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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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District Wool Under Hammer Dalgely's Report On Sydney Sales

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 8

With Australian mills buying more actively Gum at any previous sale this season and America taking a…

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Large Increase in Wool Cheque Keen Demand for Better Class

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday — Statistics released today by the National Council of Wool Selling Broker's of Australia, for the six months period ended, December 31, 1953, show on increase of more than £20…

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Junee Wool Sold at Albury Market Shows an Easing Tendency

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 3

The Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Co. Ltd. advise through their local agents, Messrs, A. S. Leahy & Co.,…

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New Grass for Australian Farms Coarse Looking, But Highly Recommended

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 2

Pampas grass, the tall-growing, coarse-growing, tussock-like sustenance of millions of beef cattle on the…

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The Growing Maize Crop

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 5

The after-treatment of a growing maize crop is just as important as ground preparation, correct seeding rates, right…

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Grong Farm Sold £18/3/6 an Acre

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

Last week, a farm offered at auction, by Kennedy & Co., Grong Grong, on behalf of Mr. Frank Dwyer,…

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Seasonal wool cheque increase

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Australia's wool cheque for the first half of the current season was £20,382,073 higher than for the same period of the previous season…

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Many Helpers with Ladysmith Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 1

M. Fisher, R. Angel, J. Wilson, R Cheney, S. Flynn, A. Wilson, W. Giddings, and J. Nelson found that time dragged while waiting for bulk wheat trucks to arrive at Ladysmith silos. Some of the lorries had been standing in the yards for three days. But there were plenty of helpers to get the loads off when the trucks finally arrived. The silos…

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A Fine Crop of Magnet Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 2

A crop of Magnet variety wheat being harvested on the property of Messrs. J. H. Kendall and Son, "Miarb," The Rock.'…

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British Wool Position on Improve

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 3

Britain's place as a wool, producing country is the subject of interesting comment in a statement by the Australian…

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Graziers Support Abbey Appeal Wool Sellers Give £300

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 3

The wool industry in NSW—both grazlers and brokers—are strongly supporting the Appeal to Save Westminster Abbey, the…

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Find £5 for Killing Sheep at Wallendbeen Offence Far Too Prevalent, Says S.m

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 2

"I cannot give the defendant a bond; but in view of his present financial position, I will inflict a lighter fine than I would ordinary," commented. Mr. W. Finlay, S.M., in the Cootamundra Court of…

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Wool Prices Will Not Drop. World Supply Position is Re-assessed

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 3

Back to their onerous task of valuing and buying the remainding and major portion of Australia's wool clip,…

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Bank Help for Junior Farmers

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 2

The Bank of New South Wales has announced its programme of financial support for the Junior Farmer Movement in…

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Farms Flooded by Cloudburst: Heavy Damage

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Floods caused by a freak cloudburst deluged 150 farms at Werribee South today. Loses are…

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Bank Will Aid Junior Farmers

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.: The Bank of N.S.W. has announced its programme of financial support for the junior farmers…

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Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 4

To-morrow night Tuesday, with matinee at 2 p.m. the local theatre presents another school holiday attraction “Ma…

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Melbourne wool sales open

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday: The opening wool sales for the second halt of the season in Melbourne…

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Twelve Men on Wool Charges

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Charged with theft, and with receiving large quantities of wool in June and July, 1952, and November 1953, twelve men appeared at…

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Police opposed application for wool, hide and skin dealer's license Magistrate Grants License

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 3

At the Leeton Court of Petty Sessions on Friday, before Mr. K. W. Smith, S.M., an application for a wool, hide…

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