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Farming & the land, 1950

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Dairy Produce the Week's Markets Reviewed Sussey Street Wholesale Markets [?] [?] Marketing Bureau reports

The Land · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 31

The State Marketing Bureau reoirts. [?]UTTER: Production in main dairying [?] was well maintained, with a slight [?] apparent on the far North Coast…

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Dairy Stock Go To Kenya

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 20

AYRSHIRES from Victoria, N.S.W. and Queensland, and a Guernsey bull from Victoria, are now on the S.S. "Chanda,"…

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Versatility In British Power Farming

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 11

WITH a tractor population of over 300,000, the present trend in Britain's farm mechanisation is to widen the range of power operations. Such an aim has always been a strong motive, but with one tractor for every 70 acres of…

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Enter Early For Dairy Competitions

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 5

TIME was now an important factor in entry for the N.S.W. Dairy Farm Championship Competition, and the…

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Dairy Industry Must Have 40-Hour Week

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 4

UNLESS the dairying industry was readjusted to meet the 40-hour week, production would go down, said Milk Zone Council…

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Good Fruit Crop

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 8

THIS season's stone fruit crop at Bathurst Experiment Farm is exceptionally good, both quality and size of the fruit being outstanding…

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Young farmer on theft charge

The Sun · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 10

SINGLETON, Friday. -- John Whitfield Dunston, 19, share dairy-farmer, of Singleton, was charged at Singleton…

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U.s. Crops Protected

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 20

NEW YORK, Thurs. (AAP.-Reuter).--The Senate has approved an increase of 2000 million dollars (£A£92,872,933) in…

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Blind man to go farming

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 9

A blind 30-years-old ex-airman who went to England for special agricultural training, returned yesterday to start his own farm in Queensland. He is Mr. D. N. Beattie,…

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Increase in Number of Dairy Cattle

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Saturday. --There were 4,863,000 dairy cattle in Australia at March, 1949, an…

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Increase in Number of Dairy Cattle

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 4

CANBERRA, Saturday --There were 4,863,000 dairy catlle in Australia at March, 1949, an…

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Increase in Number of Dairy Cattle

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 4

CANBERRA, Saturday --There were 4,863,000 dairy cattle in Australia at March, 1949, am…

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Pastoral Co. Pays 10 p.c

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 12

Queensland National Pastoral Co., Ltd., will pay 6 p.c. dividend and 4 p.c. bonus on all shares for the…

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Keen search for sheep supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 14

Because of insufficient supplies, the majority of private-sale sheep buyers failed to fill their requirements during the week. Larger numbers of…

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Season's New Peak for Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 14

Prices of good wools were firm at the Sydney, Newcastle, Goulburn and Melbourne sales this week, but broad and inferior descriptions were easier…

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Labelling of Textiles "May Hit Wool Industry"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 2

Mr. S. R. Hill said last night the enforcement of regulations to make the labelling of textiles compulsory might have a…

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Farmers Back £10 Wage

Tribune · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 7

CASINO.—The Primary Producers Union’s monthly meeting has carried a resolution endorsing the £10 basic wage…

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Wool Stolen: £500 Reward

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 12 March 1950 · page 7

J. Vicars and Co. Pty. Ltd., of Marrickville, offer a £500 reward for the recovery of 47 bales of wool stolen in…

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Pastoral Co. Pays Bonus Div

The Sun · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 15

Queensland National Pastoral Co., Ltd., is adding a 4 pc bonus to the 6 pc dividends on ordinary and preference shares for the year…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 5

LONDON, March 12 (Reuters).—The second series of London wool sales will Start to-morrow. and continue until March 31. Offerings will total 98.000…

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