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Farming & the land, 1952

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Junior Farmers at Sheep Show

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 2

The U.S. Ambassador. in Australia (Mr. Pete Jarman) will officially open the 53rd show of the N.S.W. Sheepbreeders'…

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Ham Made [?] Member Cattle Club

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 1

Minister for Agricul- Mr. E. H. Graham) was a lift member of the n Cattle Club of…

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Chilled Beef Depresses Homebush Cattle Market

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 4

Heavy consignments of chilled beef from Queensland and Northern New South Wales Meatworks were the dominating…

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Wool Seen As God in Australia

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 4

Charging that wool [?] God in Australia, Lord Lara[?] of Chilworth (Eng.), told r[?] porters at Southampton[?]…

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A Threat to Wool Becomes Real

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 2

The threat of synthetic fibres to wool was at last being recognised. Warnings that the rapid development of synthetic firbes might cause the wool trade to suffer were issued by two…

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Junee Wheat Sub-terminal Elevator Official Opening

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 4

THE Hon. E. H. Graham M.L.A., Minister for Agriculture, will officially open the Junee Wheat…

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Cheaper Sheep at Sydney Sale Country Producers' Company Report

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 6

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reports the following sales at Homebush market on 24th. inst:…

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Junee Wheat Terminal To Be Officially Opened Next

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture the Hon. E. H Graham, M.L.A. will officially open the Junee Bulk Wheat Sub-Terminal on…

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Tops Cheaper Than Wool U.s.a. Argentina Position

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report: Considerable concern has been expressed in the United States regarding the degree to…

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Mangain Farmers' Success Against Skeleton Weed

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 4

Skeleton weed is presenting a very serious problem to wheat growers throughout the south-west, and in view of the interest in the weed in…

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Moss Vale Growers Leave Vegetables Rot on Farms

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 1

Hundreds of acres of vegetables were rotting in fields because prices were too low for farmers to bother about…

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Increase in Butter Supplies

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Butter supplies to retailers are to be increased by 25 percent from next Monday…

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Sydney Wool Sales Market Improved

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—The wool market at the Sydney sales yesterday, compared with the closing rates of the previous…

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Reduced Rates for the Pastoral Industry Shearers Will Drop £8 a Week

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday — The weekly wage of the average shearer will be reduced by £8 under the new pastoral industry award announced today by the Federal Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. J. R…

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M.I.A. Agricultural Extension Notes M.I.A. Has a Problem Grape Poor crops force it from favour

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 3

A problem grape, Ohanez, has dropped from favour with growers on the M.I.A., although as a table grape for export, it always ranked high because of long-keeping qualities. One of the reasons for it drop-…

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Hail on Rice Crops

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 3

Messrs. Tweedies report having received a number of claims for damage to rice crops by hail. The insurance assessor, Mr. Carter, is…

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Sheep Die After Drenching

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 4

"About 670 Merino wethers in a mob of 740 died recently in the Urana district after having been drenched with carbon…

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Geelong wool sales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 3

GEELONG, Tuesday: Wool values for some types ad­vanced up to five per cent at the Geelong wool sales to-day,…

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Sydney wool sales show increase

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: All des­criptions ruled very firm com­pared with yesterday's opening rates, but finer quality fleece…

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Sydney Wool Sales Show Rise

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday — All descriptions ruled very firm compared with Tuesday's opening rates, but finer quality fleece…

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