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

Farming & the land, 1929

1,744 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 17 of 88

Sheep Dying Couch Grass Blamed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 19

For the past three or four weeks remarkable numbers of sheep have been dying from eating couch grass. It is advisable for drovers not to…

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Wool Sales Goldsbrough Mort's Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 40

Goldbrough, Mort and Co., report —We offered at auction on Tuesday 7042 bales, being a good selection with large proportion of…

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Wool Sales. General Values Firm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 38

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: We sold eight thousand one hundred bales at our Sydney auction on Wednesday. Competition was…

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Sydney Wool Sales Prices Remain Firm Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day an average selection to ailing 11.325 bales was offered at auction and of this number 10.94 were sold. Private…

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P.m. and Wheat Stealers

Leader · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 1

In fining Emil Holmberg £25, in default four months’ Imprisonment, and Lewis Arnold Tohnberg £20, in default three months for stealing 18…

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America and Wool. The Outlook

Leader · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: — America has been the most disappointing purchaser of wool in Australia this season. Even the lower range…

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Lice Infected Sheep at Orange. Inspector Incorrectly Reported. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 6

Further reference to the sale of lice-Infected sheep at Orange saleyards, and the withdrawal of two of the prosecutions by the Minister for…

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Sydney Wool Sales Record Price for Merino Fleece SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 2

A good selection totalling 11,471 bales was offered at the Sydney wool sales to-day. Of this number 10,099 bales were sold. Private sales to…

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Durable Walks in Farm Yard Ease Task of House-cleaning

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 2

No farmer's wife need scold the men for "mudding up the floors" when the house is connected with the various farm buildings by…

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Wool Market

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd. re-port March 15: An encouraging feature ol our sale on Monday last was the…

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Wool Sales

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1929 · page 18

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd report, March 16: Throughout the week's sales a steady market has been…

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20,000 Sheep Sale

Leader · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 4

Al Messrs. McNeilly, Cramp ton and Marlin’s special sale at the corporation yards, to-morrow, 20,000 sheep will be offered, the number including…

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Butter Prices. Resentful Housewives. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 5

The Executive of the Housewives' (Progressive Association declares that .two shillings per lb for "butter is a sufficiently high price to enable…

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Australian Wool Record. 47d. For Wether Fleece

Leader · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 1

The Secretary, Farmers and Grazter Co-operative Co. writes: On 21st March we offered 7,948 bates of wool, representative of the…

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Synthetic Wool Factory at Seymour. Premier to Inquire

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly on March 15 Mr. H. C. Carter, M.L.A. asked: Is the Premier aware that in…

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Mudgee P.P. Union Drought Insurance Scheme. Wheat Pool Favored

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 14

The Mudgee branch of the primary Producers Union held its monthly meeting at 8.30 p.m. on March 8, when a fair attendance of…

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Satan Tempted Them When the Lights Failed Wheat Stealers Fined

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 3

Charged with stealing bags of wheat form a stack at Gunningbland Emil Gustav Hohnberg, 50, told the Forbes Bench that he and…

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Apples on Mountains. a Good Crop. Katoomba

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 8

Orchardists in the mountain centres of Katoomba, Leura, Medlow Bath, and Chipley state that the apple crops this year are up to very best…

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Cattle Sale at Black Springs

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 1

Some exceptionally fine cattle were sold at the Black Springs sale conducted by Mr. H. G. Bisset on Saturday. Vealers brought £7/6 to…

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Wool Report

Leader · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 6

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. report:— For our last sale we brought forward a catalogue of 7.042 bales. The…

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