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

Farming & the land, 1932

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WOOL. More per Shep. Indications for Prices

Western Champion · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 5

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: In 1913 the Comonwealth pastured 85,096,859 sheep and wool…

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General News Federal Pastoral Award. Suggested Press Statement When Announcing New Claims

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 1

The term of the Federal pastoral award governing the rates and conditions for employment of shearing labour and station hands in all States…

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Dairy Act. Failure to Register. Fines at Police Court

Western Champion · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 1

When a dairyman pays the registration foe for his dairy it does not date for another twelve months, but only to the end of…

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"ROBBED." The Farmers. Mr. Keast's Speech

Western Champion · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 13

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly on the Marketing Bill, Mr. W. J. Keast, M.L.A., stated: I support the bill. The House seems…

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Reappraisement Mr. G. E. Morgan's Suggestion. More Money for the Farmers

Western Champion · Thursday 10 March 1932 · page 11

Mr. G. E. Morgan, of Parkes, has pust forward a novel suggestion. Briefly, it is that instead of the reappraisement under Mr. Tully's new Act resulting merely in a certain amount being written off the capital value of the farmer's holding, he should…

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PASTORAL Worms in Sheep Wisdom of Early Treatment

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 6

Sheep are still showing the effects of the peculiar winter conditions of last year, observes a departmental report. The increase…

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Wool Sales

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 10

The closing market in Brisbane as already reported, showed practically a decline of 5 per cent. to 7½ per cent. on closing rates in Sydney. The…

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Suffering Sheep Disgraceful Service

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 6

A few days ago a truck load of sheep arrived in Portland from Bathurst after being on rail for 16 days. Needless to say, after…

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Price of Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 1

Wheat was quoted, locally on Thursday afternoon at 2/7 in silos, old season's wheat 2/-…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 4

We received the following telegram from Messrs Winchcombe Carson, Ltd. on Thursday morning:—We sold 7,500 bales of wool at our…

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New Claims Of Pastoral Award Reduced Rates

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 10

The term of the Federal Pastoral Award governing the rates and conditions for employment of shearing labor had station hands…

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Old Season's Wheat in Elevators

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 6

Captain Dunn: In reply to a question asked me on Thursday by the lion. member for Lachlan, I desire to say that the quantity of old season's wheat…

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Local Wool Carrawobitty Reaches 12¼d

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 10

The Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Co., Ltd., reports: We offered a catalogue of 3234 bales to-day, including clips from the Southern…

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Wool Sales New Series Opens Values Decline

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 4

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. report: For our first sale of the present series we brought forward a catalogue of some 4739 bales of wool…

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Figures Climb At Forbes Station Increase of £872 Over Same Period Last Year Wheat Going Out

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 4

Though passenger revenue fell away somewhat during February, as compared with January, goods revenue at Forbes Railway…

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Farmers' Debts F.S.A. Secures R.I.B.Interest Reduction

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 7

The farm debt problem in New South Wales continues to engage the attention of the Farmers and Settlers Association, which for ever…

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Is Suitable West Can Produce Dairy Figures to Show Worth Grenfell Reply

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 6

Critics who state that "the West is not suitable for dairying" are confronted with a most effective reply from L. G. Hope, of…

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Countryman's Columns Things Worth Knowing by Farmers Poisoning Green Timber An Autumn to Winter Operation

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 6

"Frilling" and poisoning with an arsenic solution has been found an effective way of rapidly killing green timber, though the…

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DAIRYING Filling Overhead Silo

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 March 1932 · page 6

The proper packing of the material in the silo is most important. If not properly packed or sufficiently tramped to exclude…

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Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1932 · page 3

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd., report under date 10th March:-The sixth series of sales was…

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