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

Farming & the land, 1930

2,082 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 105

Anthrax Outbreak 500 Sheep Die Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 2

The outbreak of anthrax on Fielding Jones' station. Oakland, Ravensworth, near Singleton, has caused very heavy mortality. Of 1,500 sheep…

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Robbery at Mt. Werong Sheep With 13 Legs ? Porter's Retreat News Items

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 4

Mr. A. J. Oram's store at Mt. Werrong was broken open and robbed of a large quantity of groceries on Xmas night, during the owner's absence on…

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Pastoral Retrospect and Prospect. Wool and Meat. Hoping for Better in 1930

Leader · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 5

Thinking of the prou[?] and [?] account [?]st graziers will be [?] [?]ry that [?] ever. For ch[?] has been [?] ugly [?] year…

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Wheat-growing Competitions Their Value to the Industry

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 6

"While it is recognised that the carefully conducted field tests carried out by the department on farmer's experiment plots are the most…

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Good Pea Crops at Shooter's Hill Sluggish Demand

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 5

Pea crops are said to be very good and big quantities are being sent away daily. The demand, however, is not as keen as last year…

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Warwick Farm Races. To-Morrow Acceptances

Leader · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 10

Following are the [?]nal acceptances for Warwick Farm races to-morrow: Maiden Handicap, fir[?] division, starts 1 o’clock: [?]ouveret. Dramatic…

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Sheep and Wool Form, 1929

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 2

During last week 26,000 forms for the supply of the sheep and wool returns for 1929 have been posted to sheepowners by the…

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Pastoral Industry. Retrospect and Prospect

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 3

A distinguished writer said, somewhat cynically perhaps, that the best about the past is that it is past. Graziers in general are…

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Wool Market

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd, report: Great interest centres in the probable course of the market…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 14

The Secretary of the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Coy. v. writes: For five seasons in succession…

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Up Against It Dubbo District Farmers an Expert's Report Dubbo

National Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 6

According to the Senior Agricultural Instructor (Mr. B. M. Arthur) fanners in the Dubbo District are up against it. Adverse seasonal conditions have…

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Wool Report

Leader · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 1

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co, report for January 2, 1[?]30. Since the sales closed on 19th December the whole trade has been at a…

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Homebush Sales Cattle Dearer

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report that at Homebush this morning twenty hundred cattle were yarded. Good to prime descriptions were…

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Praise for Orange Wheat Specialist

Leader · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 6

Mr. B. E. Craig, of Balmoral, secretary of the South Australian Rural Producers' Association, commends the work of Mr. J. W. Eade:—…

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Diet of Sheep. Deficiency of Proteins. Endeavors to Correct

Leader · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 3

[?]ing some of the wor[?] of [?] di[?] of animal [?]lon [?] Cou[?] for S[?] and Industrial Research, Pro[?]sur T. Bra[?]lsford…

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Wool Market Bradfords Breaking-Down Scheme LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 2

In connection with the scheme mooted at Bradford to buy sheep lands in Australia, and also the suggestion from Australia that it was another…

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The Turf Warwick Farm Races Favorites Fail Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 1

Each of the eight favorites at Warwick Farm yesterday failed; but as the majority of the winners found heavy support there would be little between…

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Record Crop 80 Bags Off Four Acres

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 4

Although the near west is not essentially a wheat growing district, what can undoubtedly be claimed as almost a record yield for any part of…

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Western Farmers' Conference

Leader · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 2

January 16 will be an interesting day for Western farmers, at Parkes, where a one-day conference will be held, Short addresses will be given…

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The Young Cherry Crop

Leader · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 6

Although the last cherries from Young have long ago been sent away. the fr[?]t is still purchasable ln Sydney. he total number of cases sent…

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