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

Farming & the land, 1940

1,464 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 74

Wool From Whale Fat May Be Used for Textiles and Hosiery Japanese Experiments

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 11

A CABLE from Tokio announced that the Toho Artificial Fibre Company, whose capital amounts to 15,000,000 yen, and the Japan…

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Warwick Farm Saturday's Acceptances (At Randwick)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 1

Maiden Handicap, about 6 fur 1st division, 1:30.—Beau Fere 9.5, Peekmond 8.5 Enchant 8.3, Deanna 8.2 Valet 8.0, Pennywise 8.0 Althair…

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Hoppers Kill Poultry "Impacted Crop"

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 16

COMMENTING on a report from Warwick, Queensland, that fowls and turkeys have died after feeding, for…

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The Farmers' Lot Govt Criticised Subsidy Question

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 8

SPEAKING at the meeting of the Dubbo State Electorate Council (A. L. P.) Mr. C. G Robertson, of Dunedoo, who will be a candidate…

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Junior Farmers and the Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 8

The local junior farmers hope to be [?] to state an exhibition at the show this year. It was decided last year that there would be…

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Farm Machinery for Sale

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 February 1940 · page 8

A varied list of McKay Massey Haris farm Machinery is advertisement for sale in this issue by T. P. Sullivan, Dumedoo. Birriwa nd…

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Orange Stock Market. Large Sheep Yarding

Leader · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 5

The Associated Selling Agents i[?]port on yesterdays stock market: — Cattle—A yarding of about 100, being better quality than the previous…

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Wool Appraiseements Prices for Bathurst and District Clips

National Advocate · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 1

Messrs. Pitt Sen and Badgery yesterday wired included in our thirteenth wool appraisements were the following Account James…

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Claim for Crop Delay. Cross-Action by Farmer. Litigation About Rotary Hoe

Leader · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 2

A Manildra farmer is claiming £300 damages in a case being heard by the District Court for the loss of…

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Wool "Go Getters" Warning By Association President SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 1

The president of the Graziers' Association of N.S.W. (Mr. E. L. Killen) to-day issued a warning to woolgrowers against the activities of…

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Agricultural Notes Italian Rye and Red Clover Provide Good Winter Grazing for Dairy Cows

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 5

Discussing in the "Agricultural Gazette" the advantages of Italian rye and red clover as a temporary pasture for fertile soils in coastal…

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Potato Growers. Want Experiment Farm

Leader · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 4

Described by one speaker as the [?] move they could [?] the potato growers’ conference held a Crockwell last week…

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Wheat Yield

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 13

The Australian wheat crop for 1939/40 season is expected to approximate 204,000,000 bushels. In 1932/33 the crop reached the record figure of 214…

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Warning to Wool Growers

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 11

Mr. E. L. Killen, President of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales, says: "It has been reported to me that…

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Agents' Commission on Silo Wheat

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 8

The Australian Wheat Board, answering the enquiry made by the Graziers Association, states: "The payment to local agents to…

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The World's Wool. Empire Proportion

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 15

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— The world's wool clip including merinos, crossbreds and carpet types is estimated to be the equivalent of…

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Cattle Accommodation and Covered Stalls at Bathurst Show

National Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 2

Cattle accommodation and covering for cattle pens at 1940 Bathurst show were discussed by the Council of the Bathurst A. H. and P…

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The Wool Clip Warning Against Speculators SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 1

Speculators are operating throughout the State wool areas exploiting the wool men, said the president of the Graziers' Association of N.S.W (Mr…

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The Cause of Bushfires "Carbon" Stands by the Farmers. How Bush Fires Start.—

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 3

During the holiday week-end, I did a leisurely tour of some two or three hundred miles through the bush fire zones. To suggest that they…

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Wool Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 3

THE Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd. reports on the 7th February, 1949:—…

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