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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

1,544 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 20 of 78

Inoculating Sheep

Leader · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 5

At Friday’s meeting of the Bathurst Pastures Protection Board, Dir Sam Williams put forward a strong comp[?] in regard to the in[?] of…

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Butter Another Sixpence Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 7

Speaking at Lismore Mr. W. T. Missingham, M.L.A., said that butter producers were soon going to set consumers the task of paying…

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Lost Sheep Methodist Flock Parson Advertises

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 22

Rev. J. B. Ennis, a Methodist minister in New York, surveying the empty pews in his church, came to the conclusion that his…

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District Pastoral Conditions. "Never Better," Says Stock Inspector

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 4

The report presented by the Stock Inspector (Mr. C. O. Furness) at the meeting of the Bathurst, P.P. Board indicated splendid conditions…

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Champion Jersey. World's Record. Butter Fat Yield

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 10

A Jersey cow, the property of Mr W T Harding, of Somerset, Tasmania has completed 273 days' official test with a record of 14,4051b milk…

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Sheep Dog Trials. Bathurst Owner’s Success

Leader · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 6

The sheep dog trials were the sole attraction in the ring, yesterday afternoon, and the splendidly-schooled andmale treated the interested sheep…

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Merriwa News Burrs and Flies. Sheep Men Busy

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 13

The woolgrowers of the district have been fortunate in securing more than average prices for their wool this season, and at the present are a very…

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Keen General Wool Demand Values Maintained

National Advocate · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson Ltd report:—We held our final Sydney wool sale of the main 1927/28 selling season on Thursday. Demand was strongly…

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Wool Report Sound Outlook Germany's Trade

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: This season 2,233,005 bales of wool have been received into Australian stores and by the end of the…

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Final Wheat Payment. 1926-27 Voluntary Pool

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 5

The secretary of the Wheat Growers' Pooling and Marketing Company, Ltd., advises that arrangements have now been made for the payment of a fifth…

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Queensland to Dubbo Long Ride With Stolen Wool DUBBO

National Advocate · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 2

Two young men who gave the names of George King and Gordon Kelly, came to Dubbo recently with a motor lorry in which were five bales…

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Piambra News Lucerne Crops. Threshing at Maroo

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 11

The district is looking splendid and an abundance of lucerne is in evidence. Maroo is now threshing lucerne and will thresh well over a…

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Farm Sold

Leader · Monday 19 March 1928 · page 1

Mr. W. Mar[?] of Guyong, has sold his well known farm on the Orange Bathurst Road, the purchaser being Mr. George Taylor This will give Mr…

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Sydney Wool Sales Keen General Competition SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 2

At to-day's wool sale, 7,432, bales were offered at auction and 10,555 sold. Private sales totalled 942 bales. The selection was only of…

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The Wool Sales

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 3

An animated market ruled at Monday's Sydney wool sales. Demand for all good wools was keen and widely distributed, and values were fully equal to…

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Sydney Wool Sales a Firm Market SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 2

At the sydney wool sales to-day 1O.429 bales were offered at auction and 8.809 bales were sold. Pri-vately 581 bales were disposed of…

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A Bankrupt Farmer. Car sad Bad Season [?]

Leader · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 1

“All my troubles have arisen over a motor car,” said Donald McLaug[?] a farmer of Greengrove, Via Manlldra, in the Orange Bankruptcy…

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Final Wool Sales

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 2

With yesterday's auctions the 1927-28 wool selling season in Sydney was virtually brought to an end. There will be a few clearing-up sales in…

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Committed for Trial. Charge of Cattle Stealing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 23

At the Denman police court on March 14 before Mr. B. A. May. P.M., Thomas Andrews and Wilfred Smoothy were charged with…

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Sydney Wool Sales Best Rates of Series Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 2

The wool market closed firm at the best rates of the series with strong and well distributed competition for all good merinos and all…

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