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

Farming & the land, 1946

1,641 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 83

Bathurst Experiment Farm

National Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 2

Plans are under consideration for improvement in status and service of the Bathurst Experiment Farm. It it hoped to make the farm the centre…

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Bathurst Experiment Farm

National Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 2

In a letter to last night's Bathurst Council meeting the Director War Service Land Settlement Division of the Ministry of Postwar…

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Drop in Hops Crop HOBART

National Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 3

The Tasmanian Department of Agriculture estimates a big drop in the hop crop for the coming season. There will be 1,600,000 bushels for…

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More Wheat for Europe Local Stock Supply Reduced

National Advocate · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday: Australia has agreed to reduce the amount of wheat set aside for stock food to provide more wheat for Europe…

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Wheat Record at Molong 334,794 Bushels In Silo

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 2

Molong silos closed down on January 23, after handling 334,794 bushels of wheat from 111,598 bags. Mr. Ted Burgess, silo agent, said…

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Government Wool "Grab" Alleged By B. Cole £7,000,000 Due To Producers

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 1

Has the Federal Government "grabbed" £7,000,000 profits from the operation of the appraisement scheme, which should have gone to the wool growers ? Mr. B. Cole, who was a growers' representative on the…

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Strike Threat Deferred Dairymen to Meet Minister SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 4

The Milk Zone Dairymen's Council this afternoon decided to postpone action on its threat to stop all milk supplies to Sydney and Newcastle…

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Wool Exports to to U.S. Australian Output

National Advocate · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA. Sunday: During the past 12 months the export of Australian pool to the United Kingdom has increased by more than 219,000 bales over the…

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Heavy Rains Save Central-West; Fine Grain Crops

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 5 February 1946 · page 1

The Agricultural Instructor of Orange (Mr. R. C. Madsen) reported yesterday that the recent rain, which was urgently required, relieved the situation in Orange…

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Wool Report

Central Western Daily · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers’ Cooperative Grain, Insurance and Agency Co,. Ltd. reports on the 30th January, 1946:—…

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Wool Prospects

Central Western Daily · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 3

According to a Winchcombe. Carson Ltd. spokesman, the Australian mills can find a vast demand for their products at the present time…

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Sheep Dearer at Bathurst

National Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 2

Messrs. Burke Bros. report that at the Bathurst fat stock sales yesterday about 240 head of cattle were forward. made up of prime bullocks, cows and…

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New Wheat Plan

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 18

The annual conference of the Wheat Growers' Union (Central Division), which sat at Molong on Saturday, January 19, spent several…

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Wool Classes May Re-open

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 10

An endeavor is to be made to re-open the wool classes, which were conducted at Coolali up to the end of 1942, and were then…

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Wool Centres Country Not Favored

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 19

The National Council of Woolselling Brokers has joined with the Australian Woolgrowers' Council in protesting…

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Millions of Bales of Australian Wool No Surplus Stocks Of Better Types

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 4

Output will probably now lessen, at least until machinery can be expanded, in order to cater for the better grades and the wider choice of…

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Rutherglen Bug Attacks Potato Crops

National Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 2

Many potato crops, particularly the early crops, have been damaged by the invasion of the Rutherglen bug. Mr. Lloyd, from the Agricultural…

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Britain’s Belt Tightens As Crops Fail London

Central Western Daily · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 2

Cuts in rations of butter, margarine and cooking fat from eight ounces to seven ounces weekly, and by reducing the cooking fat…

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350 Cattle; 12,000 Sheep at Change Saleyards

Central Western Daily · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 3

[?] hundred and fifty cattle [?]…

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Wheat for Britain

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 5

To help Great Britain solve her grave food problems the Government has decided to ship overseas all the wheat and flour the Australian…

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