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

Farming & the land, 1930

2,583 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 29 of 130

Pastoral Agricultural. Galvanised Burr Its Identification and Control

Cowra Free Press · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 4

Galvanised Burr (“Bassia Birchaii”) is a native plant of spreading habit, 2 to 3 feet high, and very in[?]icately branched. The leaves are…

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After Three Years Sheep Have First Drink

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 8

A flock of 8000 sheep on a Government farm at Graaf, Reinet, South Africa, have just had their first drink of water for three years. Some of…

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The Wool Outlook a Waiting Period

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 14
Also in Cowra Free Press

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. write: The current month constitutes a most important period in the present wool season. Auctions are taking…

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Wool Sales Values in Buyers Favor

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 6
Also in The Forbes Advocate

The Secretary, Farmers and Graz[?]ers Co-operative Company reports:— On the 18th instant we offered 6,595 bales which included a number of…

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Wool Sales Values in Buyers’ Favor

Cowra Free Press · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 5

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers’ Co-operative Company reports as under:— On the 19th instant we offered…

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Federal Wheat Pool (To the Editor, "Advocate")

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 8

Sir,—It is rumored that I am an opponent of a Federal Wheat Pool, My object in writing you is to give that an emphatic denial. True I have…

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Big Night at Naradhan Federal Wheat Pool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 11

Thursday night (1[?]th instant) saw a monster meeting of farmers and their wives at Naradhan when about a hundred and fifty gathered to hear…

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Wool and World Conditions Prices Generally Affected Prices Advance

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 9

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. write:— The eyes of the wool worth are on London sales opening in that centre on March 18. All previous English…

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Society Leader Shows the Way to “Use More Wool

Cowra Free Press · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 6

At the Tirranna picnic races early in this year a leading hostess, the wife of a well known glazier, arrived wearing a knitted woollen dress…

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Cowra Bred Cattle Easily Top SYDney Market Another Testimony to Cowra As a Safe District

Cowra Free Press · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 2

Despite the drought the safe and sound Cowra district still continues to more than hold its own. At Flemington on…

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Good News Helping Farmers Money Waitng

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 4

"We have always been willing to utilise our resources for the advan[?] of [?] said Mr. E. C. Riddle Governor of the…

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Chained to the Plough Appeal to Farmers Labor's Wine Joke

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 14

"Produce more," shouts the Federal Labor Government to the fanners. "Loaf more," it whispers to the coal miners who have been idle for…

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Farm Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 4

Mr. J. Keane notifies that instead of 3 p.m., as previously announced, the sale of a homestead farm (80 acres) will take place at 2 o'clock…

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QUANDIALLA Crop and Fallow Competition Conditions Decided Cricket News

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 8

The Show committee have now decided the conditions governing the Crop and Fallow competition. They are as follows: Area, 50 acres in one…

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Cricket Champion Who Wouldn’t Be One ? Allsopp, Leeton’s Idol, Is Given a Farm [?]

Cowra Free Press · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 3

There is some consolation for Arthur Allsopp, the Leeton cricket prodigy, for not being chosen in the Australian XI…

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Case Fails Farmer Charged With Negligent Driving

Cowra Free Press · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 9

Before Mr. W. S. Bromhead, P.M., on Wednesday My. Mackenney, Junr., was charged with negligently driving a sulky…

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Wool Reports

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1930 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile I Agency Company Limited, report under date March" 20th:— Sales have proceeded throughout…

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Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1930 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company, Ltd., report under date 20th March: During the past fortnight anticipations of a weaker market when the…

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