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

Farming & the land, 1938

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Oversea Wheat Position Lindley Walker Wheat Company's Special Wheat Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 3

Our cable of 10th January reviewing international markets reads— "Australian January-February 37/6 per qr.; sold parcel Victorian afloat…

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Wool and Cotton Price Factors

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:--Wool has receded in value since December but cotton has improve slightly being quoted at 4.97d in English-cur…

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Internal Parasites in Sheep. Need for Better Animal Husbandry

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 4

Stomach worms, intestinal worms lung worms and fluke are responsible for serious economic loss on the farm The loss may be due to actual death…

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Wheat Market

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 1

Local wheat agents have not been in receipt of quotations from Sydney now for several days, but yesterday they priced silo grain at 310[?]…

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Wool Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 7

The Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 4th instant:— We submitted at our sale on…

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Trangie Sheep From Govt. Experimental Farm Agisted at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 1

Owing to the unfavorable season being experienced at Trangie Excrimental Farm, 2000 ewes from that government enterprise are…

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Price of Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 2

Wheat was quoted locally this afternoon (Thursday) at 3/10 per bushel in s[?]lo[?]s…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. received the following message from their Brsbane Office:— "Good competition was…

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Wool and Cotton Price Factors

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 11

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd report under date 11th January:—Wool has receded in value since December, but cotton has improved slightly, being…

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Stole Wheat and Oats Wattamondara Man Fined

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 11

Charged with having stolen, at Wattamondara, about December 15, one bag of wheat valued at 12/ and the property of William Joseph…

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Price Factors In the World's Wool Market

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 11

Wool has receded in value since December, but cotton has improved slightly, being quoted at 4.97d. in English currency. The price of…

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40 Bags of Wheat For Ardlethan C.W.A.

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 10

During the recent harvest the Ardlethan branch of the Country Women's Association received the generous donation of 40 bags of…

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Brisbane Wool Sales No Change in Values Germany and France Buy

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 2

The centre of Interest in wool circles was transferred to Brisbane this week, where a fortnight's auctions are being held, writes Schute…

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345,000 BUSHELS Wheat Receivals at Quandi. Silos First Quality Grain QUANDIALLA. Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 8

The final figures of the local silos showed the remarkable results achieved with the limited plant and capacity available at this centre, and apparently…

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Milthorpe Farmer Burned

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 9

In an attempt to extinguish a fire which threatened his wheat, crop, James Whilley, farmer, of Milthorp[?] was severely burned about the arms…

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Pleasing Sight "For Dust Weary Eyes" Crops in Queensland

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 1

Writing to Mr. T. A. Smith (Secretary of the West Wyalong Show As sociation) apologising for his absence at the monthly meeting of the…

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Fatal Snakebite Refused Medical Aid Nowra Farmer's Death (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 1

A mesage from Nowra states: Fearing that he would be sent to hospital, John McDonald, aged 64 years, yesterday refused to…

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Silos Inadequate Forbes District Farmers Protest Increased Capacity Demanded

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 11

A meeting of farmers held at Garema, near Forbes, to protest against the congestion in the railway yard at that centre during the…

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£25,000 for South-West Farmers Government Assistance Promised to Assist Necessitous Settlers Rehabilitation Proposal Under Consideration (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 2

When he again met the South-western farmers' deputation in Sydney yesterday, the Premier (Mr. Stevens) confirmed the arrangements under which the Government…

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Migration Policy Plans Being Prepared Farm Boys and Domestics

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 7

With a view of reviving assisted migration from Britain, departmental officers are preparing plans for early submission to the Cabinet…

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