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Farming & the land, 1954

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M.I.A. Agricultural Extension Notes M.I.A. pasture hay increase Farm Waste Reduced

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 1

Increasing interest is being shown by M.I.A. large area farmers in the conservation of pasture hay. Evidence of the interest will be forthcoming as farmers close…

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Smaller World Wheat Production Expected

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 September 1954 · page 2

World wheat production prospects, for 1954 are somewhat less favorable than at this time a year ago when a near-record crop…

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Interesting Address on Wheat and Bread

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1954 · page 2

The poor quality of Sydney bread underlined the State Government's decision to 90 ahead with the establishment of the Wheat Research Institute in…

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Area Sown Down for Wheat Three and Half Million Says Department

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 8 September 1954 · page 1

About 3,500,000 acres were sown to wheat for all purposes in New South Wales this year, says the…

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Big Sale of Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Australian Wheat Board in the last few weeks sold between ten and twelve million…

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3,250,000 Acres Sown to Wheat

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 9

About 3¼ million acres were sown to wheat for all purposes in New South Wales this year, says the…

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District Dairyman Sues Department £500 Claim Against Railway Commissioner Gilmore Farmer’s Damages Action Adjourned

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 1

A Gilmore farmer, Edward L. Butler, has taken out a District Court writ against the N.S.W. Commissioner of Railways claiming an amount of £500 damages alleging loss of cattle through poisoning…

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Young Tumut Dairy Farmer Found Not Guilty Accusation of Lighting Bush Fire With Trick Cigarette

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 7

After a retirement of only ten minutes, a jury at the Gundagai Quarter Sessions this week found a 24 year old Tumut dairy farmer, Henry Joseph Peppernell, not guilty of maliciously setting fire to natural grass. This was…

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Wool Market Is Still Sound Although Prices Are Down 15 Per Cent

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 8

Wool is 15 per cent cheaper than at the dose of last season. After two seasons of relative stability, the graph line of wool prices has recorded a sharp variation, which however may portent nothing more than an oscillation in…

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Rare Cattle Birth

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 3

What must be one of the rarest occurrences in animal history took place at Mr. Jack…

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Commercial Wagga Sheep Market

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 4

The Associated Agents of Wagga, Dalgety and Co. Ltd., New Zealand Loan Coy. Ltd. A. M. L. and F. Coy. Ltd…

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WHEAT First Payment

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday—The first advance payment to wheatgrowers from the l954-'55 harvest would be influenced by…

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Brisbane wool sales

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thurs.: Brisbane woolsales ended today on a firm note, except for some irregularity for short and…

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World's biggest wool exhibit

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: The biggest exhibition of quality wools ever staged in Australia, and possibly in the world, opened at the Showgrounds this…

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This Week in Wool

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 4

Wool is 15 per cent, cheaper than at the close of last season. After two seasons of relative stability, the graph line of wool prices has recorded a sharp vibration…

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British Cattle Man's Hints on Exports

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Thursday: If Australia handled her cattle production and exports correctly, she could easily…

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Stable Wheat Price Long Way Off

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 4

Welcome as the rain has been over most of the wheat belt, its coming at this time, opportune as it is for languished crops, may present difficulties for growers later in the season. Harvesting is still a long,…

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Nothing wrong with the wool situation

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 4

There is still nothing to worry about in the wool situation. Prices have certainly receded somewhat from last season's average of 81½d per lb, but are still well over 70d and closely in line with the 1951-52 average…

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M.I.A. Agricultural Extension Notes Bid to Banish Lousy Sheep

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 3

Making the rounds of M.I.A. farms, extension officers with M.I.A. Agricultural Service have found some farmers worried about the recurrence of lice in sheep that had been dipped…

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R.S.L. Wool and Skins Appeal ''Going Well," Monthly Meeting Told

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 1

The wool and sheep skins appeal being conducted by the Junee subbranch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. is going ahead…

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