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Farming & the land, 1954

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Dire story of floods in mother's letter Dear Son-- Can you imagine cattle being Grant in Lennox Street?

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 7 March 1954 · page 16

This letter, written from Casino (N.S.W.) at the height of the town's recent flood terror, reveals in stark simplicity the horror of those dark hours. It was written by…

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Perce the Punter at Warwick Farm

Truth · Sunday 7 March 1954 · page 25

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Warwick Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 7 March 1954 · page 35

Entries close at 3 p.m. on Monday, March 15, for Warwick Farm races on Saturday, March 27…

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Warwick Farm Races

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 7 March 1954 · page 63

FROM LEFT: Mrs. J. B. McKay, Mrs. Bob Withycombe, Mrs. Arthur Kinnear, Mrs. M. Godsall, and Mrs. Harry Meeks…

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Headstockman's W. Farm record

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 7 March 1954 · page 40

Headstockman yesterday clipped 2¾ seconds off the Warwick Farm ten and a half furlongs record. In winning the Warwick March Handicap…

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Yesterday's Racing: Camera-form at Finish Warwick Farm at St. Leger

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 7 March 1954 · page 28

JUVENILE HANDICAP, 6f. Off at 12.33 Photo for third TWO-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP, 6f. Off at 1.9 Photo for all placings 1st 3-YEAR-OLD STAKES., 7f. Off at 1.42 2nd 3-YEAR-OLD STAKES, 7f. Off at 2.15…

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Headstockman In Record At W. Farm May Contest Sydney Cup

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 7 March 1954 · page 36

Headstockman may be set for the Sydney Cup because of his record smashing win in the March Handicap at Warwick Farm…

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W. Farm: Finish and Half-mile

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 7 March 1954 · page 38

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 4

The second series of the London wool sales for 1954 concluded oa Friday with an offering of 8,150 bales, of which 7,500 were sold…

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Wool market firm

The Sun · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 7

Strong competition kept values very firm at Sydney wool sales today…

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More Merino in Cup Wool Analysis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 4

The proportion of wools of 60's quality and up was 75.6 per cent, in the 1952-53 Australian clip against 73.5…

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More fine wool in 52-53 clip

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 22

The proportion of wools of 60's quality and up in the 1952-53 Australian clip was 75.6 per cent, as…

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More fine wool in 52-53 clip

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 22

The proportion of wools of 60's quality and up in the 1952-53 Australian clip was 75.6 per cent, as…

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More fine wool in 52-53 clip

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 23

The proportion of wools of 60's quality and up in the 1952-53 Australian clip was 75.6 per cent, as…

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More fine wool in 52-53 clip

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 23

The proportion of wools of 60's quality and up in the 1952-53 Australian din was 75.6 per cent, as…

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More fine wool in 52-53 clip

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 22

The proportion of wools of 60's quality and up in the 1952-53 Australian clip was 75.6 per cent, as…

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Story of Offer to Plead Guilty to Theft of Wool Court told of remission bid

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 11

A man who had asked to be dealt with straight away, said he would plead guilty at the Quarter Sessions and get "my remissions for the Queen's visit," Det-Sgt. Toms said in Central Court today…

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More wool used

The Sun · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 31

World consumption of raw wool in 1953 has been provisionally estimated to have…

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Russian Wool Buying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 9

Russian wool buying, though somewhat spasmodic, has proved most valuable this season, states Winchcombe Carson Ltd. In its weekly…

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Charges of wool-stealing

The Sun · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 9

James Singleton, 33, laborer, of Mary St., Annandale, alleged to have stolen 24 bales of…

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