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Farming & the land, 1951

8,421 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 250

Court Hears Wool Case Next Week

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 2

HEARING of the action brought against the Commonwealth Government and the Taxation Commissioner by two…

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Wool Not Yet At Tod Level

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 6

DESPITE the phenomenally high wool prices ruling at present, the peak level of the current season had not…

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£500,00 Worth of Wool Burnt

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Friday.--About £500,000 worth of wool was destroyed in one hour last night by a fire which swept through…

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£500,00 Worth of Wool Burnt

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Friday.--About £500,000 worth of wool, was destroyed in one hour last night by a fire which swept through…

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Less Wheat May Be Sown In Inverell District

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 13

HARVESTING has been completed in the inverell district and ground preparation for the 1951 crop is well…

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£640,000 Damage in N.z. Wool Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

AUCKLAND, Thurs.--A fire in Dalgety and Company's store at Parnell, Auckland, late today destroyed wool valued at £500,000…

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How Australian Merinos Dominate The World's Wool Clip

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 6

FOUR successive seasons of abundant pasture— and wool prices rising progressively to fabulous levels—are reflected in the Increasing sheep population of Australia, which has now reached…

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Expert Urges Wheatgrowers To Test Rain-Damaged Wheat Before Sowing

The Land · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 7

FARMERS in the northern and western sectors of the wheat belt should test the germinating qualities of weather-damaged grain before sowing it for next wheat crop…

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S.A. Letter Quality Given Prominence In Future Wheat Championships

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 19

ADELAIDE: A new phase will be introduced to South Australian wheat crop competitions by the provision of an award for the champion quality crop…

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Pressing World Demand Is Keeping Outlook Bright For Wool Market

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 6

THE wool market has shown evidence of a more widely distributed demand at recent sales, although no further upward trend in values has been experienced. The only lines which have displayed any…

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Hardship Previsions of Wool Sales Deduction Act Tax Chief's Explanation

The Land · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 14

THE Deputy Commissioner of Taxation, Mr. J. W. Hughes, said this week that producers who felt that they had suffered hardship because of the 20 per cent deduction from the proceeds of the sale of their wool may, in writing, ask that the hardship…

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High Court Hearing of Wool Tax Challenge in Melbourne Next Week

The Land · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 2

NEXT week the full bench of the High Court will commence the hearing of the action against the Commonwealth Government and Taxation Commissioner challenging the validity of the Wool…

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Beef Cattle Breeders Advocate Show And Sales Away From Sydney Royal Imported Stock Breeding Well

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 10

YOUNG: Outstanding impression gained from a two weeks' tour of many cattle studs in Victoria and southern N.S.W. is that breeders are more than ever in favor of a beef show and sales separate from Sydney Royal Easter Show…

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Completion Of Sub-Terminals Would Speed Wheat Bulk Handling Beating The Cornsack Shortage

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 13

OW that the current New South Wales wheat harvest is safely delivered, attention must be given to bulk handling facilities for the next harvest. A report that the Austra[?]…

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New Wool Scheme Severely Criticised Any Move For Acquisition Graziers Bid To Move British Industry

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 6

A SUGGESTED wool stabilisation scheme, under which graziers would agree to sell their wool for years ahead at a contract price, was severely criticised this week by secretary of the Graziers' Association of N.S.W. (Mr. S. Ick-Howins)…

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The Land "Nations may battle and the world rock with tevolution, but the land will care for him who cares for it." Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Official Organ of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales. Subscription Rates: One year in advance, £1; two years in advance, £1/18/-; three years in advance, £2/16/6. Subscription to "The Land" includes the "Farm and Station Annual." Single copy "The Land," 6d.; single copy "Farm and Station Annual," 2/-. Contributions are invited and will be paid for on publication. No responsibility can be accepted for the return of manuscript, but when stamp is enclosed every effort will be made to ensure return of unsuitable matter. Cheques, money orders, etc., should be made payable to The Land Newspaper Ltd. Address business communications to the Manager, and literary contributions to the Editor, "The Land," Box 1558, G.P.O., Sydney, New South Wales. Board of Directors: W. C. Cambridge (Chairman), Hon. H. S. Henley, M.L.C., H. K. Nock, A. Heath, and H V. Budd, M.L.C. Managing Editor: Asst. Managing Editor: H. V. BUDD, M.L.C. A. G. HUDSON Advertising Manager: E. W. Carter. 57-59 Regent Street, Sydney. Telephones: M 6971, MA 9630, MA 3336. Telegrams: (5 Jines) "The Land," Sydney. Rlverina Representative: J. P. McMenamin, 164 Edward St., Wagga. Telephone: Wagga 3872. Friday, February 9, 1951. The Communist War on Australia

The Land · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 4

WITH one-day stoppages each week in the coal mines, a ban on overtime on the wharves, a ban on the manning of certain coastal ships, and sporadic stoppages…

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Young Cheshire Farmer Wants N.S.W. Sponsor

The Land · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 3

A YOUNG mixed-farmer from Cheshire, England, wants a nominator in N.S.W., with…

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Mechanisation on the Farm

The Land · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 3

Grazing properties are highly mechanised these modern times. This picture, taken this week on the Aberdeen Angus and Romney Marsh stud property of Messrs. F. C. Rowlands and Sons, Waugoola, Cowra, shows a Fordson Major tractor equipped with a Griffin Earth Loader. This machine is invaluable for earth moving and road building on the property…

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Tobocco Crop Cut By Half

The Land · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 2

Blue mould, caused by wet and humid weather, had cut the tobacco crop in northern N.S.W. and southern Queensland…

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Scone Farmer Appointed to Closer Settlement Board

The Land · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 6

MR. A. L. HARNETT, of Scone, has been appointed a member of the No. 1 Closer Settlement Advisory Board to…

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