-year Wheat…

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Sheep Blocks for War Service Land Settlement

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) announced at the weekend that two sheep blocks, one at Walcha and the other at…

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Referendum on Wool Levy Urged

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 1

The Federal wool committee of the APPU in a statement last week explained that the union had recommended to the Minister for…

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From wool bale to garment —

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 3

Sydney people saw wool from the bale to the garment when leading mannequins modelled latest woollen costumes, evening gowns and…

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U.s. Seeking War Reserve of Australian Wool?

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 7

The United States is believed to be seeking large supplies of Australian wool to build up a war reserve. A Washington report says that…

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Prices Maintained at Junee Stock Sales Cattle Section Proves Extremely Strong

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 6

The following is the usual monthly stock sale report, for the sale held by the Associated Agents last Wednesday…

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"Lamb's Wool" May Be Fine Glass. Fibre Insulation Pressed Into Size of Golf Ball

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 4

If you bought a good-quality child's snow suit in America today, the "lamb's wool" lining would probably be glass spun into…

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Gunnedah Farm for Settlement

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 1

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) announced at the week-end that a farm near Gunnedah had been made available…

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Farm Near Gunnedah for Settlement

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 1

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) announced at the weekend that a farm near Gunnedah had been made available…

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Leeton Sheep Sale

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 4

Three thousand sheep were yarded at the Lecton Associated Agents sale held on Tuesday last, when a good attendance of buyers and…

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Periodical Sheep Classing Needed

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 1

However small the flock, sheep should be classed periodically to insure maximum returns. Keep the following desirable characters in mind…

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First Wool Sales

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 1

A drastic [?]nost to per cent.-in offerings at the spening series of the new season's wool sales in Sydney, is announced This is…

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Ex-chairman of Wheat Board Blames Minister

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Monday: Mr. F. H. M. cullen, recently replaced as chairman of the Australian Wheat Board by Mr. J. S…

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Wheat Industry and Proposed Ten-year Plan

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday: Representatives of the wheat industry will be asked for their Opinion on the proposed ten-year…

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Junior Farmers' Field Day

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 2

A Junior Farmers' Field Day will be held on Wednesday, September 27, at the property of Mr. M. C. Roberts, "Hillside,"…

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Sheep Standard is Well Maintained, but Entries Lower

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 August 1950 · page 4

Although, generally, the quality was as good as ever, judges were surprised at the relatively low number of entries in most sections of the sheep exhibition at the Show…

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Wool Shearing Increasing Expanding Wool Demand

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 24 August 1950 · page 4

Winchcambe, Carson, Ltd., report: Although rain and flood conditions in N.S.W. and…

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