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Farming & the land, 1953

8,304 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 250

F.S.A. General Secretary's Letter Gambling on Wheat Crop Like Backing Racehorses

The Land · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 40

DEAR MEMBERS,—The wheat receival at the time of writing is 50,432,000 bushels, with probably another 750,000 bushels to come in. This season has upset…

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Sports Muster Wool Main Interest

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 24

JAPANESE swimming champion Hironishin Figuhashi arrived in sydney on wednesday He holds the world 1500 meters…

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Synthetics Will Not Replace Wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 13

SYNTHETIC fibres are not destined in replace or displace wool within the foreseeable future, provided wool is priced…

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Gilgandra wheat Trials Produced High Yields

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 23

HIGH yields obtained this year from trial wheat plots on H. C. wilson's property Bungey Gilgandra, indicated the relation between intensive cultivation and production said district agronomist (Mr. N. S. Tickner)…

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USA Tops List Of Wool Users

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 15

DESPITE the use or artificial fibres, the United States is the largest consumer of wool in the world,…

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More Wool Put Into The Packs

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 11

FOR the six months ending December the average price of wool sold in Australia was 79,86d per lb.,…

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Wool Production in Q'land Down

The Land · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 18

WOOL production in Queensland for the year ended June 30 last was 132,800,000 lb., reports the Queensland Government statistician…

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Splendid Wheat Display at Royal Show Forecast

The Land · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 37

SOME of the spectacular achievements by N.S.W. wheatgrowers in last year's R.A.S. field championships would be seen in the grain wheat competitions at the Sydney Royal Show from March 27 to April 7, Registrar of the R.A.S…

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Turn in Butter Murder Prose Letter To Neighbor Examined

Daily Mirror · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 4

An anonymous letter which was received some days ago by a neighbor of Shirley Butler, may have been written by Miss Butler's…

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Wool rise of 5 p.c. 'dramatic'

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 11

Wool prices this week rose by five per cent. over last week's closing…

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The Wool Trade:brokers' Reports Active Market

The Land · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 36

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Combing activity is one of the best pointers to the welfare of the wool…

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World Demand For Wool Shows Progressive Rise

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 13

WORLD wool consumption, in 1952 was running at an annual rate of 2,260,000,000-lb. (clean) compared with a rate of 2,050,000,000-lb. at the low point reached in the third quarter of 1951. Revealing a gradual, but…

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Wheat Pact Talks Begin Price As Big Issue

The Land · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 1

AUSTRALIAN wheatgrowers, for the first time, will be directly represented at talks beginning in Washington today (Friday) on the…

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Wheat Agreement 'Cost Aust. Growers More Than £45m.'

The Land · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 2

THE International Wheat Agreement, which the Chifley Government entered into, had cost Australian farmers more than £45,000,000, general president of the F.S.A. (Mr. W. R. Scilley) said yesterday…

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Wool Firm at Sale Keen Demand At Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 10

GOULBURN, Thursday. —At the Goulburn wool sales to-day the marktet ruled firm to dearer than…

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Strong Demand Is Expected At Armidale Ram Sale Well Grown Sheep Catalogued

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 11

APPROXIMATELY 400 Merino rams Will bo offered at the annual Armidale stud sales on February 11. Reports indicate that the rams catalogued are well grown and in splendid condition. A strong demand is…

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Stock Exchange, Company News Steady Improvement in World Wool Demand

Daily Mirror · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 11

World demand for wool Showed a gradual but progressive improvement during 1952, and, at the latest date for which figures are available, consumpion was running at an Can annual rate of 2360 million lb.(clean), Compared' with a rate of 2050 million lb. at the low point reached in the third quarter…

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Stock Exchange, Company News Steady Improvement in World Wool Demand

Daily Mirror · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 11

World demand for wool showed a gradual but progressive improvement during 1952, and, at the latest date for which figures are available, consumption was running at an annual rate of 2260 million lb. (clean), compared with a rate of 2050 million lb. at the low point reached in the third quarter…

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Goulburn Wool Selling Centre Grows 56,000 Bales This Year

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 15

GOULBURN has, in 21 years, become firmly established as a wool selling centre. At the first sale, in 1931, 200 bales were offered. This season the total offering will approximate 56,000 bales…

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Stock Exchange, Company News Steady Improvement in World Wool Demand

Daily Mirror · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 11

World,demand for woof showed a gradual but progressive improvement during 1952, and, at the latest date for which figures are available, consumption Was running at an annual rate of 2260 million lb. (clean), compared with a rate of 2050 million lb. at the low point reached in the third quarter…

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