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

Farming & the land, 1939

1,631 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 71 of 82

Caragabal Crop Competition, 1939

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 4

The Hon. Secretary. Agricultural Bureau, Caragabal. Dear Sir, I have much pleasure in…

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Heavy Rain More Damage to Crops

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 1

A heavy storm occurred locally, and over a considerable portion o. the district, during the early hour of Monday morning. A violent peal[?]…

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Warning to Farmers Lighting Stubble Fires

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 1

Bland Shire Council, acting on the receipt of complaints received, has decided to warn farmers that they are liable to a heavy penalty for…

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Fire at Anona Hay and Crops Destroyed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 1

Mr. J. F. Worner, of A[?] (Weethalle district) su[?]ed a serious loss by a fire which occurred on his property on…

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Further Rains Heavy Fall Yesterday Morning Rust in Crops

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 1

Over three inches of rain have fallen at Forbes since the beginning of November. The fall for October was 141 points, 31 of which…

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Wool Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 3
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd. reports: We submitted our fifth appraisement catalogue of 11,580 bales on Wednesday, 8th instant the…

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Stock and Wool

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 2

Pitt, Son arid Badgery wired us as follows on Tuesday :-- 2639 cattle were yarded at Flemington yesterday. The market was…

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Future Wool Appraisements

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 6

Future appraisement dates have been arranged for as under:—Sixth: Monday, November 20, and Tuesday, 21, 6000 bales…

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Wheat of 1939/40 Harvest. (No. 2 POOL). General Information as to Acquiring Wheat for the Australian Wheat Board

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 3

The following has been issued to all wheat agents throughout the State:— The licensed receivers have…

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Wool Appraisements Winchcombe, Carson's Prices

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 1

We received the following telegram from Messrs Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. Sydney, this morning (Thursday):—…

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Wool Production and Use Prices for Tops

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd, write:—The highest average price recorded for Australian wool in a season was the 1924/25 boom when the greasy…

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Delivery of Wheat to Government [?] Instructions to Agents

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 3

Mr. A. Andrew, agent in charge of the West Wyalong silos, supplied us with extracts from instructions which have been issued to agents in…

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Pastures Excellent in Narandera P.P. DISTRICT Dipping of Sheep Warning by Inspector

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 6

The Stock Inspector, Mr. H. Byrne, submitted the following report to the last meeting of the Narandera Pastures Protection Board:—…

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Bag of Wheat Competition For South-west Championship In Weethalle District

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 4

A bag-of-wheat competition, organised by the committee of the R.C. [?] Fund at Weethalle, will be held at Weethalle on Wednesday,…

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2/9 and 2/7 F.O.B Wheat Advances Announcement by P.M. £20,000,000 Involved CANBERRA

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 1

The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, announced in the House of Representatives this afternoon that the Wheat Board would…

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Are Your Crops Down? Or Tangled?

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 2

The Western Stores (Machinery Department) have an announcement in this issue in regard to the harvesting of down…

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Hard Luck Story Heard in Traffic Court Put Off Farm—Looked for Work

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 1

After being put off his farm, Kevin Michael Timmins, of Burcher, had the misfortune, at a later date, to be stopped by the…

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Faulty Brakes Farmer in Court

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 5

"The Too[?]brake of defendant's car when tested on a gravel read at walking pace, was found to be so ineffective that the car could be…

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Wool Report

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 November 1939 · page 6

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd., reports:-- We submitted our fifth appraisement catalogue of 11,580 bales on…

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