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Farming & the land, 1954

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Today's Homebush Market Sheep Dearer; Cattle Lower

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday — The Commonwealth wool and Produce. Co., Ltd. reported that there were 20,624 sheep and 12,837…

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Is Pollard Wheat Plan Phony? Marketing of Wheat Under Discussion

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 4

When asked to comment on the Pollard wheat plan, Mr. Charles Anderson, Country Party candidate for Home,…

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Increased Space for Wheat Silos Can't Take Grain From Railway Trucks

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 6

Although there is an outcry for greater wheat storage facilities, the Old Junee silos were only half filled last…

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Australian Dairy Herd Is Building Up After Decline

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 7

Australia is building up its dairy herd after a steady decline since 1950. Wholemilk produoction is on…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd., report: The company submitted a catalogue of 7,538 bales on Thursday,…

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Advancing Wool Season Final Stages Reached

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:— Resumption of wool auctions in Brisbane and Melbourne this…

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Handling of Wheat at Yanco Bulk Head Reply From Manager of Government Grain Elevators

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 4

Mr. W. A. Watts, one of the convenors of the meeting of wheat growers held at Yanco on March 18 last, is in…

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Junior Farmer Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 2

Ken Faulkner, who recently returned from overseas after a tour of America and England, will be in Leeton for the next few days…

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Girl enters sheep judging contest

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 4

For the first time a girl has been entered in the Corriedale judging contest at the Sydney Sheep Show, being held on June 3, 4 and 5 at the Sydney…

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Wool Firm Loses Case

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Full High Court today dismissed a 176,152 wool subsidy claim by Australian Woollen…

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Coat in Wool Jersey

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 2

Australian Wool Bureau Photograph From Marucelli—Milan—comes this simple straight lined coat in grey melange jersey—a wool fabric that has come quickly to the front in fashion…

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Junee Wool Auctioned at Sydney Sale Sydney

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 1

Messrs Winchcombe Carson report having said 5800 bales of wool at auction and privately at their Sydney sale…

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Demand for Wool Is Still Keen. Russia Filling Orders by Other Means

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 6

Wool auctions in a number of Australian centres have clearly shown that the demand for wool is being well…

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Letters to the Editor "We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents." Levy for wheat research (To the Editor, "The Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 2

SIR.—As a wheat grower, I was most interested in the suggestion (report of Agricultural Research Institute…

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Importance of oil to the farmer

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 8

Since the end of the war, mechanisation of Australian agriculture has gone ahead so rapidly that the once familiar sight of horse teams ploughing has…

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Ban on Dead Wool Export

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 4

Consignments of dead wool recently sent from N.S.W. into Queensland without reference to the local…

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Sydney Wool Sales Market Up on April

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday—Firm values were maintained at the Sydney wool sales yesterday for all descriptions of merino,…

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Gundagai Junior Farmers Committee to Hold Annual Meeting Next Week

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 1

The Gundagai Junior Farmers’ Advisory Committee will hold their annual meeting on Monday night next…

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Wheat for Japan

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 3

TORONTO. Thurs. (AAP): Japanese Ambassador Koto Matsudiarn, reporting in an interview that Japanese…

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Wheat Payment No. 15 Pool

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 4

The payment of the balance of the stabilisation fund on No. 15 Pool. 1851-’52 will be made on…

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