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

Farming & the land, 1950

1,310 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 23 of 66

Unfair Laws Thrust Upon Farmers Fsa President's Report

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 7

The executive of the Molong branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association was not changed, when the annual…

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Wheat Storage

National Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: The Minister for Agriculture stated that claims for additional wheat storage in the Molong Manildra district, will be considered…

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Record Price for Pedigree Cattle

National Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 1

LONDON. Friday: A heard of 36 pedigree Guernsey cattle at Hailsham (Essex) yesterday sold for the record price of £48,216…

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Showed Indifferent To Suffering Of Sheep

Central Western Daily · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 1

A Bathurst stock-carrier who transported a sheep with a broken leg to Orange, was fined £3 by Mr. H. G. Cobby, S.M. at Orange Court yesterday. He was Graydon Mather…

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Record Price for Crossbred Sheep (From Our Correspondent)

Central Western Daily · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 5

MILLTHORPE.—At last week’s Sydney sheep sales, Mr. W. Kelly, of “Tara Hill,” Millthorpe, averaged 89/11 for two trucks of…

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Handling Of Bulk Wheat

Central Western Daily · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 4

Mr. Charles Culler, M.L.A. Country Party Member for Orange, fiat made personal representations to the Minister for…

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Sheep for Japan Australian Shipment

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: The first shipment of Australian Stud sheep for Japan since the war left Sydney this afternoon…

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Rationing to Continue Tea and Butter

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday: The Minister for Trades and Customs (Senator O'Sullivan) told a grocers and retail traders conference in Brisbane that…

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Sydney Wool Sales Market Rises Again

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: The market generally ruled 15 per cent, above the closing Sydney rates of March for all descriptions of merino and crossbred…

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Sydney Wool Sales Market Firm

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The best feature of yesterday's sales were in evidence at the Sydney wool sales to-day…

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War on Foxes Farmers Active LITHGOW

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 4

Poultry farmers and graziers in some areas of the Lithgow district, specially around South Bowenfels, have declared a war on foxes and…

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Potato Crop Losses Estimated at 10 p.c

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 14

Potato crops in the Central West had been damaged by a series of diseases which followed excessive rains in April, said district agronomist, Mr. R. C. Madsen…

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Butter Rationing

National Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 8

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Commerce Minister (Mr. McEwen) will cable the British Government before submitting to Cabinet a…

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Sheep Dearer at Bathurst Sales

National Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 2

Rates for all classes of sheep showed an advance of 1 to 16 on recent levels at the Bathurst stock sales yesterday. There was a good attendance…

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Pastoral Workers Get Big Rise as Result of New Award

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 11

About 50,000 employees in the pastoral industry in all States except Queensland will benefit as a result of the new…

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Sydney Wool Sales Market Remains Strong

National Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Wool market today showed a further improvement of 5 per cent. for the renter bulk of merino, with the…

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Pastoral Industry the Graziers' Association of New South Wales the New South Wales the New Rates

National Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The rates under the Federal Pastoral Award have been varied as from May 22. They are as follows:—…

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Butter Rationing

National Advocate · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Minister for Commerce (Mr. McEwen indicated in the House of Representatives today that the Government…

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Wool Market Firm

National Advocate · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: With strong competition from the Continent Great Britain and Russia, the wool market today ruled very firm at…

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Cattle Prices Easier at Orange Sales

Central Western Daily · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 10

The market for store and fat cattle was slightly easier at the Orange saleyards yesterday. There were 500 cattle yarded,…

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