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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

8,304 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

The Threat To Wool From Synthetics

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

WOOL is still the world's outstanding textile fibre. There is no evidence that any…

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Blight hits potato crop

The Sun · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 12

HOBART, Tuesday. -- Losses estimated at more than £300,000 have been suffered by the potato…

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Farmer Killed After : Fight with 17 Police

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

ROSEBURG. (Oregon), Tues. (A. P.). -- C.D. Burgoyne (47), farmer, who believed he was persecuted by the police was killed on Sunday after a four-hours gun battle with 17 policemen. More than 2000 rounds…

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Expanded Wool Use

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report that combing activity is one of the best pointers to the welfare of the wool industry. It reached its lowest point of output during recent years, in the final three months of 1951. It has since…

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Wool Prices Stable

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 9

Variations in wool prices during the current season have not been great and a stable market is indicated, states Winchcombe Carson…

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Season's Top Wool Price

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 20

HOBART, Wed. -- This season's Australasian record for fleece wool was smashed at the Hobart…

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Season's Top Wool Price

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 4

HOBART, Wed.-- This season's Australasian record for fleece wool was smashed at the Hobart…

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Wool Prices Still Rising

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 20

Prices for both merino and crossbred wool at the Sydney Wool Sales today showed rises on…

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Wool brings 352d lb

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 3

HOBART, Tues.--A buyer paid 352d for merino wool at Hobart wool sales today. The wool was sold on…

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Season's Top Wool Price

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 26

HOBART, Wed. -- This season's Australasian record for fleece wool was smashed at the Hobart…

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Wool Prices Still Rising

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 20

Prices for both merino and crossbred wool at the Sydney Wool Sales today showed rises on…

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Season's Top Wool Price

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 4

HOBART, Wed.-- This season's Australasian record for fleece wool was smashed at the Hobart…

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Season's Top Wool Price

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 4

HOBART, Wed. -- This season's Australasian record for fleece wool was smashed at the Hobart…

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Wealth From Wool Wax

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 1

The C.S.I.R.O. Division of Industrial Chemistry reports a major advance in chemical techniques for producing wool wax…

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Bad Wheat Yields— And Good

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 5

The president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. R. Scilley, said that the 1952-53…

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Stop Press Wool Prices Firm

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 32

Prices for merino wool at the Sydney wool [?] today were fully firm on yesterday prices with a tendency to be sightly higher Top…

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Season Record For Fleece Wool Broken

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 3

HOBART, Tuesday.— The season's Australian record for fleece wool was broken at the wool sales…

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U.S. Bid For Rise On Wheat

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 24

WASHINGTON, Wed. (B.U.P.). -- The United States is willing to renew the International…

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U S . Bid For Rise On Wheat

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 26

WASHINGTON, Wed. (B.U.P.). -- The United States is willing to renew the International…

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U.S. Bid For Rise On Wheat

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 24

WASHINGTON, Wed. (B.U.P.). -- The United States is willing to renew the International…

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