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Farming & the land, 1951

8,421 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 250

W. Farm Meeting

Sydney Sportsman · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 3

Weights will be published next Monday morning for the Australian Jockey Club Warwick Farm meeting to be held…

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Farmers to pay for war: Tax design

Tribune · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 7

Wool Sales Deduction Act is a measure designed by Menzies and Fadden Government to make farmers pay for war preparations. THIS was frankly revealed by…

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Junior Farmers State Championship For Sheep And Wool Project

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 20

FRANCIS John Smith, 19, a member of Wallondbeen J.F. Club, will receive a flock ram presented by the Rural Bank, in addition to the Sir Samuel Hordern trophy, for winning the State…

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Home-made Butter

The Land · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 23

"Farmer's Wife": The following method of making butter on the farm is taken from a recent address of a Departmental dairy…

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Wheat Refund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. J. McEwen) announced to-night that…

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Wagga Wheat Cropo Averaged 12 Bus

The Land · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 9

Average wheat yield in the Wagga district was 12 bushels district agronomist (Mr. F. J. Nicholson) reports…

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PASTORAL CO.'s Profit Higher

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 14

LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.-Reuter) -- National Mortgage and Agency Co. of New Zealand, Ltd., made £106,987 net…

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This Week's Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 8

MOST intensive rush of buying in Queensland history was a feature of wool sales in Brisbane on Monday…

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Wheat Deliveries Near End

The Land · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 2

WITH total receivals of 42,000,000 bushels, this season's wheat harvest in N.S.W. has practically ended…

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The Wool Trade: Brokers' Reports Wool Skirtings Price Rise

The Land · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 36

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. repont:—Although some slight variation recently been experienced in values for particular…

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Butter Fat Contest List Of Awards

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 12

NOWRA, Thursday.—Mr. C. C. Knapp's Midlands Buttercup 6th won the grand championship, as well as first prize, in the four…

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Wool Sales Bring £347m

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 14

Wool sold in Australia for the seven months ended January 31 realised £347,222,408, compared…

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Wool Films in India

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 9

SCREENING of the Australian Wool Board film, "Shearing at Big Billabong," at the St. George's Grammar School,…

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Brown Lucerne Is Good Cattle Food

The Land · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 25

Brown lucerne hay is more succulent and freer from dust than the dry green hay; most cattle show a decided…

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Brown Lucerne Hay Well Liked By Cattle

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 5

CATTLE appreciate brown lucerne hay, and often prefer it to the dry green hay, said a spokesman of the N.S.W…

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Wool Tax Plans Not Related

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 14

VICE-PRESIDENT of the Wheatgrowers' Union (Mr. C. D. Renshaw) claims that the New Zealand wool deductions are…

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Huge Wool Cheque in January

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 5

Australian sales of wool in January realised £76,409,679, nearly double the amount— £39,123,031—realised in the…

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Wheat Board Member On Tax Refund

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 14

A STATEMENT on the wheat tax for Nos, 11 and 11A pools was made this week by Mr. R. J. Doolin, Myall Downs, North Star, who is a member of the Australian Wheat Board…

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£130,000 For Wheat Research Defended

The Land · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 3

MR. R. A. O'NEILL yesterday commented on the storm which had been whipped up among wheatgrowers because he got the Wheat Board to put £130,000 into a fund to be used by scientists…

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£17,000,000 for Wheat Growers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 7

CANBERRA, Thurs. -- The Minister for Commerce (Mr. McEwen) said tonight that the Wheat Board would pay…

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