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Farming & the land, 1955

1,424 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 72

DAIRYING Final Judging In Dairy Contest Begins

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 October 1955 · page 12

Final judging in The Farmer and Settler Dairy Farm Competition began last week. Mr. R. Bailey, N.S.W. Milk Board Supervisor in the Windsor area, accompanied the party to Denman…

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Bad Floods Hit Barham Farmers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 October 1955 · page 30

While general prospects in the Barham district are bright, many farmers have…

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Poor princesses like being working girls One has qualified as a nurse, another has a public relations job, and a third runs a poultry farm

The World's News · Saturday 15 October 1955 · page 9

PATIENTS at St. Thomas' Hospital, one of London's great institutions for the care of the sick, on the south side of the River…

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Farmers Must Issue Receipts Effect of Stamp Duty Law

The Biz · Wednesday 19 October 1955 · page 9

Under a provision of the Stamp Duties (Amendment) Bill just passed by the State Parliament, primary producers are liable to…

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Atom dust ruins S.A. farmlands

Tribune · Wednesday 19 October 1955 · page 1

Radio-active dust the fallout from atomic experiments on the Woomera Rocket Range, has destroyed thousands of acres of crops in South Australia…

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Menzies Has Done Nothing for Farmers

Tribune · Wednesday 19 October 1955 · page 10

The very stormy and critical reception Warwick (Queensland) dairy farmers gave Minister for Agriculture McEwen last week expresses their anger at the Government's policy and attitude towards their…

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Farm Equipment' Film Night

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 October 1955 · page 7

There was a good attendance at the Dungowan Theatre on Thursday evening when a film night specially arranged by…

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Upper Casrlereagh Junior Farmers

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 October 1955 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Upper Castlereagh Junior Parmers Club was held in the Methodist Hall, Castlereagh, last…

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Wheat Sales Drive

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 October 1955 · page 2

News that the Australian Wheat Board's general manager, Mr. Perrett, is to tour the Middle East and visit England to stimulate wheat sales is welcome…

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Wheat Judging Next Week

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 October 1955 · page 3

Judging of the 1955 R.A.S. Field Wheat Championships will commence next week…

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More North Coast Cattle For Japan

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 October 1955 · page 4

LISMORE.—The Far North Coast's reputation for quality Jerseys has induced the Japanese government to select quality heifers there…

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SHEEP Capless Packs Survive Severe Tests

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 October 1955 · page 8

A meeting of wool men in Sydney recently decided there was no reason why capless packs should not contain the same weight of wool as standard packs. The capless pack, the…

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Wool For 1956 Evening Wear ?

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 October 1955 · page 18

Evening gowns in wool will be a feature of the 1956 Australian ball season if entries in the Australian Wool Fashion Award contest are an indication…

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Keen Bids At Ellerdale For Pure Jersey Cattle

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 October 1955 · page 5

LISMORE.—An average price of £88 was paid for 37 head of pure Jersey cattle at the annual reduction sale at Mr. R. Watson Hewitt's Ellerdale Jersey Stud on Saturday…

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Stable Prices Give Wool An Advantage

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 October 1955 · page 8

The American Wool Bureau reported last week that current stable prices have given wool a competitive advantage over the more expensive non-cellulosic fibres…

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Berrigan Wheat Too Wet In Some Places

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 October 1955 · page 27

While the general wheat outlook in the Berrigan district is excellent, some properties are still over-wet. Most crops are dense…

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Beef Cattle Brisk Inquiry Marks Lismore Prize Stock Sale

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 October 1955 · page 12

LISMORE.—The champion fat steer at the North Coast National Show last week was sold for £71 at the sale of fat stock and pigs held by the Society. There was brisk in-…

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Japs. Keen At Sydney, Melbourne Wool Auctions

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 October 1955 · page 34

The Japanese section made the pace this week at wool auctions in both Sydney and Melbourne, while local mill operations in Melbourne were on their best basis so far this season…

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Wheat Board G.m. Leaving on World Sales Drive

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 October 1955 · page 1

MELBOURNE: The Australian Wheat Board is so concerned about the competition in the world wheat market that…

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Week-end Magazine William A. Brodribb — N.S.W. Cattle Pioneer And Gippsland Explorer Recalling the Pioneers No. 47—William Adams Brodribb

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 October 1955 · page 15

The name of William Adams Brodribb, a pioneer pastoralist, is almost forgotten to-day, but he played an important part in the development of the grazing industry and was also one of the minor explorers of Gippsland…

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