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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 8 of 66

Varieties of Wheat for 1950 SOWINGS Agriculture Department Recommendations

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 6

Following are the latest recommendations by the Department of Agriculture of varieties of wheat for sowing in various…

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Recovery From Broken Leg Farmer’s Accident

Central Western Daily · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 7

Convalescing after a serious accident a few days before Christmas, Mr. Ton Millgate, of Borenore, paid his first visit to…

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Conditions in Central West Good Wheat Yields Potato Crops Partially Restored

National Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 6

ORANGE. Friday: In his monthly report on the conditions in the Central West, Mr. R. C. Madsen. Director of Agriculture. states —…

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Sydney Wool Sales Western Clips Sold

National Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 3

Messrs Winchcombe Carson and Co. yesterday wired : — We sold 9200 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Thursday. There…

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Wool Prices Drop Appreciated by Manufacturers SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY and Melbourne textile manufacturers today welcomed the suggestion that wool prices might be lower…

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Grandfather's Suit Mr Waterman on Wool Price

National Advocate · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 3

Will the price of wool remain at its present level? Mr. Ewen Waterman. Australian members of the International Wool Secretariat, London. is…

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Uk Wool Textile Output November Figures Highest Since War

National Advocate · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 4

Britain's wool textile production last November—the most recent date for which official figures are available— was at the highest point since the…

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General Rain Over West Dist. Damage To Pear Crop

Central Western Daily · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 1

Heavy rain which fell ceaselessly over the Central West on Saturday night and yesterday had yielded falls of three inches and more in most districts. At Orange…

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Sale of Cattle and Sheep

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 2

An extensive and highly important clearing sale of Hereford cattle, Corriedale sheep, horses, plant and exclusive furniture…

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Wool Report

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 11

The Fanners and Graiers’ Co-op. Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited, 2nd February, 1950…

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Warning to Sheep Owners

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 2

Bathurst P.P. Board's stock inspector, Mr. J. Beardwood yesterday warned sheep owners to watch carefully for worm infestation in their…

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Alleged Theft of Wheat

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 2

The alleged theft of several bags of wheat have been reported to the Bathurst police. The wheat, which was bagged has been removed from a…

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Consumption of Wool 17 p.c. Over Output

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 2

The international wool study group recently found that world wool, consumption exceeded output by 17 per cent., but this estimate…

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Record Land Price Millthorpe Farm (From Our Correspondent)

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 5

MILLTHORPE— The sa[?] of Mr. [?] Goe[?] farm property three miles from Millthorpe on the Blayney Road has been…

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Newcastle Wool Sales a Falling Market NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 2

Prices at Newcastle wool sales and at also at Wellington (New Zealand) today showed a lower trend. Fleece wools at Newcastle showed…

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Stripping of Wheat Practically Completed Agronomist's Report For January

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 3

Stripping of wheat on the (Central Slopes has been practically completed — there being only a very few crops still to be…

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Carcoar P.P. Board Increases [?]rge Stock And Sheep Rates [?]Motion Follows Lengthy Debate

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 1

[?]o meet an estimated expenditure of £3691 for 1950, the Carcoar P.P. Board has increased the rates on large stock and [?] by a penny and a farthing respectively. [?]increased rates are…

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Potato Crop Failure Averted

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 4

Recent rain averted a potato crop failure and the fall last week-end will prove of considerable assistance…

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Rain Damages Local Crops

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 1

While the heavy soaking which fell over most of the State at the week-end had a beneficial effect on local crops, it is feared…

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Sheep and Wool Classes

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 19

The sheep ana wool classes win commence in Coolah on Thursday next at the C.W.A. Hall in Binnia Street immediately after the…

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