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Farming & the land, 1954

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Today's Homebush Market Lambs Dearer; Sheep and Cattle Unaltered

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday — The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd. report that there were 24,827 sheep and 10,663…

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Wool Week Essay

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 3

Schools and colleges in the Wagga district are conducting essay competitions in conjunction with Wagga's Wool Week to be held here from May 24 to 31. The schools and colleges…

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Sheep Show Ball Next Month

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 2

The show Association's Annual Sheep Show Ball is being held in the Town Hall on Tuesday June 15 and bookings are now being…

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Special Displays for Wagga Wool Week

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 2

Every business house in Wagga which normally carries a display section will have special displays during Wagga's Wool Week from May 24 to May 31…

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Hardening Trend in Wool Market. Trade Continues to Improve at Bradford

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 6

From Bradford, Dalgely's correspondent reported that the hardening tendency in the wool market had induced a…

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Gundagai Junior Farmers’ Club Reformed

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 4

At a well attended meeting held recently at the Central School, the Gundagai District Junior Farmers Advisory…

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Wool Report

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson telegraph today: Strong general competition from United Kingdom, Continent, Japan and good support from…

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Wool week

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 2

The organisers or Wagga's first Wool Week, to be held from May 24 to May 31, are to be congratulated on what looks like an excellent programme for the week…

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Goulburn Wool Sales Record Season

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 2

The catalogue of 7.100 bales offered by Farmers and Graziers' at the final Goulburn Wool Sale of the current season…

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Mr. D. Fairbairn, M.h.r., Discusses the Wheat Situation

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 1

Mr. David Fairbairn, M.H.R., is again submitting himself for reelection as member for Farrer. In discussing the "Wheat Situation"…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 4

Following on the Newcastle series of last week, auctions were continued in Sydney this week, when Golsbrough, Mort and Co…

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Charge Against Grazier Fails Sheep Case Dismissed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 2

In yesterday's Court of Petty Sessions, a grazier from The Rock successfully fought a charge brought against him by the Department of Agriculture…

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Russia Still Gets Wool in London? Buyers' Quotas Have Not Been Reduced

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 2

The tendency for wool to move against buyers continues in all auction rooms both in Australia and overseas…

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New Sheep Show Judge

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A new judge has been appointed for the strong wool Merino class in the open section at…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.: Values for the better style Merino fleece and skirtings showed a hardening tendency at the wool…

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More Storage for Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production (Mr. E. H. Graham) said today that urgent action was being taken to provide additional bulk wheat storage in N.S.W. under the…

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New Phenothiazine Rench for Worms in Sheep

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 9

Recent statements in the press about “a new phenothiazne drench” for worms in sheep have given graziers…

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Hardening Trend at Yesterday's Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday — A steady, hardening trend in the wool market, which commenced alter the Easter recess,…

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Wool Values Firmly Held Tendency Still Favours Growers

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 7

The tendency for wool to move' against buyers continues in all auction rooms both in Australia and…

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Police Allege That Man—lit Bush Fires with Trick Cigarette Young Tumut Dairy Farmer Charged

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 1

It was on Monday December 21st — a hot and windy day, that a grass fire broke out on the Alston Estate on the Bombowlee road between Tumut and Brungle. Quickly the alarm was given, and it was not long before neighbours…

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