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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 22 of 78

Wool Report

Leader · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. reports for March 29: — Chief interest to those connected…

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Brisbane Wool Sales Keen Competition

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 2

The Brisbane wool sales opened with an average selection forward. Competition was keen and prices very firm on last Brisbane sale…

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Sheep Blowfly Three Experts Appointed. Noxious Weeds and Insects

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 3

Three senior entomologists at a salary of £700 a year each, tire to be appointed by the council for Scientific anl Industrial Research to…

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Piambra News Lucerne. Prolific Crops

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 24

Manoo has Just finished another-prolific crop. This property has had a remarkable soason for hayseed, and should cut another very heavy crop in…

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Denman Dairy Co. Half-yearly Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 13

The half yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the Denman Dairy Co., Ltd, was held at the Memorial Hall on March 23. Mr…

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On the Grass. a Warwick Farm Warming-up. [?]imerick Shines

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 2

There was plenty of interest in the training operations at Randwick today when Warwick Farm candidates were allotted their final gallops for…

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Dunedoo's Annual Show. Greatest in the West Bigger Success Than Ever High Standard in Horses Sheep Section Very Strong This Year's Innovation Broadcasting System Appreciated The Man Behind the Gun

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 2

"The greatest show in the West." A record attendance of 2000 people, the largest number of motor cars (approximately 400) ever seen in Dunedoo, the most up-to-date method known in Australia, of conducting ring events…

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Homebush Sales Sheep Firm; Cattle Cheaper SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 1

A total of 27,072 sheep were yarded at Homebush to-day. From the outset competition was keen and the high prices ruling last Monday…

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Pastoral Review. Graziers’ Conference. Problems of the Hour

Leader · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 3

The big pastoral exent of the week is the annual conference of tile Graziers’ Association. Nearly 100 delegates have been discussing over 130…

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Spoonfed Farmers Uproar at Nationalist Conference SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 2

During the debate on one subject at the Nationalist Conference to-day Mr. L. Herman, of Broken Hill, interjected "No one in this country…

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Royal Tributes Westralian Farm School Slum Children Given a Chance LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 2

"Kingsley Fairbridge bu[?]de[?] better than we knew when [?]ed a farm school at Pingarra, West Australian giving the slum children [?]…

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Warwick Farm. a Review of Events

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 4

The "Warwick Farm meeting to-morrow will open with the first division of the Farm Stakes at 12.45, with 16 entrants. Trillary the top weight with…

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Glaziers’ Conference. Protest Against Rabbit Farming. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 4

The Graziers’ Conference to-day resolved to make an emphatic protest against the proposal to breed rabbits as an industry, and the Government…

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Wool Market

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 2

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report, March 22: It is a very long time since the wool selling period terminated as…

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Sowing of Lucerne. Use of the Wheat Drill

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1928 · page 20

Fanners generally prefer to broadcast lucerne seed where the area is small but sowing through the grass seed attachment of the wheat drill is a…

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High Priced Sheep

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 7

Sheep were in very strong demand at Homebush on Thursday, and a line of ewes from Mr. J. Nott, Merrygoen, made 29/10…

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Local News. District Sheep Values

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 6

At the Homebush sales last week C. Lanham, Birriwa, secured 33/1 for cross ewes; and J. Nott, merrygoen, 29/10 for ewes…

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Commercial News. Mering an Cross[?] Wool [?]

Leader · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 4

Winchcombe [?] Ltd., report:— The purchase of a season’s wool clip has not [?] wool in Australia, New [?] and…

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Corriedale Sheep Interesting Interview with Mr J. B. MACFARLANE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 1

Mr J. D. Macfarlane, of Eurella Estate, Rylstone breeder or me well known Gorriedales carrying name of hia estate, in an interesting…

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Internal Parasites of Sheep. H. G. Bela[?]ner. D.V.Sc., District Vet [?] Officer. (West)

Leader · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 3

Numerous reports have been received during the last few weeks of mortalities and airiness among sheep, particularly among young sheep, which…

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