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

Farming & the land, 1944

1,288 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 65

Handy Little Cheque £40,000,000 for Wool

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 15

What would Australia do without its sheep? More than 2,160,000 bales of wool, valued at £40,354,574, had been…

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Bread and Butter Does Dedman Contemplate Rationing? Rumors May Come True

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 20

Mr. Dedman has denied a rumor to the effect that bread would be rationed. He said that the present wheat resources of…

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Machinery on the Farm Australia's Food Front

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 19

A tribute to Australian farmers and to those engaged in the food industry was paid by Colonel Hester, of the U.S…

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Mint Weed Menace Farmers Concerned

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 19

At a meeting of the local branch of the Farmers and Settlers'-Association held at the School of Arts on January 29, the subject of…

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Miracle Wheat Crop

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 2

The f.a.q. standard of N.S.W. wheat was fixed, in Sydney last Friday, at 64 1/4lbs. to the bushel. Last year, it was 63lb…

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Mid-western Wool

Leader · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 2

[?] Pouted for wools in the Central West of Winchcombe Carson’s [?] last Tuesday [?] [?]…

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Butter and Meat Hint of Cut in Ration

National Advocate · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said today that the present butter and meat ration might be cut down if Britain needed more…

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Crops and Stock

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 3

The weather during the week has been anything but pleasant. A good full of rain would be welcomed as household supplies are getting low and…

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Wool Position Average Price for Years

National Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 4

Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery report: Our Sydney Appraisement catalogue No. 123 was finally appraised on Wednesday last and the proceeds…

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Manpower for Dairying Industry

National Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: Speaking of manpower for the dairying industry the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said eh was hopeful that if successful…

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Wool Report

Leader · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 4

The Country Producers Co. Ltd. report for February [?] Our [?] No. 129. which was [?]…

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Wheat [?] New York, [?]

National Advocate · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: [?] Council [?] of [?]…

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Great Prices For Dairy Stock

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 8

There must certainly be a heavy demand for good dairy cattle. At the dispersal sale of Mr. R. Bayliss's dairy herd, at Gorman's Hill,…

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Dairy Subsidy Continuance During Winter

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday: The Australian Government will pay a subsidy to the dairymen next winter. The Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) said…

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Irish Wool Prices Demand Exceeds Supply

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 4

Winchcombe, arson Ltd. report:—The wool growers in Eire have probably secured the greatest advance in prices for their product of any…

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ARTICLE No. 2. Bleeds Sheep To Death Large Stomach Worm

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 4

This series of articles deal with sheep diseases covered during the field days recently held at Porter's Retreat and Bigga…

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Wool Reports

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 13

Pitt, Son and Badgery report: We submitted for final appraisement an attractive catalogue of late shorn wools mainly from the…

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Forbes Special Sheep Sale

National Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd., draw, attention to a Special Sheep sale that they are conducing at Forbes on Wednesday. 1st March…

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"Spelling" Will Eliminate Sheep Worm

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 2

"It will be of interest to many stockowners to know that recent experimental work has shown that, if a paddock is spelled and kept free…

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