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Blue Mountains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

9 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Dairy Herds Healthy in B.m. Shire

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 4

The Health Inspector, to the B.M. Shire Council, Mr. J. Lendster, reported to his Council that the herds of dairy cows had been…

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New Season's Wool Just Arrived

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 2

As usual, Mitchell's are first in with the 1939 new season's knitting wool. Large stocks of Paton and Baldwin's knitting wool have just…

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Overseas Scouts Visit Katoomba Indian Studying Wool Industry

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 1

Members of overseas contingents of Scouts which attended the Jamboree, visited Katoomba this week…

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Valley Farm Race Results Small Fields But Good Racing

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 2

Monday's race meeting at Megalong Valley attracted a good following of supporters from Katoomba and other…

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Farmers' "Friends"

Blue Mountains Daily · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 1

A section of the Federal Cabinent is said to favour an increase in the Australian overseas exchange rate. Formal…

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The Farmer and the Trotter

Blue Mountains Daily · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 2

When war broke out In 1911 the Allies were quickly alert to the valuable military uses of the horse. The first official move in France, after…

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Current Topics Cropley's Specials

Blue Mountains Daily · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

In Cropley's sensational footwear specials advertised in yesterday's "Dally" it was inadvertently stated that men's excellent calf shoes of…

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The Sport of Kings and Farmers

Blue Mountains Daily · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 4

Not only has there been a most serious falling-off in the number of horses in the State during recent years, but there has been an…

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Valley Farm Races for King's Birthday

Blue Mountains Daily · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 3

The Valley Farm Race Club, after the recent disappointment of having to abandon a record promising meeting, is setting…

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