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Farming & the land, 1952

7,822 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 250

Army to Cart Water for Starving Cattle

The Land · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 35

ARMY transport would be used to take water to dying stock in drought areas in New South Wales…

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Government is killing the wheat industry

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 17

GOVERNMENT controls were killing initiative in the wheat Industry, the chairman of the grain…

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Wheat plan put to McEwen

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 2

YESTERDAY the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. McEwon) hoard a "more wheat production" plan outlined to him by the Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation at Canberra…

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Wool Men Want Board to Decide

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 2

NO hasty action should be taken to reduce the importation of textiles, which could harm the woolen…

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Wheat to Be R.a.s. Feature

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 18

To stimulate interest in Australia's declining wheat production the Royal Agricultural Society will feature wheat exhibits at this years Royal Easter Show…

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Less wheat now but bigger future harvests

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 16

CONTRACTION of wheat acreage in Australia "is part of a general trend over recent decades, during which yields per…

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Wheat to Be R.a.s. Feature

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 18

To stimulate interest in Australia's declining wheat production the Royal Agricultural Society will feature Wheat exhibits at this years Royal Easter Show…

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McGirr asks PM to act in butter crisis

The Sun · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 5

Surplus butter should be directed from other States to NSW before permission is given to…

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Cattle Entry Down at Paterson by Our Special Representative

The Land · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 14

DAIRY CATTLE entries at last week's three-day Paterson Show were down on the previous year because the district's worst drought and bushfire…

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Cattle Town Without Beef 62 Hurt in India Riots

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 18

DARWIN, Fri. — The gold-mining and cattle town of Tennant Creek, in the middle of the CALCUTTA, Fri. (A.P.) —Sixty-two persons, including 50 boys and women, were injured…

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Wool Sales Cheque Halved on Last Season

The Land · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 10

WOOL sales in Australia for the seven months ended January 31 realised 47 per cent, less than that received during the corresponding period the previous season. This is disclosed in a…

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Plenty of wheat at must have fair allocation

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 21

WHEAT BOARD had sufficient wheat in N.S.W. to supply the requirements of millers and other manufacturers of human foodstuffs for all local needs until the next harvest came in,…

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N.Z. Butter At 4/2 Probable In N.S.W.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 3

The New South Wales Government will probably allow shipments totalling 5,000 tons of New Zealand butter to be retailed at 4/2 a lb, providing import…

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Dairy farmers' winter school

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 5

A THREE-DAY winter school for dairy farmers would be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College,…

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Forecast of food crisis in Australia Shortage of Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 7

Australia would face soon a food crisis caused by reduced production of wheat, Mr. W. W. F. Pratt said yesterday…

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Pig Raising Must losses to offset wheat feed shortages

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 21

BECAUSE of the hard fact that they were going to be short of wheat, bran and pollard, pig raisers must face up to the necessity of reducing economic losses, said Mr. G. M. D. Carse,…

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Graham's Reply to F.s.a. Chief on Wheat Freights

The Land · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 35

THE Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) yesterday urged the general president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association (Mr. Scilloy) to call at his office and inspect the telegrams and correspondence which had passed between the…

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This Week's Dog Story Kelpie Bitch Tracked Down Lost Sheep, Brought Them Back

The Land · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 22

THE actions of Royal Pride in finding lost sheep once again emphasise the Red Kelpie's outstanding ability to protect its master's flocks and recover…

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Australian Woamen World's Highest Spenders on Dress; Women's Wool Forum Findings

The Land · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 28

AUSTRALIAN women spend a higher proportion of their incomes on clothes than any other women in the world, but are hampered in their choice by having to depend almost entirely on imported clothes which are frequently designed for quite…

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F.S.A. Gen. Secretary's Letter Assoc's. Tax Inquiry Service: More Talks on Future of Wheat

The Land · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 40

DEAR MEMBERS.—The recent general council meeting and the fact that last week I was on annual leave have been the reasons for the nonappearance of my regular letter in recent issues. I would like to make it…

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