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Farming & the land, 1950

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Killed Woman As He Killed Cattle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 13

MUNICH, Wednesday.--Johann Kressierer (27), a country butcher, who slaughered a woman customer Dim the same manner as he slaughtered cattle, was sentenced to life imprisonment last night…

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Coolac Wool at 171 d

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 27

Coolac wool brought top price in early sales at the Sydney Wool Sales today, but…

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Queen-mother Is Interested in Wool

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 1

H. M. QUEEN MARY admires a model from Norway, by O. Forde of Oslo, shown at The International Wool Exhibition in London recently…

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Wool Textile Industry Uses Less Synthetics

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 22

The world's clothing trade as a whole is probably, using far less synthetic fibres than before the war when government regulations in Germany, Italy and Japan compelled the blending of those fibres with…

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Rise in Wool Recovery Of Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 1

A wool authority said last night that an advance of five per cent, in priced al the Sydney wool sales…

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U.K. Wheat Deals Mr. McEwen Critical

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday.— The Minister for Commerce, Mr. J. McEwen, to-day replied to criticism by the British…

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Dairy Whip Show

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 4

Women who make Thursdays their shopping day in the city instead of Fridays should make a point of spending an hour at…

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Passing in of Farm Property

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 2

Bidding for "The Birling," a property of 547 acres near Camden, with a homestead and private racecourse, failed to reach…

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Passing in of Farm Property

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 February 1950 · page 2

Bidding for "The Birling," a property of 547 acres near Camden, with a homestead and private racecourse, failed to reach…

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Johnny, Sheep Dog

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 6

Winner of the sheep dog trials at Luddenham Show, the only dog to win the championship of Australia three times in succession…

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Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 12

At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday, 13,246 bales were catalogued. At auction 12,958 bales were…

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Sheep Prices Show Decline

Daily Mirror · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 28

More sheep were penned at the Homebush saleyards today and prices eased slightly from recent high levels. Offerings, however, were still…

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Wheat-growers' View

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 4

The executive council of the Whcatgrowers' Union decided yesterday to support the Australian Wheatgrowers'…

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All From the Peaunut Butter Jar

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 20

A delicious topping for baked apple pudding, a sauce to serve with ice [?]am, crisp cookies, two or three types of sandwich fillings, and a good lunch-box cake are just…

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Firm Market for Wool

Daily Mirror · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 28

Rates for wool at today's sales remained firm to very firm, and any tendency to change…

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Wool, Petrol Exchange Tokyo Inquiries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 3

TOKIO, Feb. 16 (A.A.P.Reuter).—Australian and Japanese trade experts in Tokyo are exploring the possibility of…

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Lower wool prices in 1950 unlikely

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 28

Eight salient factors govern wool prices and would continue to govern them in the immediate future. The chairman of the…

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Proposed Vet. Service for Dairy Farmers M.Z.D. Council Discussion

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 1

SOME 30 members of Penrith branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Council, at a meeting held in the C.W.A. Rooms on…

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Luddenham Show in Ascendant Cattle, Pavilion, Ring High-Grade Record Takings

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 1

The 47th annual show of Luddenham A. and H. Society, held last Friday and Saturday, was even better than the show of last year, which was regarded as one of the best held for many years. The attendance was probably never better at…

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Rhino Stud Farm at Zoo

Daily Mirror · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 4

Sydney had the only rhinoceros stud farm in Australia, Mr. E. J. Hallstrom, president of Taronaa Park Trust, said today. Mr. Hallstrom said this when referred to an anonymous letter…

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