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

Farming & the land, 1947

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Wheat From Other States 20 Million Bushels for N.s.w.—queensland Sydney, Sunday

National Advocate · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 2

The Australian Wheat Board has made arrangements for the transport of 20,000,000 bushels of wheat from Victoria, South Australia and Western…

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Brisbane Wool Sales Prices Remain Firm

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday: Prices remained firm for the second day of the Brisbane wool sale when 14,000 bales, worth nearly £440,000, were…

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Can Cause Serious Losses Louse and Ked in Sheep

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 1

Sheep louse and sheep ked both cause serious loss to the sheep and wool industries. Both are proclaimed notifiable…

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Sheep Louse and Ked Can Be Controlled by Dipping, Says Dept. of Agriculture

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 7

Sheep louse and sheep ked both cause serious loss to the sheep and wool industries, points out the division of animal industry of the Department of Agriculture. Both are proclaimed noti[?]able…

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Question and Answer “Don’t Go to Extremes,” Says Sheep Breeding Expert

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 7

“With my flock of merino sheep, I haw been breeding for a long-stapled wool. Is there a danger that thin policy can be carried too far ?” asks a district grazier of Mr. A. K. Cantrill, senior sheep and wool instructor…

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Record Milk Output in Britain Farmers Overcome Feeding Shortages

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 6

LONDON, Sunday: More milk than ever before is now being produced by the dairy farms of Britain in spite of marked shortage of feeding…

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Record British Milk Output Shows Farmers Overcoming Shortages

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 7

More milk than ever before is now being produced by the dairy farms of Britain, in spite of marked shortages of feeding stuffs. The Ministry [?] Agriculture…

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Wheat Growers' Union Wheat Stabilisation Plan Discussed At Annual Meeting and Conference At Gulgong

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 15

The annual general meeting of the Gulgong Branch of the Wheat Growers' Union, followed by a conference of members of this zone, was held in the Gulgong Town Hall last Tuesday night, the President (Mr. H. H. Fortescue) occupying the…

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Prize Farmer Views About Tour SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 12

Mr. A. R. Gardiner of Blayney, who won the prize for the most successful farmer in New Scuth Wales, has just returned…

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Prison Farm Escape

National Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 2

Bathurst police were advised that a man had escaped from Emu Plains prison farm about 7-20 last night. The escape, Edward James Morris, 21…

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Dairy Prospects

National Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 2

Bathurst milk vendor, Mr. Pat Kennedy said last night that at the present time there was no chance of milk rationing being introduced in…

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Wool Prices Average 23d!

National Advocate · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday: Almost 200,000 bales of the current year's wool clip in Australia have already been hold at an average price of…

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Film to Aid Wool Men

National Advocate · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has just finished making two documentary films in color dealing…

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Brief Freedom for Farm Escapee Sydney

Central Western Daily · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 4

Edward James Morris, 21, who escaped from prison form at Emu Plains yesterday was arrested in a house at Riverstone early today…

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Bathurst Sheep Sale

National Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 2

Messrs. Burke Bros. report that at the special sheep sale yesterday at the Corporation Yards there was a full attendance of buyers and one…

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1947 Wool Clip

National Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: The current Australian wool clip will yield 3,107,878 bales, according to revised estimates of the National Council of…

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Suspected Case of Anthrax Farmer in Hospital

National Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 2

A case of suspected anthrax in a human being has occurred in the Molong district. The patient, a farmer, residing at…

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“No Wonder Men Give Up Dairying,” Says P.D.S. Chairman Sydney

Central Western Daily · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 1

“No monder people give up dairying when they cannot get a good price for their butter,” said the chairman…

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General News Oberon Cattle Sold

National Advocate · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 2

At Homebush last Thursday, 20 bullocks and steers from T. H. Hackney Oberon, made to £23/8/- average £18/5/10 at Winchcombe Carson's…

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Backyard Poultry Farmers to “Go On” Sydney

Central Western Daily · Monday 27 January 1947 · page 3

Backyant poultry [?] will be permitted to continues [?] birds until the [?] of 1947. This information has been given…

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