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Farming & the land, 1951

8,421 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 250

Future Wool-Classers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 15

Wool-classing students at the East Sydney Technical College, Truda Haddin and Margaret Phillips, scour the wool to determine the amount of impurities, on the first day of their final year at the College…

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Beef Cattle at Manilla Show

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 3

—Mr. Ken Patterson, of Kinkuna Shorthorn Stud, holds "Kinkuna Landmark," champion Shorthorn bull, when his group won the Cattlo Challenge Cup at last week's Manilla Show. The Kinkuna group comprises "Landmark," "Kinkuna Snowdrop" and "Violet." (Other Manilla Show Pictures—P. 10.)…

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Big Cattle Sale at Grafton

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 6

At Goldsbrough Mort and Co.'s annual cattle sale at South Grafton last week about 8,500 head were yarded…

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Sheep Thieves in New England

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 17

REWARDS of up to £500 are being offered by New England graziers for the apprehension of sheep…

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Problems That Hinder Beef Cattle Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 9

The development of North Australia as a great cattle country is not a problem on its own. It is intimately linked with such questions as quarantine and the employment of C.Ab. vaccine in New South Wales…

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Wool and Labor Costs

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 44

Pitt, Son and Badgerv Ltd. reports: The thirteenth Sydney series opened last Monday under buoyant market conditions and values when…

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Road Permits to Wheat Men

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 1

Wheat growers experiencing delays in delivery of superphosphates could obtain special permits to…

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Gabo Wheat Grows Well Overseas

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 14

Gabo wheat, a rustresistant variety, promises to be as valuable to some Overseas Countries…

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Gabo Wheat Grows Well Overseas

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 8

Gabo wheat, a rustresistant variety, promises to be as valuable to some overseas countries…

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Road Permits to Wheat Men

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 14

Wheat growers experiencing delays in delivery of superphosphates could obtain special permits to…

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Gabo Wheat Grows Well Overseas

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 9

Gabo wheat, a rust resistant variety, promises to be as valuable to some overseas countries…

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Wheat Acreage To Be Smaller

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 9

New South Wales was likely to grow considerably less wheat this year than last, said the cereal specialist of the Department of Agriculture, Mr. G. Nicholson, yesterday…

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Livestock Review Young Sheep Prices Are Rising

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 10

Buyers bid freely for quality lots of young sheep at auction this week. Indications point to higher values…

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Record Price For Comeback Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A new world record price of 292d (£1/4/4) a lb was paid for four bales of comeback fleece from…

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Less wool used in Britain

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Thurs.--The British textile industry is using less wool…

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Wool Mill Assets Write-up

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 6

Warrnambool Woollen Co. Ltd., will revalue fixed assets by writing up plant and machinery by £20,000 and buildings by £155,000…

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F.S.A. General President's Letter Super Supply Difficulty May Cut Next Wheat Crop Acrea[?]

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 48

FELLOW MEMBERS—With the approach of the cropping seas[?] it is evident that wheatgrowers are again going to be in trouble over the supply of superphosphate. Present transport problem make that clearly evident…

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£130,000 for Wheat Research Applauded

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 18

CULCAIRN F.S.A. District Council warmly co[?] gratulated Mr. R. A. O'Neill for getting th[?] Wheat Board to grant £130,000 of £365,000 of th indistributable fractions fund for scientific research…

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Fat Cattle Comp. to Be Judged Next Week

The Land · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 24

JUDGING of the fat cattle competition being conducted by the Australian Meat Board will take place next week…

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Sheep "the curse of Australia" Scientist on 'Peril'

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--Sheep were "the curse of Australia," Professor Marcus Oliphant said today…

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