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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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Rhino Stud Farm at Zoo

Daily Mirror · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 3

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

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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 Taronga Park Trust, said today. Mr. Hallstrom said this when referred to an anonymous letter…

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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 Taronga Park Trust, said today. Mr. Hallstrom said this when referred to an anonymous letter…

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Watching Judging of Dairy Cattle

The Land · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 3

Keen interest was displayed in the judging of dairy cattle classes at…

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Beef Cattle World

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 10

The proprietors of the well known Glen Moan Devon Stad, Willow Tree, N.S.W. (Messrs. Taiping Inverstments (Aust) Ltd) advise the sale of four bulls: Glen…

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Farmers, Seek Guarantee On Wheat Premium

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 3

IF millers wanted farmers in grow high gluten quality wheats a premium will have to he guarantee, said the hon…

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Sidelights on Farming Rank Pastures Best Controlled By Cattle

The Land · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 24

Pastures on which ewes and lambs are grazing should…

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Wheat Research Institute

The Land · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) announced yesterday that a start had been made in the erection of the Wheat Research…

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All-Round Dairy Cattle Quality Feature of Nowra's 74th Show

The Land · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 10

THE 74th Annual Show of the Shoalhaven A. and H. Society, held on the Nowra Showground last Friday and Saturday, was remarkable for the high all-round quality of five breeds of dairy cattle, though the cattle section was not the only one which was strongly supported…

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Wool Publicity Campaign

The Land · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 23

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., reports:—We submitted our catalogue of 6,046 bales on Monday. It comprised some well grown wools from the southern tablelands and slopes,' with…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 4

At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday, 13,743 bales were catalogued. At auction, 13,606 bales were…

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No rise in butter, sugar

The Sun · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 3

The Prices Branch will not permit the retail price of butter to be increased by 1d lb or sugar by ½d lb, as sought…

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Death Of Woman Cattle Judge

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 10

THE first woman ever to have been invited to Judge cattle at the Sydney Royal Show, Hon. Mrs. Michael Mason, has died in…

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Research Wanted Into Mysterious Cattle Disease

The Land · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 2

THE need for investigation into the cause of a cattle complaint known as McKenzie River Disease was stressed at a meeting of the cattle committee of…

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This Week's Wool Sales

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 3

YORKSHIRE buyers came back into the wool market in Sydney this week and were responsible for a recovery in the declining "end of January market." Values this week have been generally 5 per cent, higher…

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British Wool Position "Encouraging"

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 6

An encouraging review of Britains wool Industry has Just been given by the President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Wilson)…

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Rabbits Beating Cattle To Their Feed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 6

DESPITE the extraordinary season, stockowners in some N.S.W. areas have been forced to hand-feed because lands have been denuded of feed by the rabbit plague, reports the Graziers' Federal Council…

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Changes In Show Beef Cattle Judges

The Land · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 6

THROUGH the death of the Hon. Mrs. Michael Mason in England and the illness of Mr. K. P. McGillivray in Scotland, the R.A.S. has been forced to…

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Wool receipts break records

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 20

Value of wool sold in Australia for the seven months ended January 31 was £151,286,862, compared with £108,619,961 for the corresponding period of the previous…

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Growing World Wool Production

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 6

WORLD wool production in 1941 at 3,180,000,000-1b., or 10,000,000-lb. more than in 1940 is estimated by the U.S. Department of…

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