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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 29 of 74

Drastic Land Tax. £3 a Bale of Wool

Leader · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 4

Federal laud lax assessments, under the new rates, are expected to be socialistic as in exceed £3 a bale of wool [?] on many grazing estates. The…

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The Price of Wool Australian and South African Clips

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 5

Winchcombe C[?] The results of the [?] son in South Africa [?] higher level than the [?] 13,43759…

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Pastures Improve Fair Sheep Feed Crops Advancing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 May 1940 · page 9

PASTURES throughout the district have improved considerably since the April rains and generally are from fair to good for…

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Dogs Killing Sheep

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

It was learned this week that a dog—or dogs—had been attacking and killing sheep in the Digilah district. Mr. W. H. B. Gaden was…

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Nice Green Pick Pastoral Conditions

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 May 1940 · page 12

A REVIEW of grass conditions and pastoral conditions as at April 30 has been issued in respect to the central…

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Surplus Wheat Storage Full Inquiry

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 May 1940 · page 6

CAPTAIN Dunn, local State member last week asked the Minister for Agriculture (Major Reid) if the Minister for Commerce had…

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Unwise To Reduce This Year's Wheat Acreage Here

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 May 1940 · page 12

GULGONG district wheat growers have heard something about restriction of wheat average, but they have not…

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War Service Committee Auxiliary To Be Formed Purchase Of Wool

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 May 1940 · page 7

AT the regular meeting of the Mudgee and District Patriotic and War Fund on Monday night, the matter of collecting waste…

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Store Cattle and Sheep for Auction

Leader · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 2

To-day Messrs. H. I. Mining and Co. will offer for [?] are shown [?] and 1300 stones sheep as [?] The cattle with he sold at the…

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Our Industries Unshrinkable Wool. The Hughes Technique

Leader · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 4

Throughout this series of article the emphasis has always been upon the inter-relation between producer and manufacturer in Australia…

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Free Information for Farmers

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 4

Not every farmer is aware that there is a free information service at his disposal. Local experiment and research, and contact with that of…

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“Only a Farce.” Farmers Want Electricity

Leader · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 4

“Urban area committees or similar codies are only a farce. I would like to put some obligation on them.”…

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The Price of Wool

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1940 · page 5

The results of the selling season in South Africa shows a slightly higher, level, than the,, average, price, 13.4375d per, lb, at which the Australian clip…

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Wool and Cotton For Defence Forces

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1940 · page 14

It was suggested by the Annual Conference of the Graziers Association of New South Wales that there was a marked tendency on the part of…

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Sheep Diseases

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 May 1940 · page 4

REPORTING to the Coonabarabran P.P. Board, the Stock Inspector stated that one outbreak of entero-toxaemia was suspected at…

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Wheat Prices Overseas Sales MELBOURNE, [?]

National Advocate · Monday 20 May 1940 · page 1

At the conclusion of the [?] meeting of the Australian Wheat Board, the chairman (Mr. Cilve Mr. Person announced that sin[?] the…

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Sheep Classing Characters Desirable in a Flock

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 May 1940 · page 6

THE following desirable characters should be kept in mind when [?] the flock; 1. Good strong heads without…

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Our Wheat Prices for Growers SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 May 1940 · page 1

THE Australian wheat sale for the fortnight ended last Friday totalled 5,225,000 bushels. The average price of wheat sold…

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The Price of Wool Australian and South African Clips

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 May 1940 · page 3

WINCHCOMBE, Carson, Ltd., report: The results of the selling season in South Africa show a slightly…

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In New Bags Only Wheat From Next Harvest Board's Decision

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 May 1940 · page 5

THE superintendent for New South Wales or the Australian Wheat Board stated last week that owing to the uncertainty existing…

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