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Farming & the land, 1954

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Adelong Cattle Sale

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 4

Australian Mercantile Land and finance Co. Ltd., Wagga and J. D. Isaac and Co., Adelong report a penning of over…

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Today's Homebush Market Lambs and Cattle Down

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday—The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co., Ltd. report that there were 22,000 sheep and 14,963…

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Marauding Dogs Killed 126 Sheep a Bowning

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 4

Sheep Tallied at £600 have been killed by stray dogs on a Bowning property within a week…

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Goulburn Wool Sales Record Season

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 10

The catalogue of 7100 bales offered by Farmers and Graziers’ at the final Goulburn wool sales of the…

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No Chance in Wool Tax Rates

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday: Existing rates or the wool tax will not be altered for next financial year…

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Watch for Trouble in Sheep Breeding on Sub Clover

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 1

For many years, breeders, of sheep in parts of Western Australia have been troubled by rather peculiar changes…

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McEwen speaks on opposition to wheat plan

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wed.: The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) said to-night he had not the slightest doubt that the Victorian Labor Government's…

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Sydney Sheep Show Commonwealth Trading Bank to Establish Banking Facilities

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 9

As a further step in its policy of expanding and improving its service to country clients, the Commonwealth…

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Wool Continues Improving Tendencies Demand And Values Strong

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 7

As the 1953-54 wool season draws to a close, wool news both in the marketing and manufacturing aspects…

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Education Dept.'s Help to Wool Week Is Praised

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 3

The Wagga Wool Week Committee has stated that the success of Wool Week is largely due to the help given by the Education Deportment…

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Historical Myths Die Hard Macarthur did not found our wool industry By Eric Irvin

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 4

For many years now Australians have worshipped myths in the guise of history, the most notable being the myth that John Macarthur founded Australia's wool industry. Australia is a very young…

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Fat Cattle Judging Was Difficult

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The consistently high standard of exhibits at the lat cattle show made judging…

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The Week in Wool (Dalgety's News Service)

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 6

With Continental buyers again bulling the market at Sydney and Adelaide, and Bradford and Japan reluctantly stretching…

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Labor’s Wheat Policy Mr. Dan Byrnes’ Remarks

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 8

Mr. Dan Byrnes, Labor, candidate for Farrer, speaking at a meeting at Tarcutta last week, said the…

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Did His Best Graham speaks on wheat plan

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, Mr. Graham, said yesterday he had done his…

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Sydney Sheep Show Commonwealth Trading Bank to Establish Banking Facilities

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

As a further step in its policy of expanding and improving its service to country clients, the Commonwealth Trading Bank will this…

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25 Sheep Killed by Dogs Grazier F. Bye's Action Fails

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 3

In the Gundagai District Court laat Friday, a Tumut grazier, Frederick G. Bye, took action against Robert K. Arden,…

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Dairy Farmers' School at Hawkesbury Agricultural College

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., has announced that a short term…

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U.S. [?] Types of Wool Italy Now Australia's Fourth Best Customer

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 2

As the 1053- 54 wool season draws to a [?] wool news both in the marketing and manufacturing aspect of the…

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For the man on the land N.S.W. Has Storage for 71 Million Bushels of Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 4

Now that the wheat storage problem has been largely solved, on paper at any rate, all that is needed to get another good harvest on the way is a couple of inches of rain. Evidence in nearly every…

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