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

Farming & the land, 1940

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Wool Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 2

The Farmers and Grazicrs Co-op. Co. Ltd. reports on the 4th instant: We submitted our 16th catalogue comprising 10,461 bales on…

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Condobolin Experiment Farm. Wheat Time of Cultivation Trial, 1939

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 3

The object of this experiment is to determine the best time of cultivation of the fallow for wheat in the Condobolin district…

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"Let Jews In" Farmers Will Lose If Wheat Scrip Made Negotiable

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 4

Following a spirited debate at the annual State Conference of the Wheat Growers' Union of Merrgoen branch, which…

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F. & G. Wool Appraisements

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 1

Included in the Farmers and Graniers' 15th appraisement, the following prices were realised:—Account Messrs W. and R. Mulligan,…

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3/4 Per Bushel Farmers Make Demand for Crop Just Garnered

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 4

"That this Union continues agitation for 3/4 per bushel (net minimum) country stations." read a resolution submitted by the Grenfell branch to…

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Agricultural Bureau Conference Farming at the Cross-roads. Address Delivered to South-Western Bureau Conference at Woodstock

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 4

For a number of years past It has been emphaslsed that vital changes In husbandry methods must soon be made. With each passing year…

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Must Pay Debts Bank Officer Tells Farmers "Working M en Provide Money," He Said

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 4

There is a law which provides that men must paly their debts a Rurai Bank officer told farmers at the State Conference of the…

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Young Sheep Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 4

Messrs. H. M, Troup & Co., Young, and Dalgety & Co., Ltd., will hold a special sale of 15,000 high-class crossbred and merino sheep, at Young, on…

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Overseas Wheat Position. Lindley Walker Wheat Company's Special Wheat Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 6

Out cable this week reviewing international wheat markets reads:— "Europe generally milder—spring sowing in the centre and south-east…

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Wool Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 4

Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Ltd. report :-- Our appraisement No. 17, which was finally dealt with on Monday the 11th…

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Wheat Grading Notice

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 3

OWING to tho fact that the increase in grading has not been advertised Mick Makin wishes to announce he will still be grading at the usual…

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The Wheat Crisis Solved by Bulkhead Policy No Extra Cost To Farmers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 4

That the 54 bulkheads erected and the 30 grainsheds requisitioned had resulted in a desperate wheat position being solved was contended by the Minister for Agriculture (Major A. D. Reid) on…

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Wheat Grading. Jordan and Grieve

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 3

WHEAT GRADERS, Grenfell wish to notify their clients and the farmers generally that they will commence grading in this and…

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Wheat Men Meet. Important Matters Discussed

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 3

Delegates from all parts of the Sate attended the annual conferences of the Wheatgrowers' Union of Australia, which was held at West…

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Farmers Demand Payable Price for Wheat Government Must Act. Settlers Entitled to Decent Living After Production Costs are Paid

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 5

Mr. J. Cronin, of Gubatta, told the annual State Conference of the Wheat Growers' Union of New South Wales, at West Wyalong that farmers, the same as any other individuals, are entitled to a decent standard of living, and he moved a…

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Wool Stocks and Needs. N.S. Wales Increased Clip

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson' Ltd. report:-- The war in Europe contrasts with 1914 experiences, in many aspects. In her onward rush through Belgium and…

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WOOL 102 Years Old Exhibited At Show Sample at West Wyalong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 1

Wool shorn from Spanish merinos 102 years ago was displayed as a non-competitive exhibit at the Warwick Show, by Mr. George…

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Motion Too Vague "Frightfully Indefinite District Council Motion Concerning Price of Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 2

"I could not support a resolution of this nature. It is frightfully indefinite. The resolution asks for a margin of pront above…

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Steady Progress Made Wheat Growers Union of N.S.W. Secretary Submits Lengthy Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 8

In a lengthy and comprehensive report, to the annual State Con-Union of New South Wales, which was held at West Wyalong, the…

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A Romance in Hats. Australians Revolutionise an Industry. New Market For Wool And Rabbit-Fur. No. 2

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 4

How a young man's curiosity to see how things were made led ultimately to the establishment of the Empire's biggest hat factory--and, incidentally,…

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