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

Farming & the land, 1928

1,870 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 41 of 94

"RIDICULOUS" Say Farmers & Settlers Adult Franchise Bill Annoyance Expressed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 6

When the motion from the Forbes branch suggesting that the F. and S. Associations of the State should take action against…

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Better Farming Methods a Feature of the Train A Labor Question

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 5

A visit to the Better Fanning Train should convince farmers and graziers that by up-to-date methods bigger yields can be obtained from their…

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Fewer Sheep for Shearing

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 25 June 1928 · page 4

It is doubtful if the coming Australian clip will show any advance on the production of the past season. The Commonwealth is only pasturing…

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Official Opening Forbes Sheep Show

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 25 June 1928 · page 2

The Forbes Sheep Show, to be held on July 17 and 18, is to be officially opened at 2.30 o'clock on the Tuesday afternoon, by Mr. E…

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Current Topics Luncheon at Sheep Show

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 25 June 1928 · page 2

The Country Women's Association offered £5 for the luncheon rights at the Forbes Sheep Show on July 17 and 18. The offer was considered at…

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Fluke in Sheep Warning Forbes Stock-owners

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 25 June 1928 · page 2

Stock-owners' attention is drawn to the advisableness of the careful use of carbon tetrachloride, for f[?] in sheep Sheep-owners should not buy…

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Forbes Sheep Show Country Women to Cater

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 25 June 1928 · page 2

The luncheon at the forthcoming Sheep Show promises to be something out of the ordinary. At a special meeting at the C.W.A. Rest Room last…

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Sheep Judging Junior Event for Silver Cup

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 25 June 1928 · page 2

A Junior Sheep Judging Contest is to be conducted at the Sheep Show and Dog Trials on July 17th, for a silver cup presented by the…

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Sheep Sales To Commence Early Preventing a Clash

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 25 June 1928 · page 2

To allow sheep buyers who wish to see the English football team playing in Parkes on Wednesday, July 18, to leave Forbes in time for the match,…

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Half Holiday For Annual Sheep Show On Tuesday, July 17

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 25 June 1928 · page 3

On Tuesday, July 17th, the shops of Forbes will close at 12.45 for a half-holiday. This decision was made at the…

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Mixed Farming Is More Profitable Says Forbes Farmer

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 25 June 1928 · page 2

At a recent meeting in Forbes, a well known farmer referred to the growing of wool as against wheat, and he stated that in his district many…

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Prefer Open Market Farmers Oppose Wheat Pool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 4

Lockhart.—A public meeting of farmers, held at Boree, Creek, was addressed by Mr. Ernest Field, who advocated a compulsory wheat pool…

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FINED £20 Unbranded Sheep

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 1

P. S. Bell was fined £20 at the Burwood Police Court on a charge of being the owner of 27S unbranded cross-bred sheep at Flemington sale…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. received the following wire from their Brisbane office yesterday: “Miscellaneous selection wools available…

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Temora’s Freak Sheep Dead

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 1

“Jumbo,” a famous freak sheep, owned by Mr. R. Starr, of Temora, and which was valued at £400, has died from an unknown cause. It was well…

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Better Hours For Convenience of Farmers Placing Wheat in Silos

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 4

By payment of overtime, tantamount to a guarantee of 32/- per week, silo gates, will be opened for one hour earlier and one hour later than usual…

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Wheat Pool Forbes D.C. in Favor

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 6

The value to farmers of the proposed wheat pool by the Government was referred to by Mr. H. K. Nock, of Parkes, at the annual District…

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Help for Wool Industry Federal Action Taken

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 1

Prosperity of the primary industries means prosperity for Australia, declares the weekly bulletin of the Federal Country Party…

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On the Land Pastoral Revised System This Season. Growers Should Be Keenly Interested

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 4

A revised system of cataloguing wool in the Sydney market will be tried out in the coming season, and growers throughout the State are…

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A Generous Donor Offer by Mr. S. Wilson Improvements to Sheep Pavilion

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 4

Mr. S. Wilson, the well-known squire of Lake Cowal, was present at the local show committee meeting on Saturday afternoon, and, as…

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