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

Farming & the land, 1945

1,167 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 59

Heavy Sheep Losses Feared Graziers Want Wheat for Fodder Protest to Minister

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Unless sheep in the draught areas can be handled. it is estimated that more than 10,000.000 will die…

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Rumors Of Dead Cattle In Dams Denied

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 2

Rumors that dead horses, cattle and "even dead Japs" had been found in the Lithgow waterworks dams, and were responsible for the bad smell of the town's water supply, were emphatically discounted at Monday night's Council meeting, when reports were made that no such…

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Wool and Its Competition New English Fibre

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—A new textile fibre called Ardil has been produced by Imperial Chemical industries Ltd. in Great Britain…

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Load of Butter Missing Driver and Vehicle Vanish Consignment Was Worth £1000

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY. Tuesday: Sydney detectives are searching for 14.112 1b of butter and a lorry driver., both having apparently vanished into thin air…

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Seed Wheat Supplies for 1945 SOWINGS Date For Applications Extended

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 1

Cowra District War Agricultural Committee has received the following advice from the Wheat Commissioner and Manager of…

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Artificial Breeding of Cattle

National Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 2

Practical work in artificial insemination is being conducted at the Glenfield (NSW) Veterinary Research Station, the study being…

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Sheep Dog Sash Canberra

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 1

A sash has been given by the Duke of Gloucester for competition at the next National Sheep Dog Trials…

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Missing Butter Arrests Made SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 7

Early this week a lorry containing about seven tons of butter belonging to the Norco Co. disappeared. The driver was…

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Caked with Mud Sheep Have to be Washed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 14

An unusual duststorm story comes from a distant station where stud sheep have been fed throughout the dry period…

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Wheat for Stock Feed Federal Minister's Explanation

National Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Federal Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Scully) said today that while there was sufficient wheat in Australia to meet the…

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Inferior Bread Predicted Poor Quality W.A. Wheat

National Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday : A leading flourmiller said today that before the year was out Sydney people would beating poor quality bread…

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Not Satisfied Drought Stricken Farmers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 18

Complaints concerning apparent anomalies in the drought relief scheme were made at a meeting of the…

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Farms for Soldiers Efforts to Avoid Past Mistakes Commonwealth and States to Confer

National Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: A conference on soldier settlement will be held in Sydney on February 15. the Minister for Postwar Reconstruction…

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Wheat Fodder Priority "Sheep Cut Out"

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 2

At the January meeting of Molong branch of the Graziers' Association, discussion took place on the priority scale in regard to…

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Alleged Illegal Custody of Butter

National Advocate · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: At Central Police Court today. Donald Walters (31), shopkeeper, was charged with having had in his custody 420lbs. of…

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Fodder for Sheep Premier Denies Responsibility

National Advocate · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Neither the Government or Parliament could be held responsible for the shortage of fodder for sheep, said the Premier…

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W.A. WHEAT First Consignment Today

National Advocate · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The first consignment of West Australian wheat will arrive in Sydney tomorrow, an officer of the Department of…

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Wheat Quota Abandoned No Limit to Planting

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 7

Because of the drought, wheat planting quota restrictions are to be abandoned for the 1945-46 season…

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Big Cumnock Meeting Campaign for Fair Wheat Price

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 6

A shot in the campaign by wheatgrowers to draw public attention to the failure of the Federal Government to deal…

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"Some Shocks In Store" Future of Wool a Problem

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 10

The future of wool was causing concern, said Mr. B. Cole (General President of the Farmers and Settlers Association) at…

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