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

Farming & the land, 1949

1,358 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 26 of 68

Mabgee Quarter Sessions; Windeyer Man Charged With Sheep Stealing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 6

Before Judge Shortland, at the Mudgee Quarter Sessions on Thursday last, Herbert: Mervyn Paterson, a Windeyer district grazier, was charged with stealing 63 sheep, the property of Henry Edward Birchall and another, on October 6, 1948…

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Sydney Wool Sales Strong Competition

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: When the Sydney wool sales reopened today there has keen competition from Yorkshire and Continental buyers with only a…

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Sale of 1948-49 Wheat Crop

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 5

Some of the 1948-49 wheat crop has already been sold by the Australian Wheat Board, according to Information supplied to the…

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Sydney Wool Sales Market Again Firm

National Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: That Sydney wool market today ruled fully firm at yesterday's rates, with a particularly strong demand for skirtings and…

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Wool Sale Prices Sound SYDNEY, Thursday. Wool sale prices at yesterday's sales were sound

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 1

The Chairman of the Woolgrowers' Secretariat, Dr. Booth, says that the world needs 25 per cent. more wool than is at present being…

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Widespread Wool Demand Present Price Stimulate Buying

National Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd report: Wool prices are lower than two months ago when values were at their peak, but the market shows a healthier tone…

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Rain Gives Farmers A Spell

Central Western Daily · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 1

Rain which fell throughout the district yesterday may be a blessing in disguise for Orange Show. Farmers, busy with wheat sowing and other work, had…

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Potato Crop Harvest

Central Western Daily · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 1

Tableland potato crops have practically all matured, and digging will be in full swine in a week or two, although…

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Cattle Judging

National Advocate · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 2

Mr. F. Muldoon, of Vale Road, said yesterday that he was one of the most pleased men at the Bathurst Show last week when he saw the judging of…

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Sydney Wool Sales Strong Competition

National Advocate · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: The wool market closed today with prices firm [?]t yesterday's rates for all descriptions…

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Wool Exports Increase Russia Good Buyer

National Advocate · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 8

CANBERRA, Thursday: Figures released today by the Acting Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. S. R. Carver) of shipments of greasy wool for…

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155d. Secured for Wool From Yass

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd, report having sold 9900 bales of wool at their Sydney auction yesterday when change in values favored…

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Wheat Being Sown at Right Time Soil Conditions Are Ideal

Central Western Daily · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 4

Although Wednesday’s rain will cause a short hold-up in farming work, wheat sowing in the district is being carried out just at the right time…

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Farmers Concerned At Tractor Supplies Serious Position Says F. AND S. EXECUTIVE

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 1

"The executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association is gravely concerned with the desperate position in the supply of tractors and machinery." Mr. Bert Cole of Molong, said…

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Make It Hot for Breeder Says Farmer

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 3

"Make it that hot for the rabbit breeder that he will destroy his harbor and rabbits, or get out and. let someone else in," said…

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The Central West Good Crop Prospects Winter Feed Doubtful

National Advocate · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 5

ORANGE, Thursday: In his report on the conditions throughout the Central West at the end of April. Mr. R. G. Madsen, District Agronomist…

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Junior Farmers’ Exhibit

Central Western Daily · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 1

Junior Farmers competitive exhibits form the main attraction on the eastern side of the Agricultural Hall at Orange Show, and favorably compare with the Western District Exhibit, staged on the western side. Chief interest of the public…

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Sheep Breeders Congratulated

Central Western Daily · Monday 9 May 1949 · page 4

One of the sheep judges at the Orange Show, Mr. J. Coleman, senior wool steward of the Department of Agriculture,…

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More Money for 50,000 Pastoral Workers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 May 1949 · page 8

For the next 12 months 50,000 pastoral workers will receive a wool value allowance" above award rates because of…

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Greater Acreage Will Be Sown To Wheat This Year, Says District Agronomist

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 May 1949 · page 7

The acreage sown to wheat this year will be greater than in 1948, but not quite as much as that of the record season in 1947, states the district agronomist (Mr. F. C. Morris) in his monthly crop report…

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