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Farming & the land, 1952

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Today's Homebush Market Cattle Prices Down

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday—the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd. reports that there were 25,241 sheep and lambs…

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Yesterday's Goulburn Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 1

GOULBURN, Thursday—A lower basis of values than that established in Sydney last week rules at the Goulburn wool…

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Half Sheep in N.s.w

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 1

Nearly half of Australia's sheep are in New South Wales. State percentages of…

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Butter must rise by 3/7 lb

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: The price of butter would have to rise by 3/7 a lb to ensure a fair return to…

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Wool Report The Farmeis & Graziers' Co-op. Grain Insurance & Agency Co. Ltd. l9th February 1942

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 5

We submitted our catalogue No 11 on Monday, February 18th. The offering of 4,814 bales was drawn almost exclusively from the late…

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The Week in the Wool Market

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 2

Wool values, particularly of better class Merinos, were sagging a little, when the eleventh series of sales closed in Sydney…

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More J.o. Payments to Wool Men

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 1

The Federal Government will make a further payment to wool growers of £25,000,000 from the profits of J.O. about the end of March, Mr…

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Health Inspector Find Lousy Sheep Prosecution by Gundagai P.p. Board Inspector

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 2

In the Cootamundra Court last week, Arthur James Duff, health inspector for Jindalee Shire, was fined for having offered lice-infested sheep for sale. Mr. Donald Duncan,…

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Local or Mobile Killing Places Needed 500 Head of Cattle Lost by Stampeding In One Night

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 4

"These long droving trips are wasteful. The losses are terrible, Across the Murrangi track this year the drovers were leaving…

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With the man on the Land Wool Results This Season and 2 Years Ago

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 6

Australia’s revenue from wool this seat on is on gratifying levels, despite its decline from the unprecedented…

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Farmers & Settlers' Association Annual Meeting of Corobimilla Branch

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Corobimilla branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in the Corobimilla Hall on Monday last…

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Farm Education

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 1

The Education Department would teach children more agriculture, said Mr. Heffron…

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Junior Farmers' Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 2

Since my last report, a few interested people have been doing a great deal of unobtrusive work towards strengthening the…

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The Butter Question

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 3

There has been a proposal to import an initial shipment of 5,000 tons of New Zealand butter because of an alleged shortage of…

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Outstanding Cattle Sale

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 2

A cattle sale which created great interest was held at the Young saleyards on Friday, February 22, The buyers came from…

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Wagga sheep market

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 4

The Associated Agents or Wagga—R. H. Blake and Co., New Zealand Loan Co. Ltd., A. M. L. and F. Co. Ltd.,…

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Wool Firmer

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Thursday: A better tone in sellers' favor iris apparent in the Adelaide wool sales which finished…

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Wheat export tax

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Australian wheat harvest just completed, and the one about to be sown would…

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Newcastle wool sales

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Thursday: Five bales of greasy Merino wool from the Walcha district brought the top price…

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Sheep Die After Arsenic Dip

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 2

"Seventy out of 1,470 sheep died recently after having been dipped in an arsenic dip," said K. Golding, Acting Senior…

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