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Farming & the land, 1953

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Sydney Wool Sales Values Firm Yesterday

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—The Sydney wool sales ended yesterday under strong and widespread competition from the United…

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Increased Demand for Wool by World Now

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Increased world wool consumption this year reflected the difference between confidence and nervousness, Winchcombe Carson Ltd. said today…

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Sheep Stealing Near Yass

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 2

Mr. joe Magennis reports large scale sheep stealing from Jeir Station, wHich is situated on the Yass-Canberra highway, near…

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Newcastle Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 1
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NEWCASTLE, Wednesday—The United Kingdom, the Continent, and Japan , competed keenly at; the Newcastle wool…

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Feed Wheat Subsidy Probable

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Commonwealth Government was likely to subsidise the cost of feed wheat to the…

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British Wool Tops Higher Last Year Hone Trade Shews An Expansion

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 7

The early weeks of. 1963 In the wool and mill industry contrast with the similar period of 1952. Consumption…

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Urana Farmer Found Shot

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 1

A well-known Urana district larmer who was found shot dead on Monday night will be buried at Lockhart today…

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"Start" Junior Farmer Competition on Again

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 2

The "star" Junior Farmer competition is again being conducted in 1953 by the junior Farmer Movement. The "start"…

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Young farmer for England

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Desmond Bennett, a member of the Yinnar Senior Section of the Young Farmers' Clubs…

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Comprehensive farm contest

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The N.S.W. Royal Agricultural Society's 1953 eight-division farm and fodder championship will be the most comprehensive of its kind conducted in Australia…

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Sydney Sheep Show

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 1

High cost of workers' week-end penalty rates may cause the N.S.W. Sheepbreeder' Association to abandon Saturday as a show day…

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Goulburn wool sales

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 8

GOULBURN. Wednesday The market for wool at Goulburn sales today was very firm to dearer on late Sydney…

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Dresses in Wool

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 2

A semi-town dress in grey wool iersey which features the unusual Combination of draped bodice [?]ith flatly-pleated skirt…

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Large Scale Sheep Stealing Reported Near Yass

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 7

Mr. Joe Magennis reports large scale sheep stealing from Jeir station which is situated on the…

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Wool Use Rising Larger Top Output

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 7

The early weeks of 1953 In the wool and mill Industry contrast with the similar period of 1952. Consumption…

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Shooting Tragedy near Urana Well-known Farmer Found Dead

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 1

Urana residents and other friends of the Ralston family were shocked to learn of the shooting tragedy that occurred at "Strathmore" on Monday…

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Track Good for Warwick Farm

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Warwick Farm's track will be in perfect order for Saturday's meeting…

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Potato Crop

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 3

Potato sowings have been completed over the Tumbarumba Batlow districts, states the District Agronomist (Mr. F. J…

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Cattle Awards

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 2

The judging of the cattle class of the Adelong Show was conducted at the Adelong agents combined cattle sale on…

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