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Farming & the land, 1957

132 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 7

Small Farm Aid New Bank's Duty

The Biz · Wednesday 20 November 1957 · page 30

The Development Bank to be set up under the Federal Government's banking legislation would be of great value to…

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Junior Farmer News

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 November 1957 · page 1

The monthly meeting of Upper Castlereagh Junior Farmers' Club was held lat Thursday night in the…

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Country Party Ferment Silence on wheat stirs rank and file

Tribune · Wednesday 27 November 1957 · page 11

Country people are reacting angrily to the passive sellout by Federal Country Party politicians to monopoly interests on such questions as freight payment on imported wheat, the new Bank Bills…

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Farming in Darkness

The Biz · Wednesday 27 November 1957 · page 12

Mushroom farming is an odd business, reports Harland as Chester in the December Reader's Digest. In fact, mushrooms are…

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Free Book on Dairying

The Biz · Wednesday 27 November 1957 · page 6

"Dairy Farming in Australia," a valuable dairying handbook, is available free to dairy farmers on application to the…

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Appeal by Junior Farmers

The Biz · Wednesday 27 November 1957 · page 16

On Friday, December 13 the members of Fairfield District Junior Farmers' Club will hold a Christmas social at Canley…

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Homes and Cattle Destroyed Fires at Warragamba and Wallacia

The Biz · Wednesday 4 December 1957 · page 21

A bushfire on a 10-mile front destroyed four homes between Warragamba Dam and Wallacia on Monday…

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Wheat price record condemns Menzies Protests Rising Against Attack on People's Bread

Tribune · Wednesday 4 December 1957 · page 10

SYDNEY: Since the Menzies Government took office in 1949 the wholesale price of stock feed wheat has increased from 5- to 184½ a bushel at the silo -- and the wheatgrower is worse off…

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Japanese Trade Treaty Has It Caused Decline in Wool Prices

The Biz · Wednesday 11 December 1957 · page 30

Many people closely associated with the wool industry believe the recent slump in wool prices is a repercussion of the…

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Negroes Go From Farm To Factory

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 11 December 1957 · page 14

Prior to World War II, sociologists in America were asking if it would be possible for the negro to…

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Junior Farmer Member brings Honour to the Upper Castlereagh Club

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 December 1957 · page 2

When Barry Sharp (president) called the Junior Farmer meeting to order last Thursday night, he welcomed several people. They were: Mr. J.T. Hailstone (manager, Rural Bank), and Mrs. Hailstone;…

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Workers and farmers fight back against monopoly in W. Aust. a Special Writer Sums Up Year in Parliament

Tribune · Wednesday 18 December 1957 · page 8

PERTH: Some unusual voting alliances marked the just-concluded session of the…

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