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

Farming & the land, 1936

2,372 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 119

Wool Freights Reduction Likely

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 6

A CONFERENCE to be convened early this year by the Department of Commerce will, it it expected, result in a…

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Wheat Growing Progress During 1935

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 7

ACCORDING to a bulletin issued by the Royal Agricultural Society, last year's crop-growing competitions revealed…

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Big Cattle Sale Best For Fifty Years

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 10

OVER 750 cattle were disposed of at a sale in Bathurst last week. The yarding according to veteran buyers, was the best for at least 50…

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Sheep Collapse a Curious Episode COWRA

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 1

EIGHT hundred sheep out of a travelling mob of 1900. the property of George Limbers, died shortly after being…

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Good Price for Cassilis Wool

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 4

A GOOD price was paid for Cassilis district wool at the opening of the 1936 Sydney sales on Monday, when a Yorkshire buyer…

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Wool Sales Prices Maintained SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 2

The tendency was again in the sellers' favor at today's wool sales, particularly for well grown descriptions, and under good general competition…

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Death After Dipping Fate of 800 Sheep Walking Exercise Opened Skin Pores Cowra, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 1

About 800 sheep out of a travelling flock of 1900, belonging to George Limbers, died shortly after being dipped. They were placed on the road…

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A Good Crop

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 12

AMONGST wheat-growers who harvested good crops during the wheat season was Mr. Charles Lund, of Cope's Hill, Tallawang, His…

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Huge Crops Where Tomatoes Are Thick

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 14

THEY know how to grow tomatoes on the central North Coast. This reason one grower had a yield of over 2700 half-cases to the acre,…

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Farmer's Death Murder Charge Against Employee MELBOURNE, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 2

The city coroner (Mr. Grant) commenced an inquiry to-day concerning the charred bones which were found under earth at the base of two trees…

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Wool Report

Leader · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 6

The Farmers and Gra[?]ters’ Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 8th inst. We submitted at our sale on…

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Local Wheat Sales. Sydney

Leader · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 2

The local wheat market remained quiet and steady today under the Influence of a weaker tendency In the overseas markets. Quotations were…

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The Wool Market. Topmaking Descriptions

Leader · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. reports for January 6 :— This company held its opening sale…

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Wool Sales Prices Still Firm Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 2

The wool market to-day maintained its firmness and the range of values now shows an advance of 5 to 7½ per cent, on the closing rates…

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Victorian Wheat Yield. 40,000,000 Bushels Expected

Leader · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 6

Reports of the progress made with harvesting In the wheat belt have [?] exports of the Victorian Department of Agriculture and wheat…

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Wool Sales. 5 to 7½ per cent Rise. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 2

The wool market to-day maintained Its firmness and the range of values now shows an advance of five to seven and a-half per cent on the…

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Resumption of Migration Probable on Limited Scale Youths for Farm Work Canberra, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 1

The Minister for the Interior (Mr. Paterson) indicated to-day that the States would be consulted before the Commonwealth took any action in…

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Farmers Defended

Leader · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 2

Injudicious humorists, shallots city Journalists and thoughtless primary producers who use or condone the [?] of such deprecatory terms as…

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Motorists and Sheep

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 3

A correspondent writes to the "Open Road" on the vexed question of "Sheep v. Car." What are the legal obligations of…

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Wheat Silo

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 9

The wheat silo closed on Saturday last, and the quality of the grain is exceptionally good, some samples weighing up to 691bs. The total…

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