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Farming & the land, 1953

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Wool Prices Moderate a Healthy Outlook

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:--Trade reports do not indicate that a falling off in demand for wool is likely. World…

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The Week in Wool Dalgety's News Service

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 4

With the sensitivity of a seismograph, the wool market in Sydney this week registered the tremors that followed President…

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U.s. Armed Forces May Use More Wool

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 6

Defence orders for fabrics in the United States have declined considerably at the mills in the past 12 months…

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New Contract for Wool Ireland Has a Combing Mill

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 7

An interesting Shipment of wool was recently made from Sydney to Dublin. This e[?]port is a new feature. A…

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Incorrigible rogue passed valueless cheques Studied Wool Classing But Came Out of Gaol to Fleece the People

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 2

In sentencing Lawrence Lionel Blackett on charges of false pretences and stealing cheque forms, the stipendiary magistrate, Mr. K. Smith, said:—"You have a shocking record for dishonesty. You say that while in…

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Farm School for Colombo Plan Students

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 4

Australia has helped the peoples of Southeast Asia in periods of famine with several shipments of grain and…

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Long-range Plans for Regional Farming

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 4

There can be no better evidence of the fact that Australia is growing up than the realisation of the powers that be of die need for decentralisation of agricultural education in the practical as…

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Tumut Maize Crops Make Remarkable Growth Estimated Yield 140,000 Bushels District Agronomist's Monthly Report

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 1

Just over two inches of ram was recorded at Tumut during January, whilst 120 points were recorded at Tumbarumba. Gundagai and Batlow received falls between one and two inches…

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Review of Millet Crop Conditions As At Jan. 23, 1953

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 6

Conditions this season have been chiefly favourable although dry weather at times retarded development of some crops…

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Blowering Farmers Ask for Re-settlement Scheme When Displaced By Blowering Dam

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 2

A meeting of Blowering farmers was held at the Blowering Hall last week when matters relating to the ultimate acquisition…

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Dairy Grant to Operate From July 1

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 6

The increased dairy efficiency grant of £1,250,000 to assist in maintaining the efficiency of the industry would operate from July…

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Farm Water Supply

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 5

The Premier, Mr. Cahill, said that two additional field engineers would be appointed to the Farm Water Supplies Branch of…

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Big Wheat Sale for Week

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 4

LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.): Australia sold 488,000 me the tons of wheat under the International Wheat Agreement…

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The Week in Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 4

With the sensitivity of a scismograph. the wool market in Sydney this week registered the tremors that followed President Eisenhower's…

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U.k. Wool Imports

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday: The United Kingdom imported 695,690,000 pounds Of wool in 1952, the Australian Wool…

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Today's Homebush Market Sheep and Lambs Dearer

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co., Ltd. report that there were 10.564 sheep. 12,674 lambs, of…

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Wool Prices Moderate a Healthy Outlook

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 4

Trade reports do not Indicate that a falling off In demand for wool is likely. World consumption is…

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Large Increase in Value of Wool Sales

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 6

Wool sold in Australia during the past seven months July to January realised £210,461,000 — £26,208,864…

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Goulburn Wool Sales Improved Demand For Fine Wools

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 7

An outstanding catalogue of free wools, drawn from Southern Tableland areas, with a sprinkling of late shorn clips…

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Wool Maintains Its Demand. World Uses All Clips Available

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 7

Trade reports do not indicate that a falling off in demand for wool is likely, according to Messrs…

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