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

Farming & the land, 1932

2,207 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 111

Sydney Wool Sales Prices Unchanged Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 3

Conditions were unchanged from yesterday at the wool sales, to-day, late rates being forthcoming for nearly all sorts, while an easier…

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4,000 Sheep Burned Following Bush Fire Brisbane, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 1

It is estimated that more than 4000 sheep perished in the bush fire which began on Kildanan station, 14 miles from Goondiwindi…

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Commercial News. Sydney Wool Sales. Late Rates Maintained. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 3

Conditions were unchanged from yesterday at the wool sales to-day. Late rates were forthcoming for average sorts, whilst an easier tendency…

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Poultry Notes Poultry-farming Prospects the Outlook for the Coming Year

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 6

What are the prospects in the poultry industry for the next twelve [?]ths ? "There are several factors which have lately changed the outlook…

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Sheep and Wool Classes

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 12

There are 12 pupils attending the sheep and wool classes conducted in Gulgong by MR R. Burns. of the Government Technical Education…

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Dairy Cattle Sale

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 6

E. W. Sparke, Ltd., reports a Very successful dairy cattle sale at Maitland Yards on Thursday, February 11th. About 105 cattle…

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Won a Sheep

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 13

A sheep for a competition held in aid of the Gulgong Hospital tennis court was won by Mr. J. H. Grainger. Mr. Grainger was a…

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Wool Sales

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort wire: We offered at auction on Tuesday, six thousand one hundred and ten bales. The market was most…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 6

The average price of wool sold in Sydney last week was £11169 per bale, or 9.49 per lb. At yesterday's auctions the market ruled firm at the…

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Mudgee Wool Keen Competition

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 7

At the Sydney wool talcs yesterday a Japanese buyer paid 13½d for five bales of AAA ewes from Windeyer, branded P.H. over Mudgee…

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Cattle Tick Spreading Southwards a Danger Impending

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 7

With cattle tick spreading steadily southward, a problem arises for the man in the west. In the past it has been thought that the tick…

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4000 Sheep Lost Queensland Bush Fire Brisbane

National Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 4

A devastating bush fire has broken out on the Kildenan Station property, about 14 miles from Goondwindi and about 150 miles from Warwick…

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Wool Sales a Firm Market Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 3

The wool market to-day ruled firm at yesterday's rates. There was good' competition 'from Japan and Bradford and also from the Continent and…

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Christian Discipleship Problems Demanding Solution the Robber Spirit Bishop Crotty's Lenten Pastoral

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 February 1932 · page 10

Bishop Crotty, in a Lenten Pastoral read in the churches of the Bathurst Diocese on Sunday last, made a strong appeal for christian discipleship. After emphasising the need for…

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Local Wheat Market. Sidney

Leader · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 5

The local wheat market was arm, [?] and bagged [?] being quoted at [?] per buth[?]…

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Homebush Sales Cattle Market Weaker Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 4

Prices weakened in the cattle section of the Homebush sales to-day. The yarding was about 900 head stronger as compared with last week, and…

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Sheep in U.S.A. Remarkable Increase

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 4

In April, 1930, according to the Bureau of Census, the sheep numbers, including lambs, on farms and ranches in the United States reached 58,985,626…

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Sydney Wool Western Cups Sold

National Advocate · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 1

Messrs Winchcombe, Carson and Co yesterday wired: Values were unchanged at our Syd ney wool auction on Wednesday…

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Wife's Wheat Claim Fails. Grenfell Buyer Wins

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 2

Judge Coyle was the adjudicator, in the Grenfell District Court lest week, in a dispute over the proceeds from a wheat deal…

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Lucerne in the West. Twenty Sheep to the Acre

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 19 February 1932 · page 4

For nearly two months at the end of last year a 80-acre paddock of lucerne on Mr, Andrew Allen's property near Dubbo carried 20 sheep to the…

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