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

Farming & the land, 1936

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Wool Sales Market's Unward Trend Big Clearance

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 1

Goldsbrough, Mort & Co. offered at auction on Wednesday, 6318 bales. The market was at the highest point of the season, all sections operating…

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Merinos and Crossbreds Wool Prices Not Excessive

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 10

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write: Last season crossbred wools benefited less by advanced prices than merinos. This year they have…

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Wheat Receivals At Forbes Silos 110,993 Bushels

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 1

Owing to the heavy rain which has lately fallen, the wheat silos at Forbes have been closed during the past week,…

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Wool Sales Merinos and Crossbred Prices Not Excessive

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 7

Lost season crossbred wools benefited less by advanced prices than merinos. This year they have shared fully in the improved…

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Referendum Issue Dairy Farmer's Warninq

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 9

A warning against so-called "friends of the dairying industry, who were seeking to cloud the referendum issue, was given by the…

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Our District Page. Contributions from, all Parts of the District are Welcomed on Toe Farms Weather, Crops and Stock EUGOWRA, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 6

Rain has fallen heavily here during the last week, a series of heavy storms in places, doing a lot of damage. Farming operations are at a…

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Butter Factory Production for November Big Xmas Cheques Increased Tee Sales

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 1

For the month of November Forbes Butter Factory manufactured 49,3811b of butter, for which suppliers were paid…

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Wool Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 21 December 1936 · page 6

The Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 16th inst. We submitted at our sale on Tuesday, 15th instant, a catalogue of 8,854…

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Wool Reports

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 21 December 1936 · page 1
Also in Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder

The Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Co. Ltd., reports under date 16th inst.:— We submitted at our sale on…

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To-day’s Wires “High Wheat Prices, a Curse.” Agricultural Expert’s Opinion. Sydney

Cowra Free Press · Monday 21 December 1936 · page 1

An expert of the Agricultural Department declared last night that phenomenally high wheat prices were a curse to the farmer, who,…

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Wool Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 5
Also in The West Wyalong Advocate

The Farmers & Graziers Cooperative Co. Ltd. reports on the 16th inst. We submitted at our sale on Tuesday, 15th instant, a catalogue, of 8,854…

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District Wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 1

At their sales last week the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. Ltd secured the following prices for wool on account of district growers…

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Price of Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 1

Wheat was quoted locally tuts afternoon (Monday) at 4/11d. per bushel in silcs and 5/ per bushel in bags…

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Special Sheep Sale Report Crossbred Ewes 21/

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 3

Messrs A. M. Aberllne & Co., stock and station agents. West Wyalong, report that on Friday last they conducted another special sale at the…

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The Wool Position Wonderful Recovery

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 4

Messrs Goldsbrough Mort & Cowrite under date December 17:— For the last sale of the present series of 1936, we brought forward…

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High Price of Wheat Curse to the Farmer "Loses His Head" (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 1

An expert of the Agricultural Department declared last night that phetiomally high wheat prices were a curse to the farmer, who, tlmikiug they…

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Killed by Lightning Nowra Dairy Farmer (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 1

Herbert Fletcher, a dairy farmer aged 38 years, was struck dead by lightning while tending cows on his farm at Budgong, 16 miles from…

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Wool Averaged £22 7s a Bale Rise of 5.7d a lb for Season

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 4

Average prices realised for greasy wool at last week's auctions in Sydney were £22. 7s 2d a bale and 18.2d a lb, compared with £21 11s 10d a bale…

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