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

Farming & the land, 1946

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Very Near a Record Wheat Harvest At Yeoval

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 9

"The harvest at Yeoval has been, an exceptionally good one, as a matter of fact, it is very near a record," said Mr. G. Lloyd, of Lloyd Bros., Yeoval…

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Sale of Dairy Herd at Bournewood

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 6

Appearing in this issue arc details of sale of the splendid dairy herd of Mr. E. A. Wykes, of Yeoval. They are all well-known and excellent…

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Capertee Farmer's Success

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

Mr. M. J. Stampfli, of Bernina, Capertee, proved the worth of subclover for grey soil and the virtues of culling, two trucks of his…

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Hobby’s Yards Farmer Has Record Oats Yield

Central Western Daily · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 4

A yield of oats recently taken [?] the property of Mr. W. Burgess, of Beenerside, Hobby’s [?] is considered a record…

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Butter Theft at Katoomba 15 Boxes Taken

National Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY. Friday: Fifteen 56lb boxes of butter in 41b and 41b standard packages were stolen from the lockup warehouses of Norco Co-Op., Ltd.,…

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Theft of Wheat Four Men Arrested

National Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 4

NARROMINE, Friday: Four men have been arrested by the western police radio patrol conducting investigations in what is alleged to be…

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Police Allege Big Wheat Racket By Western Carriers 4 Men Arrested on Charges of Extensive Stealing

Central Western Daily · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 1

Narromine police have uncovered what they allege to be a widespread racked in wheat. The alleged racket was revealed in a sensational manner yesterday when the western police radio patrol arrested four men on…

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Farms for Soldiers Some Big Landholders Want High Prices

National Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY. Friday: An estimate that over 23,000 farms suitable for soldier settlement could be provided from larger estates in the eastern and…

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23,000 Farms For Soldiers In Central West SYDNEY, Friday

Central Western Daily · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 1

An estimate that over twenty-three thousands farms suitable for soldier settlement can be provided from large estates in the Central-West of N.S.W. including the Bathurst, Orange and Parkes districts, was given by the…

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A Fair Go What Farmres Want

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 7

A Riverina farmer airs a grievance in the Sydney press. He writes:— It may surprise some people to…

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British Farmers to Spend £21,000,000

Central Western Daily · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 3

Although the United Kingdom has now seven tractors to every square mile or arable land, her farmers are asking for still…

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Wool Report

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 4

The Farmers and Grazierse Cooperative Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd. reports on the 9th January, 1946:…

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Australia's Wheat Target Big Export Programme CANBERRA

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 2

Australia is now aiming at an average yearly production of some 180 million to 200 million bushels of wheat…

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Average Price of Wool French and Italian Operations

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 4

Winchcomber Carson Ltd, report: Many growers in Australia will be surprised that the average appraised price for wool in the Commonwealth to…

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U.S. Wool Industry Fear of Empire Competition

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 2

WASHINGTON. Tuesday: The United States, still in the grip of industrial trouble, has now been startled with a report that her wool industry…

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British Farmers’ Feats In War

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 6

How British firmers went to war, shown in a series of photographs and drawings at the Canobolas Shire Council…

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Gulgong Sheep Sale

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 16

At the Gulgong yards on Wednesday, 9th, a special sale of sheep was held by Messrs. W. Wallis and Son and the Commonwealth Wool…

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60 Million Bushels State Wheat Crop Total

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 1

Although earlier in the season the State wheat harvest was not expected to yield 40 million bushels, it is now anticipated that the crop may total…

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Wheat Plan Labor Man's Criticism

National Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wednesday: Predicting a general disappointment among farmers at the Government wheat stabilisation plan. Mr. J. P. Shanter,…

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800 Registered Sheep for Orange Ram Sales

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 4

Big offerings of Merinos Corridales and British Breeds are catalogued for the annual ram sales to be conducted by Winchcombe Carson…

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