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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 74 of 82

Butter, Not Margarine Used by Royal Aust. Navy Margarine Purchase Explained

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 November 1939 · page 6

No margarine Is used in any establishment of the Royal Australian Navy, or In ships of the R.A.N. or auiliary ships, in Australian waters…

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Frost and Rain Damage In Grenfell District Wheat Comp. Points

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 November 1939 · page 7

Mr. W. Griffith, of Euaidrie, was the winner of the field wheat competition conducted by the Grenfell P.A. and H. Association and judged…

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Local Wool Appraisements 11,440,000 Bales by End of Half Year Prices and Results

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 November 1939 · page 6

By the end of the current half- year wool appraisements in Australia will total 1,440,000 bales, that figure equalling the maximum…

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Country Conditions Farm & Weather Notes Quandialla

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 November 1939 · page 7

The past week has been rather an anxious one for district farmers owing to the unsettled weather conditions In the early hours of Thursday last…

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Wheat Delivery

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 27 November 1939 · page 3

Wheat is rapidly pouring into the Condobolin silos, an average of 4,500 bags a day being unloaded. The first consignment was of 25…

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Wheat Advances

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 27 November 1939 · page 3

Messrs. A. G. Cameron, H. V. C. Thorby, H. K. Nock, J. McEwen & H. Gregory, representing the Australian Country Party, waited" on the Prime…

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Bulk Wheat Storage on the Farm

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 November 1939 · page 5
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

The Minister for Agriculture (Major the Hon. A. D. Reid, M.L.A.) states that farmers who wish to provide emergency bulk storage for…

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District Wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 November 1939 · page 5
Also in Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder

At their Sydney wool appraisements on the Hist instant, Mess[?] Gold[?] Mort & Co., secured the following prices for district owners:…

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Wheat Prices. And Rising Costs

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 27 November 1939 · page 3

Mr. James Jones, honorary secretary of the Warraderry Branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, has received the following letter from…

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Dockage on Wheat in Old Sacks

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 November 1939 · page 4

It is understood that the Australian Wheat Board proposes to impose, a dockage on all new seasonls wheat that it not delivered in new…

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Wool Reports. Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd. --

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 27 November 1939 · page 3

The Wool Appraisement Scheme is now working smoothly and the wool is passing into the hands of the British Government at a satisfactory rate…

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Australian Wheat Federation Conference. Decision Pleases Minister

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 27 November 1939 · page 2

The Minister for Commerce (Senator McLeay) expressed his satisfaction at the withdrawal by the Australian Wheat Federation…

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Temora Wheat Derby Won by Mr. Fritsch

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 November 1939 · page 5

Mr. A. R. Fritsech, of Narraburra, delivered the first load of new season's wheat at the Railway St[?] on Thursday for Pardey and Co..as…

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Women's Petition for Wheat Price (To the Editor "Advocate")

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 November 1939 · page 3

Sir,—May we, through the medium of your valuable paper, appeal urgently to all women over fourteen, to attach their signatures to copies of…

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Wool Reports. Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., report under date 24th. November

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 27 November 1939 · page 1

The Wool Appraisement Scheme is now working smoothly and the wool is passing into the hands of the British Government at a satisfactory…

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U.S.A. Wants Wool Trade "Starving" Part of Australian Clin Sought

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 November 1939 · page 4

NEW YORK.—Two schemes to overcome the complex position caused by the abnormally keen American interest in Australian wool have been…

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Wool Sales to Japan £6,000,000 Order Likely M.Ps. Criticise Policv

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 November 1939 · page 5

The sale of this season's Australian wool to Japan is expected to realise about £6,000,000. About 300.000 bales are expected…

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Crop Damage Storms and Rust Take Toll in Riverina What R.A.S. Party Found

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 November 1939 · page 2

Weather damage is taking almost daily toll of the wheat crops in Northern Riverina. The unwanted rains of the last…

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