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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 22 of 65

New Deal for Farmers Canberra

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 12

Dr. Page says that Australian farmers should be given a new deal. Unless something is done to allow…

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Potato Crop Failure Drought and Frosts SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 12

The continued dry weather and early frosts have seriously affected the potato crops in N.S.W…

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Better Maize Crops Importance of Field Sanitation

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 20

The diseases to which maize is subject—most of them due to the action of parasitic fungi, which are specialised types of mould that…

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Flemington Sales Market Firm for Good Sheep and Cattle

National Advocate · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—At the Flemington sales today, 2693 head of cattle were yarded This included 250 auctioned in the store section…

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Stud Sheep Sales

Leader · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 2

W. H. [?] of Goulbourn in conjunction with Goldsbrough Mort and Co., will [?] auction on Thursday. May 11, [?] of the…

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China As a Wool User

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 12

Dry pastoral conditions invariably produce the problem of handling old sheep. The difficulty of maintaining them in shown by the number of aged…

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Oberon Junior Farmers

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 4

The weather at Oberon has been extremely cold this week. During the past two days, snow has fallen fairly heavy…

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Australian Wool War Time Record Messrs Winchcombe Carson's Review

National Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: The annual review of the various wool markets in Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., of Sydney, states that the war time record…

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Mechanised Vegetable Growing Successful Demonstration at Esrom Solving the Farmer's Problems Machines or Bankruptcy

National Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1944 · page 5

The day of the farm horse was over and the farmer must either a[?] mechanisation or be forced off the market, the president of the…

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Wool Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 5

DEPORT on Appraisement No. 135 held by the Australian, Mercantile, Land and Finance Company Limited, Sydney, 4th May, 1944:…

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Sheep Die Kiandra Snowbound KIANDRA

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

It is estimated that 3000 out of 21,000 sheep trapped by heavy snow falls have died of cold or starvation. Three small townships have…

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Jap Drive Chinese Wheat Belt CHUNGKING

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 1

The Japanese drive into the province of Honan has been held [?] miles from Laoyang. The enemy drive has captured 20 miles of the…

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Wool Away! Shortage of Trucks Difficulties Ahead

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 4

There is no indication whatever that supply of wool trucks this season will be any better than last, states the Graziers'…

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Flemington Sales Firm Market for Sheep and Cattle

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: Supplies of heap and lambs were fairly well maintained today when a total of 42.01 head was offered for sale,…

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Drop in Dairy Output More Labor Available Than Needed

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday: The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Scully) said today that the number of men asked for by dairymen for release from the Arms…

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Australian Sheep Totals Numbers and Slaughtering

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: It is probable that sheep numbers in Australia for the time being: have receded from their peek point,…

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Cause of Prewar Farm Slump

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 4

In his book. The New [?] [?] baby a member at the [?] has [?] say…

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Dairymen's Threat Demand for Price Increase

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 1

MOSS VALE, Tuesday: Producers in the Moss Vale district will withhold supplies for Sydney unless an increase of 3½d a gallon recommended by the…

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Wool Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 11

Pitt, .Son and Badgery report:— Evidence given on behalf of local woollen manufacturers to the Commonwealth Tariff Board has…

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Binnia Downs Stud Cattle

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 7

The following sales were effected on account of John McMaster Pty., Ltd., Binnia Downs Station, at the stud beef cattle sales held in…

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