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Farming & the land, 1954

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Today's Homebush Market Cattle Dearer

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday—The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd. report that there were 23,857 sheep and 11,212…

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Warning on high wool price

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 2

GEELONG, Wed.: "Australia must beware of the present high prices for wool being over-capitalised into high land…

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Aust. Wool Income on the Rise

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday—Australian wool sales rose by £7,095,756 to £335,232,138, during the ten months to April, 30, compared…

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What of the Next Wool Selling Season?

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 5

Mill-men emphasise that though the trade boom of a year ago had passed, there was cautious optimism for…

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Protest by N.Z. on U.S. dairy surpluses

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Wednesday: Sale of United States' vast dairy surpluses abroad at prices lower than those…

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Butter or Margarine?

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 8

The British Ministry of Food took butter off the ration list on Saturday, May 8, and…

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Sheep show entries down

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday: Entries in three sections of the Sydney Sheep Show have fallen below last year's figures…

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Third Prize in Fat Cattle Comp. Won by Yanco Farmer

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 1

Mr. W. Hosking of Yanco, has won the third prize in the Riverina District Beef Cattle Breeders competition,…

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Newcastle Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Thursday: Newcastle wool sales closed today under strong competition from great Britain, the…

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Illabo wool in London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.): Strong competition from home and Continental buyers marked the opening of the new series of wool sales in London yesterday…

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This Week in Wool

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 6

Avid demand from all major wool-consuming countries except Russia and U.S.A., continued to harden the wool markets this…

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Wool Prices Continued to Rise

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Wool prices continued to rise throughout Australia, despite the withdrawal of Russian…

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Illabo Wool Tops London Market

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 4

Six bales of greasy merino wool from this district, branded JSCDlabo, of 70-64's quality, sold on Tuesday in…

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CWA display in Wool Week

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 2

The Wagga C.W.A. will stage a special exhibition and sponsor a knitting contest as its contribution to Wagga's Wool Week…

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Beef Breeder's Competition Wermatong Pastoral Co. Win Riverina Trophy

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 3

Wermatong Pastoral Company, Tumut, with an entry of Shorthorns, has won the Rlverina District Trophy awarded by…

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Helping to Make Dairy Farming Pay

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 4

No more convincing proof could be wanted of the possibilities of the dairying industry under efficient management than the results of a long series of…

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Heavy Demands on Available Supply European Countries and Wool in England

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 3

Reporting on the final sales of the Mason in Dunedin and Christchurch (N.Z.), Daigetys reported fierce competition…

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World Wool Is More Stable Traders May Build Up Some Reserve Stocks

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 6

Auctions continue to show the consistent world demand with a high prestige to this commodity which should be…

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Junior Farmers' 3-Day Rally on Leeton Showground

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 2

At the present time a Junior Farmer Rally of boys and girls drawn from Clubs in this district is being held at the…

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Wheat crop well up on estimates

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: Production from Australia's 1953-5[?] wheat crop was 199-million bushels. This is 25,500,000 bushels more than the estimated production in December last…

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