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Farming & the land, 1954

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New Wheat Handling Equipment for Storage Rush

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 2

Some of the best mechanical handling equipment in the world, Including entirely new features in Australia, will be…

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Canada Announces Cuts in Wheat Price Aim to Reduce Huge Stocks

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 1

WINNIPEG, Tuesday—Canada followed the lead of the United States and cut the wheat price by amounts ranging up to about lOd per bushel. SOME grain trade sources say…

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Yoogali's Elusive Sandbeds Farmers' Invitation to Commission

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 3

Samples of sand, brought up from suspected sandheds in depths of up to 80 feet from the Yoogali, Bilbul,…

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World Could Use Bigger Pr0duction of Wool. Sheep Population Shows Serious Decline

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 7

In an address to U.S. Woolgrowers a few days ago, Miss Ruth Jackendoff, statistical director of Wool…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 2
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Winchcombe Carson, Ltd. report that they sold 6340 bales of wool at auction yesterday…

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Wheat Board to go overseas

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: A surprise1 announcement that the chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Sir John Teasdale ) would go overseas next week to…

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Wool Is Durable and Fashionable

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 2

The discovery high in the Anjes of the ice-packed body of an Inca child, clad in wool and thought to be more than 400…

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Victoria to raise wheat price issue

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: The Victorian Government would raise the wheat price Issue at the coming Premiers'…

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Australian Sheep Dogs Deeds of Cootamundra Champion Recalled

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 2

A recent publication of the history of the Australian sheep Dog makes reference to the Cootomundra champion Kelpie named Coil, which made history under the ownership and training of the late…

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Women's Realm Wool Lace Cocktail Frock

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 2

This beautiful hand-knitted wool lace ballet length cocktail frock in midnight blue comes from Madeleine and has a matching stole…

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Victorian Govt. to Raise Wheat Price Issue

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday— The Victorian Government would raise the wheat price Issue at the coming Premier's conference…

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Wheat Board Chairman Going Overseas Canada Cuts Price 10d BUSHEL

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday— A surprise announcement that the chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Sir John Teasdole) would go overseas next week to study wheat marketing…

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Wool Outlook in U. S. BRIGHTENS Synthetics Appear To Be Losing Popularity

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 6

In another week of diminishing offerings at a single selling centre, wool values continued their upward trend…

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Canada Has No Wish for Price War P.M. Comments on Wheat Price Cuts

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 1

OTTAWA, Wednesday — Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent yesterday told the Canadian House of Commons that there…

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Australian Wheat Price Cuts Almost Certain Growers Urged to Turn to Stock; World Granaries Are Overflowing

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday— An Australian Wheat Board meeting in Melbourne today may decide to cut the price of Australian wheat. This move would bring the price of Australian grain in…

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Sheep and Wool Specialists Meet

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 2

"Doubling the rate of flock improvement in merine sheep should, follow the adoption of techniques considered by a…

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Todays Homebush Market Sheep and Cattle Dearer

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday—The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd. report that there were 19,782 sheep and 16,788…

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Butter exports

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 2

Sir—Your article by "Coolibah" on our export butter problems supports my views on the subject of our…

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Butter Output Sags

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 1

Batter production in the ten months ended in April was 19 per cent less than production in the same period…

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