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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 7 of 66

Growers to Be Consulted on Wool Marketing Plan Policy Of Govt

Central Western Daily · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 1

The member for Calare, Mr. John Howse, said yesterday that the Minister for Commerce and…

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Oberon News New Farm Machinery

National Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 6

OBERON. Friday: Messrs. Allen Armstrong (Nest[?] Obero[?] and A. B. Turner Winton Park, Oberon[?] have purchased a new machine known…

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Wheat for Spain Agreement with Australia

National Advocate · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 2

MADRID. Sunday: A Madrid newspaper reports that agreement has now been reached about the conditions under which Australia will supply…

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Federal Policy on Wool

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 1

Mr McEwen, the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, said recently List the Federal Government would not…

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Wool Conscription Doubled in Britain

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: Britain's consumption of raw wool has doubled since 1945. This was stated yesterday at a…

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Currency and Wool Values Trade Active Abroad

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The fillip given to trade and prices for raw materials including, wool by devaluation of currencies has…

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Wheat Stacks Growing at Homing (From Our Correspondent)

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 6

MOLONG,—Molong silo agent, Mr. R. Myors, said this afternoon that by 5 p.m. 49,000 bags of wheat…

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Water Filled Tyres for Farm Vehicles

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 2

A British tyre company reports considerable success in the experiments which it has been conducting with water filled rear tyres for agricultural vehicles and tractors. In…

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Good Rains Halt Threat to District Potato Crop Expert’ Report

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 1

The good rain over the district in mid-January removed moved a serious threat to the potato crop, said that…

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Sheep Dearer at Bathurst

National Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 2

Messrs. Burke Bros, report that at the Bathurst fat stock sales yesterday there was only a small yarding of cattle, about 130 forward, made up of…

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Wheat Crop Harvesting Nears End Good Yields On Central Slopes

Central Western Daily · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 9

Stripping of wheat crops on the Central Slopes should be completed by the end of this week, states the District Agronomist, Mr. R. C. Madsen, in his monthly report…

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Sydney Wool Sales Signs of Falling Market

National Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: At the Sydney wool sales today, the market was firm at previous day's levels for good quality wools of good length…

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Wool Firm’s New Branch at Orange

Central Western Daily · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 7

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company Ltd., one of the best-known stock and wool companies in the State, has…

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Dairy Company Merger

National Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 2

The drafting of the agreement between the shareholders of the Bathurst Co-Op. Dairying Co. and the Dairy Farmers Co-Op. Co. of Sydney,…

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New Farming Methods Wellington

National Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) told the Wellington Graziers' Association today that experiments into the comparative value of…

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Butter Will Remain Rationed

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, This Afternoon. --The ban on the sale of cream for domestic use is expected to be lifted by the Federal Cabinet on…

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Western Wheat Harvest

National Advocate · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 4

ORANGE, Thursday: Near 2,300,000 bags of wheat have been shifted from western stations to [?] at Sydney and Newcastle and to mills…

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Cheese and Butter Subsidy Increased

National Advocate · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE. Thursday: The Minister for Agriculture (Mr McEwan) announced in Melbourne today that the Federal Cabinet had approved a…

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Harvesting of Wheat Crop Nears End Good Yield on Central Slopes

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 8

Stripping of wheat crops on the Central Slopes should be completed by the end of this week, states District. Agronomist R. C…

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Sydney Wool Sales Market Easier SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 5

The wool market today ruled generally firm for all descriptions. Medium and fine crossbred lines were firm at late rates but broader and…

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