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

Farming & the land, 1947

1,743 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 19 of 88

Citizens Gave Up Butter for Anzacs

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 1

Notwithstanding the fact that the Minister for Trade and Customs was unable to accede to a request to issue coupons to the…

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Brisbane Wool Sales Good Clearance Brisbane, Monday

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 3

The seventh series of wool sales opened in Brisbane today. About 13,000 bales were offered today and tonight, and some very good clearances…

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Wool Prices "Heartening"

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tuesday: At the Brisbane wool sales today, prices showed a heartening tendency compared to yesterday. About 13,000 bales were…

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Coal Truck's Wild Dash Into Sheep

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 1

Unable to stop his heavy vehicle when it got out of control at Good Luck Hollow yesterday morning, a truck-driver crashed into a flock of sheep which were being driven to the Co-operative Society's slaughter yards 11 being killed…

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Cattle Stealing Charge Against District GRAZlER

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 1

Arthur Harold Lawson (57), grazier, of Stuart Town, was remanded on three charges of stealing…

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Big U.S. Wool Surplus

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Monday: Reason for the United States proposal for a 50 per cent tax on imported wool is her huge wool surplus says the…

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Air Sown Wheat Tests in Britain

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 4

Experimental sowings of wheat from aircraft are now being made in Britain in an attempt to overcome some of the more serious delays in farming operations caused by the calamitous weather of last few months…

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Opposed to Wool Duty

National Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday. The Australia representatives at the Geneva conference are prepared to resist strongly any suggestion of a extra tax or…

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American Wool Consumption Centre! on Domestic Clip

Central Western Daily · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 3

For a long period the use of domestic grown wool in the United States was very small often being only 10 per…

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Farmers’ Clubs Are Spreading

Central Western Daily · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 3

A group of young men and women from Ceylon, Nigeria, the Gold Coast, Tanganyika and the West Indies, now studying social science in Britain, are expected to become future founders of Young Farmers’ Club in their respective countries…

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Fluke in Sheep Stock Inspector Gives Warning

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 3

A warning to district sheep-owners of the importance and danger of liver fluke infestation of sheep was issued at the April…

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“Blind” Mines On British Farmland ORFORD, Suffolk

Central Western Daily · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 4

Army bomb experts who examined land mines brought to the surface by he plough on the 10,000 acre Orford battle school…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

National Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1947 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Friday: The next series of wool sales in Adelaide will be held on Wednesday and Thursday next week. Five lending agents will…

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In and Out of School Fifteen Year Old Junior Farmer Was Successful Exhibitor

Central Western Daily · Saturday 3 May 1947 · page 3

Outstanding exhibit of the 1947 Orange Show was the Junior Farmer section, which earned high praise from visitors and judges alike…

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Wool Tariff Battle U.S. Policy Causes Concern

National Advocate · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 3

GENEVA. Sunday: At the world trade talks, the biggest tarlif battle centres on wool. America's first offers to Australia…

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Coonabarabran-Dunedoo District Crop Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 8

Mr. George Nicholson, Senior Agricultural Inspector, reports as follows regarding conditions in the Coonabarabran - Dunedoo district…

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Wool Battle the American Offer Bargaining at Trade Conference GENEVA

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 1

Although tariff bargaining is proceeding behind closed doors at the world trade conference, the biggest battle so far has centred on wool…

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Depth of Sea Like Farmyard at Feedtime When Fishes Squeal and Squawk

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 3

According to latest reports, the depths of the sea. formerly thought to be silent are “about as noisy as farmyard at feeding-time? “Fishes squeal, they squawk, they cackle. they grunt and they bonk. One very common species — the catfish—makes a…

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40-Hour Week Would Cripple Dairy Industry

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 3

‘Mr Geo. C. Howey (president of the Australian Hairy Farmers’ Association) who, before the Fall Arbitration Court,…

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Sheep Losses

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 2

Mr. Beardwood, stock inspector of the Bathurst PP Board, said yesterday that two graziers In the district had reported sudden deaths of some…

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