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Farming & the land, 1953

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Today's Homebush Market Cattle Drop

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Company, Ltd., report that there were 14,938 sheep, 12,241 lambs,…

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World’s Record Wool Price

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 2

A world record price of 428¼d a lb, was paid , at Geelong wool sales last week, for a bale of superfine merino…

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Today's Homebush Market Prime Sheep Firm, But Others Cheaper Sydney

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 2

Dalgetys News Service reports that at the Homebush sales to-day, 27,179 sheep and Iambs were penned. Prime sheep and lambs were very…

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Minister Assures Mr. Fuller on Wheat Price. Local Price is a State Matter

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 6

In the House of Representatives, Mr. Arthur Fuller M.H.R. asked whether the Federal Government would…

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Wagga cattle market

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 4

The Associated Agents of Wagga, New Zealand Loan Coy. Ltd., R. H. Blake and Co., Dalgety and Co. Ltd…

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Galore Sheep Sale

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 6

Younghusband Ltd. and E. E. Heckendorf, Galore Agency, report having yarded 3,400 locally bred sheep at Galore on Monday…

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Wool Report

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited report: We submitted on Wednesday, 18th…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon: Strong, confident and general competition prevailed at Melbourne woolsales today, when…

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Very Few Lice Infected Sheep

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 4

The Stock Inspector, Mr. H. Maitland Ware, reports that the position regards lice in sheep has considerably improved, very…

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Wheat yield up on estimate

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday: The estimated wheat yield for the 1952-53 crop is about 13,200,000 bushels higher than was previously estimated last January…

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The Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Co., Ltd. WOOl REPORT

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 2

We submitted on Wednesday, 18th instant a catalogue of 5,200 bales drawn mainly from the more favored late shearing…

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Sydney Wool Sales Market Very Firm

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—The market, when compared with last Thursday's sales, ruled very firm for spinners' descriptions…

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Safeguards against farm destruction M.I.A. Farmers' Choices

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 2

Destruction of forms by waterlogging is so complete that M.I.A. growers have kept the danger well in mind, an extension officer with M.I.A. Agricultural Service declared this week…

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M.I.A. farmers part in 5-year plan "Unparalleled Opportunity" Says Organiser

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1

Now that primary production aims have been defined in detail by the Agricultural Council, the M.I.A. knows…

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Junior Farmers Notes Annual Meeting of Leeton District Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 3

The governing body of Junior Farmers in this district, the Leeton District Junior Farmers' Clubs Council held…

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Graziers' Meeting Tackled Major Pastoral Problems

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 8

The 79th (Special) Convention of the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia held in Hobart on March 12 and 13 and attended by representatives from every State, dealt with a…

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Sydney wool sales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A buoyant market ruled at the Sydney wool sales today, and values for all descriptions were…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tues.: All the best features of yesterday's market were evident when Melbourne wool sales…

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The Week in Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 2

In almost perfect rhythm with the memorable pre-Easter sale of 1951 (though in a much lower key), the wool market advanced…

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The Fanners and Graziers Co-operative Oram Insurance and Agency Company Lid. Wool Report 19th March, 1953

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 7

We submitted on Wednesday, 18th instant, a catalogue of 5,200 bales drawn mainly from the more favoured late…

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