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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

1,383 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 66 of 70

Latest Markets Wool Report

Cowra Free Press · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 10

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co, Ltd. report: — For our sale last week we submitted a catalogue of 5052 bales, which…

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Wheat Pools Advances Being Made

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 12

The Secretary Wheatgrowers Pooling and Marketing Company writes: Re first advance, Voluntary Pool season 1926-27.—Arrangements have…

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Wheat Pool Advances Being Made

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 11

The secretary, Wheatgrowers' Pooling and Marketing Company, writes: Re 1st Advance--Voluntary Pool Season. 1926-27…

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Wool Sales Greasy Merino 30d

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 2

Mr. K. G. Anthoness, local agent for Dalgety and Co., Ltd., received the following wire from the firm yesterday:—…

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Wool Record Franec Pays 39½d

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 5

The Sydney wool sales on Tuesday afternoon were the most sensational of the past two seasons. France established a new record by…

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Local Pastoral Ists’ Dispute in Connection with Certain Pastoral Land. Verdict for £634. Stay of Proceedings GRANTED.(Before Mr. Justice James and Juries)

Cowra Free Press · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 11

This action arose out of a dispute in connection with a lease by Charles Grieve grazier, of Forbes, if certain pastoral land from John O’Neil,…

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Wool Report Fine Wools Dearer. Market Generally Brisk

Cowra Free Press · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 3

Winchcombe. Carson Ltd. report under date, 1st December, as follows Fine wools commanded particularly keen competition at our Sydney…

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Commercial Wool Trade Influences the Law of Supply and Demand

Cowra Free Press · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— Recent events at local wool sales forcibly illustrate the effects of the law of supply and demand. Choice…

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Embargo Wanted By N.Z. Farmers (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 1

A conference of representatives of the Farmers' Union, particularly pastoralists associations and wheat growres, held at Canterbury, decided to…

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Radio for Farmers Evidence of Usefulness

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 13

Although constant evidence is forthcoming as to the value or a radio receiving set to a farmer or grazier, no definite effort has yet been made…

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Expert's Opinion on Fruit Crop Failure

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 10

Mr. H. L. Manuel, a fruit expert attached to the Department of Agriculture, was in Forbes tills week. He made several inspections of local…

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Poor Fruit Crop

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 10

Mr. C. Gaymard, of "Sunnyside" vineyard, is of opinion that the present almost total failure of part of the fruit crop is largely due to the very…

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Farm Experts Teach Boys How to Let a Bush Fire Get Away

Cowra Free Press · Friday 3 December 1926 · page 2

At Muswellbrook Rural Farm a practical demonstration was given to hoys in “The Best Method of Extinguish a Grass Fire” A fire was made…

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Sheep at Homebush

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 7 December 1926 · page 1

Trucks for the conveyance of sheep and lambs can now be obtained at short notice, compared with three weeks notice requited some little time…

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"Mulgutherie" Sheep Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1926 · page 3

Messrs. Cooney, Lane & Cooney advertise particulars of an important sale of sheep on account of Mr. A. S. Wheatley, "Mulgutherie," to take place…

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Wool Clip New Records Estabtablished

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 7 December 1926 · page 6

The quality of wool received at Darling Harbor for the five months from 1st July last is in excess of the largest quantity received during any…

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Wheat Held Up Railway Dept. Blamed

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 7 December 1926 · page 3

Trundle.—Farmers are indignant at the action of the Railway Department in reducing the hours for receiving wheat over the weighbridge at the…

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Wheat Championship MR. J. Y. Freebairn Fourth. Sydney

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 7 December 1926 · page 2

In the wheat championship competition Mr. J. Y. Freebairn (Cowra) was fourth with Bena variety, 136 points…

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Crop Competitions

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1926 · page 3

The wheat growing competition prompted by Cranbury Agricultural Bureau, Canowindra, for the best 40 acres of growing crop, attracted nine…

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Destructive Bushfire Over One Hundred Acres of Crop Burned. Mr. Victor Bourke Has Narrow Escape. Fire Checked by Willing Band of Workers

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 7 December 1926 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon a fire broke out on Mr. E. J. Bourke’s “Pack’s Grant” property, and before same could be got under control 100 acres…

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