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

Farming & the land, 1948

1,705 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 86

High-class Wool Sample

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 8

John Gandry (son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gaudry), who was a student of the sheep and wool classes conducted every…

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Wool Sales Competition Maintained Sydney, Wednesday

National Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 1

Under sustained competition from all sections of buyers, the market at today's wool sales reflected all the best features of the previous auctions…

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Record Wheat Harvest Expected For Gulgong District

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 13

The equivalent to approximately 165,000 bags of wheat are in storage in bugs and In bulk at the Gulgong Flour Mill,…

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Today’s Stock Sales Draw Cattle (10 a.m.)

Central Western Daily · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 6

Leeds Bros, 160 head: owners: McKillop, Wilson, Matthews, Bishop Patrick, Richardson, Davidson. Winchcoamie, Carson, 350 head;…

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Wool and the Franc Frances Mill Experts

National Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— The devaluation of the [?] may encourage the investment money in wool in preference to the [?]tion of funds…

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Wheat Cartage Dispute. Trouble at Tomingley NARROMINE

National Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 5

The delivery of 35,000 bags of wheat to Tomingley West has been held up because carriers have ceased to shift the grain following a dispute between…

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World Agreement on Wheat Prospects Favorable WASHINGTON

National Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 4

Prospects for a world agreement on wheat prices and export quotas at present are bright and it is confidently forecast that delegates to the current…

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Cattle Judges for Show R.a.s. Secretary’s Announcement

Central Western Daily · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 3

[?] C. S. erville secretary Royal Agricultural Society NSW announced that the [?] juice will offi[?] in…

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London Wool Sales Russian and Continental Competition MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 7

Molotov says "No" again. This is a common enough phrase in the press today, but despite his habitual switching on of the red light, someone…

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Application for Wool Board Unit to Attend Gulgong Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 8

At the Gulgong Show on February 27 and 28, the mobile display unit, arranged by the Australian Wool Board, and…

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Huge Losses On Exchange Follow Wheat-selling Orgy New York

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 1

It is estimated that 1,000,000,000 dollars were lost as grain and cotton stocks fell yesterday when a sudden, aggressive selling hit the markets…

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Bee Farmers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 16

Bee farmers in Dunedoo will do well to Heed Cobbora Shire council's warning advertised in this issue of the "Guardian,"…

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Of Interest to Dairymen (To the Editor )

National Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 5

Sir,—I should be glad if you could give space to the following technical article which has recently appeared in New Zealand diary papers…

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Warren Crop Warren

National Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 5

Although areas around Warren are not considered high wheat producers. 19,000 bags were sent from the district this season. All the wheat was…

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Huge Hoard of Francs Farmer's Wealth

National Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 4

PARIS, Wednesday.—American dollars dropped on the Paris Bourse from 312 francs to 309 francs. The franc on the blackmarket…

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Essay on Wool

National Advocate · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Australian Wool Board is offering £170 in prizes to children under 16 years of age who write the best essay on the…

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Wheat Harvest Yields in the West

National Advocate · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 1

FORBES, Thursday: The wheat harvest in the Forbes district is drawing to a close. The silos finally closed yesterday…

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Sydney Wool Sales Western Clips Sold

National Advocate · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 5

Messrs. Winchcombe Carson and Co. yesterday wired: We sold 6,900 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Wednesday. Values…

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Sydney Wool Sales 102D for Greasy Merino

National Advocate · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Greasy merino fleece sold to 102 for four bales of super AAAW brawler Fairview/SM/Bigga, at the Sydney wool sales…

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100 Bags Of Wheat Stolen From Tichborne Property

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 4

Parkes Police have been notified of the theft of 100 bags of wheat from the property of Mr. Mick Leonard, of Tichborne…

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