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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 6 of 65

No Increase in Base Wheat Average

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 11

"Numbers of farmers are seeking permission to plant wheat in excess of the base acreage, and it would save a lot of work if they would realise it is…

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Grow Less Wheat (To the Editor)

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 5

Dear Sir,—Will you please permit me to comment on a leader in your paper of January 21st, headed "Grow More Wheat." In expressing your…

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Dairy Production

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 3

It is estimated that to supply the minimum needs of Britain, of the Allied forces in the Pacific and of our own population, every cow in…

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Potato Farmers Comp[?] About [?] Payment

National Advocate · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday. Farmers were sick of [?] methods of the potato control authorities and many growers were not putting in their autumn…

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Wheat Farmers Request for Higher Price

National Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1944 · page 1

PARKES, Friday: Unless the Government agreed to pay 5/2 per bushel for all wheat growing in registered areas, wheat growers at Alectown. in…

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Wheat Harvest Award Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 1

Judge Kelly yesterday urged, that the suspension of the wheat harvesting award should cease. He said that growers were now…

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Wool Research Funds Efforts to Combat Synthetic Fibres

National Advocate · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 3

Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery report: At our Sydney appraisement on Wednesday we offered a catalogue comprising 3923 bales drawn from the…

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Wool Record 39 1/2d Per lb. SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 1

A record wool price was established in Sydney on Friday. The wool came from Merryville, in the Riverina district, and…

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Dairyman Specialist Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 1

The president of the Producers' Co-op. Society said that dairying was a specialised business and Casual labor was of no use…

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Burnt Yards Wool to 22d

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 1

During last week's [?] Winchcombe, Carson, Syd[?] behalf of Baker Bros the f[?] Top lines were as follows:…

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American Wool Publicity Spirited Effort

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report:—In the United States a pessimistic outlook on the future of wool is far from generally takes but strong steps are…

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Machinery Pool to Be Established at Bathurst Benefit to Farmers

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 2

The establishment of a machinery pool to operate In the Bathurst district has now definitely been decided on, the chairman of…

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Farm Tragedy Woman Suicides after Shooting Husband and Son

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 1

UNGARIE, Tuesday: After shooting dead her husband and her three-yards old son with a pea rifle yesterday afternoon a 23-year-old woman carried her…

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Theft of £170 Former Farm Registrar Bound Over Case at Bathurst Sessions

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 1

Percy Aubrey Hayler (48) a former employee at Bathurst Experiment Farm, was bound over for four years at the Bathurst Quarter Sessions…

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Wheat Farmers Request for Higher Price

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 20

Unless the Government agreed to pay 5/2 per bushel for all wheat growing in registered artas, wheat growers at…

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Wool Reports

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 13

Goldsbrough, Mort and Coy. report Our appraisement catalogue, No. 126, which comprised an offering of 4634 bales, was finalised on…

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Sheep Sale at Forbes

National Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. draw attention to their special sheep sales which is to be held at Forbes on Wednesday, February 9. when…

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To Wheat Growers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 10

THE Wheat Growers' Union OF N.S.W. has nominated G. A. Gibbons and C. J. Hazelton to contest the ballot for election to…

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Sheep Health Is Salt Necessary ?

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 13

"Work in connection with tho use of salt as a lick for sheep is still being carried out by the Department," states Mr…

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