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

Farming & the land, 1938

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Condobolin Show Billabong Pastoral Co.'s Success

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 11

The Condobolin show was held in beautiful weather, and was opened by Mr. H. C. Moulder, M.L.C. There was a record attendance and it was…

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Wool Market American Trade Brightens Prices Advance

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 8

Feelings in regard to the future of the wool market are unquestionably more cheerful than two or…

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"Wool Substitutes Are The Children Of Poverty"

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 6

"Wool substitutes are the children of poverty, and the cloth made from them is fit for paupers." Rounds of applause greeted these…

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Wool Selling Prospects the Level of Prices

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 4

Winchombe, Carson Ltd. report under date 23/8/38:— "On the threshold of a new woo selling season the hope can be…

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Forbes Show Entries Rolling In Strong Ring and Sheep Competition

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 1

Entries for the Forbes Show, the 65th in the history of the Society, are set down to close next Wednesday night, and if intending exhibitors wish…

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Synthetic Wool "A Positive Menace" Mr. Abbott's View

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 2

"German woollen substitutes are a positive menace to pure wool and were increasing enormously in production," said Mr. J. P. Abbott…

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Golden Fleeces Use of More Wool Drive Planned

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 7

Wool is our most important primary product, Australia being the leading world-grower of fine wools. There is, logically, no reason…

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The Wheat Position Practical Scheme Sought Mr. Thorby's Remarks

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 8

Attempts to make political capital out of the wheat situation at the expense of the Australian Government can scarcely succeed in the…

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Wool Market The New Selling Season Good Prices Expected

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 6

On the threshold of a new wool selling season the hope can be expressed that the disappointments arising from falling values last…

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Dual Purpose Breeding To Benefit Fat Lambs and Wool Industries (Continued from last issue)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 9

In an address to the Mildil branch of the Agricultural Bureau, Mr. J. Ronald MacKee, H.D.A., Senior Sheep and Wool Instructor of the…

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Rain Mars the Lake Cargelligo Show But Insurance Will Recoup Loss 13th Annual Exhibition Successful Splendid Show of Horses land Sheep Good Ring Events and Striking Pavilion Display

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 5

Considering the large number of dry days experienced in the Lake Cargelllgo district during the past 18 months it was very unfortunate that rain should fall on Tuesday night and at intervals on Wednesday, resulting in a big falling off in the attendance at…

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Our District Page Contributions from all Parts of the District are Welcomed Country Conditions Farm & Weather Notes Goolagong, Thurs

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 9

Steady rain commenced to fall on Wednesday morning. Landholders are pleased, as the ground of late has become quite dry and hard, and rain…

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Condobolin Experimental Farm Worker Killed Struck by Car

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 1

CYCLING to work at the Condobolin Experiment Farm at 6.30 on Tuesday morning, John Findlay Shepherd (63) was knocked down by a car and killed instantly. The accident happened about 2[?] miles from Condobolin, on the Parkes Road…

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Small Farms Become Smaller-- --But the People Prosper The Marvel Of Closer Settlement And Irrigation

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 2

Forty years ago Mr. P. F. Darcy, of Gunningbland, left his youthful stamping ground to conquer other fields. His leaving was not so much actuated by a desire to wander afield as to the prevailing and very obvious factor that there was…

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Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 29 August 1938 · page 1
Also in Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., report under date 25th August:—If Bradford top quotations can be taken as any guide, values at the…

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Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 29 August 1938 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort aud Company Ltd., report under date 26th August: Interest is centred on the opening of the new selling season, which will…

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The Farmer As Scapegoat (To the Editor)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 29 August 1938 · page 4

Sir,--Mr. S. Tideman, of Chicago, U.S.A., thus sums up the position. of the American farmer as "the scapegoat on whom all tax sins are laid."…

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Price of Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 2

Wheat was quoted locally this afternoon (Monday) at 2/0[?]d per bushel in silos…

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Home Wheat Prices Gunningbland Farmer's Costs The Price of Bread

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 4

Mr. Albert Carlye Willis wrote to the "S.M. Herald" opposing a home consumption price for wheat owing to the fact that the extra cost…

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