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Farming & the land, 1954

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Tumut Junior Farmers Show,1954. Donors Of Special Trophies

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 4

Mrs. Lodge, 12 preserving jars for the point score for preserves; A.M.L. & F. Co.,picture frame for the best entry in art Mr. A…

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Minister Urges Need To Reduce Farm Costs And Improve Quality

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 3

Some of Australia's markets would be in jeopardy unless production costs in primary industry were reduced and the…

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Sharp fall recorded in butter exports

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 October 1954 · page 4

CANBERRA, Fri.: Australia's butter exports in 1953/54 dropped by almost 10,000 tons over the previous year. This was revealed today in figures released by the…

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Premium wheat queries answered

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 October 1954 · page 2

A sequel to queries as to "what is premium wheat?" put to M.I.A. agronomists, was the explanation made yesterday by Agronomist, Don Wallin, of M.I.A…

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Junior Farmers to Judge Livestock

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 October 1954 · page 1

Members of Junior Farmer clubs in the Wagga district will have an opportunity of trying their hand at livestock…

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Fourth in row for Coota. farm

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 October 1954 · page 2

COOTAMUNDRA, Sunday: For the second successive year a Cootamundra property has won first prise in the…

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War Service Farm at Wakool

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 October 1954 · page 3

A 1298-acre irrigation dairy farm near Wakool will be open for application under the war service land settlement scheme on Tuesday, October 5, the Minister for Lands (Mr. Hawkins)…

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Federal Aid for Soldier Farms

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 October 1954 · page 4

The Commonwealth Government has submitted a modified scheme to help the principal States of N.S.W…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: Melbourne's second series of wool sales for the season. concluded today, with the…

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Sections for Apex Wool Drive

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 2

Apex wool drive will take place next week-end and for the purpose, of malting collection's member have been split…

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Police Warning on Possible Wool Thefts

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 2

Police last night warned woolgrowers to take steps to protect any stores of wool they may have on their properties. The warning followed the…

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Woolgrowers Warned to Protect Stores of Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 1

Police lost night warned woolgrowers to take steps to protect any stores of wool they may have on their properties…

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This Week in Wool Hardening Trend May Continue

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 2

Wool, values tire rising in Australia, South Africa, and in London. In the past two weeks they have recovered 50 per cent of the accumulated losses since the beginning of the present season…

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Junior Farmers' social and prize night

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 5

In St. Peter's Hall to-night (Tuesday) a social and prizegiving night will be held for District Junior Farmers, at 8 p.m. The…

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Cumbungi—a valuable crop?

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 4

A swamp reed, quite plentiful in Eastern' Australia, and rejoicing under, the Aboriginal name, Cumbung[?]…

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Farm Produce Exhibit

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 6

Mrs. Irwin, winner of first prize and cup (presented by Mr. Kleinig) in the farm produce section, had…

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It Pays to Run Cattle with Sheep

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 October 1954 · page 9

N.S.W. University of Technology lecturer in Sheep Husbandry, Mr. C. L. Goldstone, said recently that…

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"West Mains" Sheep Sale

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1954 · page 4

Edward Weaver and Company, auctioneers, Forbes, report they conducted the annual surplus sheep sale at…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1954 · page 4

BRISBANE, Wed.: A catalogue of 18,211 bales was submitted to buyers at the Brisbane wool sales today…

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Sheep starving at Brisbane abattoir

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1954 · page 4

BRISBANE, Wednesday: Hundreds of sheep are starving to death in Brisbane Abattoir, while a union…

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