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Farming & the land, 1953

8,304 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 250

Probe On Farmer's Death

Truth · Sunday 8 February 1953 · page 3

GUNNEDAH, Saturday. — Police and the Gunnedah coroner are investigating the death of Ronald Sands (39), at the Goohli soldier settlement, 30 miles from Gunnedah. Sands' body was found…

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W. Farm Entries

Truth · Sunday 8 February 1953 · page 26

Next meeting at Warwick Farm is set down for Saturday, February 28. Nominations for all…

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Delta Sold, Going To Stud Farm

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 8 February 1953 · page 1

Delta, champion Australian racehorse, has been sold for stud purposes and will be…

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Danger to Aust. Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 5

NEW YORK, Sun.--Imported woollen goods and cheap South American tops are driving American buyers from the…

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U.S. Wool Trend "Away From Australia, N.Z."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 3

NEW YORK, February 8 (A.A.P.) —An article in the "New York Times" to-day says that the trend of U.S. wool manufacturers away from the wool…

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Arthur Polkinghorne's Sydney Dairy--

The Sun · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 13

WHO said that our young lacked initiative? Tiny Douglas, who switched from nightclubs to…

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Prices for Sheep Firm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 16

Most sheep and good quality lambs and suckers were firm at Homebush sales…

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New World Wool Record

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 11

LAUNCESTON, Tuesday. --A world record price of 367 pence per lb. for fleece wool was obtained at…

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New World Wool Record

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 11

LAUNCESTON, Tuesday. --A world record price of 367 pence per lb. for fleece wool was obtained at…

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New World Wool Record

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 11

LAUNCESTON, Tuesday. --A world record price of 367 pence per lbs for fleece wool was obtained at…

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New World Wool Record

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 11

LAUNCESTON, Tuesday. --A world record price of 367 pence per lb. for fleece wool was obtained at…

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Wool Sales Brisbane Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 6

BRISBANE, Monday.—The fifth series of Brisbane wool sales opened to-day, when 16.766 bales offered were fully…

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New World Wool Record

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 11

LAUNCESTON, Tuesday. --A world, record price of 367 pence per lb. for fleece wool was obtained at…

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Wool record now 367d lb

The Sun · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 21

LAUNCESTON Tuesday.--367d lb believed to be a world record for fleece wool,…

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Wheat Prices Fall; Lowest Since 1950

The Sun · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 9

CHICAGO, Monday.--Wheat future prices slumped today to their lowest point since the start of the Korean War (June, 1950)…

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Only one girl takes "wool experting" class

The Sun · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 29

Former Frensham student Annabel Broadbent is the only girl among 91 boys in the second, year wool classing and wool ex-perting department, at East Sydney…

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Tax Guide Ready For Farmer[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday. The Minister for Comme[?] and Agriculture, Mr. McEwen, said to-day that…

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Wool Variations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 1

The current wool season has been notable because of the absence of any great fluctuations in values state Winchombe, Carson…

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Bulk Wheat Lift

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 1

The freighter Fernmoor berthed in Brisbane recently to load 8,000 tons of Queensland wheat in bulk for Britain. The…

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U.s. Wheat Slumps

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 18

CHICAGO, Tues.--Wheat future prices slumped today to the lowest point since the…

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