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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

2,307 stories in Riverina's papers · page 47 of 116

Million pound crops need shaping Techniques for Peaches, Apricots

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 5

Combined value of peach and apricot crops on the M.I.A. is around the million pound mark to-day. Draw-attention to this fact, an extension officer with M.I.A. Agricultural Service said this was despite the fact that…

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U.S. Farm Values Drop Most Purchases Under Mortgage

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 4

Farm real estate values showed some decline in moist parts of the United States during the four months…

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Piedmont Farms Available

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 2

The Minister for Lands Mr. Hawkins, announced to-day that 7 soldier settlement farms in the…

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Increase in wheat areas

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 3

"Despite the desirable tendency for farmers to lay down old wheatlands to pastures, an increase in wheat area of about 10 per cent is reported in the…

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“Strangest” Cattle Show to Be Held

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 7

Thirty-two bulls from fourteen of Australia’s most famous studs will be flown to Brunette Downs Station, in the Barkley…

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Today's Homebush Market Fat Cattle Down

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday — The Commonwealth Wool and produce Co. Ltd. report that there were 13,003 sheep, 9,582, lambs, an…

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Wool and Cotton Basic Textile Fabrics

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 1

The world’s basic textile raw materials are wool and cotton and prices for them to great extent move…

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All Set for the Sheep Show 23rd Annual Event

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 2

A total of 538 sheep have been entered in various sections of tomorrow's sheep show…

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Wheat Prospects in District Agronomist's Monthly Report on Season

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 8

The District Agronomist (Mr. R. J. Johnson) says in his monthly report, released to-day that over 80 per cent…

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Soviet Buying of Wool Important. Russia Seldom Makes Consistent Purchases

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 8

Of late, purchasing of wool on Russian account has been a substantial cause of rising prices. Fast history does not…

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Cotton and Wool Prices Move Together p of Production Clip Can Nat Jump, Rapidly

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 6

The world's basic textile raw materials are wool and cotton and prices for them…

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Court of Petty Sessions Monday, 1st JUNE (Before Mr. O. J. Lake, S.M.) Sheep Stealing Charge Dismissed

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 1

Bolleslaw Kasprzah was charged with stealing one sheep of the value of £5, on or about 1st December, the properly of a person not known to…

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Farmers & Settlers' Association Murrumbidgee District Council's Annual Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Murrumbidgee District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in the supper room of the…

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Our Sheep Show

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 2

When the first Cootamundra Sheep Show was held in the late twenties, it was not realised, except by a ten enthusiasts, the…

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May Stock and Pastoral Report

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 6

In his monthly report for May to the Corowa and Urana P.P. Boards, tocks Inspector M. Wilshire stated:—…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. report:— In , the company's catalogue of 6,041 bales at last week's sale the…

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Coota sheep show on today

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 3

A total of 435 entries have been received for the annual two-day Cootamundra Sheep Show which opens today…

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Monday's Sydney Wool Sale

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd report: We sold 9,000 bales at auction privately in Sydney on Monday…

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Wool and Cotton Basic textile fibres

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The world's basic textile raw materials are wool and cotton and prices for them to a great…

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Lower Wool Prices at Sydney Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday — wool values ruled from 5 to 15 per cent, lower for Merino types when compared with the closing…

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