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

Farming & the land, 1940

1,225 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 22 of 62

Station Bred Sheep at Orange

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 4

McNeilly Crampton & Martin Pt[?] Ltd. advertise 7000 store sheep for sale at Orange on Thursday, 18th April…

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Forbes Special Sheep Sale. Prime Lambs 2/- to 3/- Dearer. Grown Sheep About 1/- Dearer

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 2

Edward Weaver and Company (Forbes) and The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd. (Sydney), auctioneers in conjunction, report that…

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Federation Advocates Restriction of Wheat Production

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 5

Establishment of machinery to stabilise wheat prices and restrict production to known Australian and oversea requirements was urged in…

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Germany Lacks Materials. Wool and Cotton Shortage

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 6

There is already a shortage of wool and cotton in Germany, and despite the drastic rationing of civilian supplies. Rayon is a possible substitute…

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Rail Transport Of Super Ban Stirs Farmers Coal Strike May Hinder Cropping. Minister Urged to Relax Restriction

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 5

Railway restrictions on the transport of superphosphate, farm machinery, and other goods, introduced last week because of the…

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District Farmers Recent Successes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 2

West Wyalong and district farmers, who were recently successful in various spheres, were congratulated and praised by Mr. H…

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Sydney Wool Appraisements

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., wired us on Wednesday that 6250 bales of wool were appraised at their Sydney catalogue that day. Results included: L…

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Sheep's Staple Increased Production in Queensland Merinos and Crossbreds

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 7

Queensland stock returns show that in every year but one since 1929, the State has pastured over 20,000,000 sheep and lambs. At the…

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FARM & Weather Notes Welcome Rainfalls Bedgerabong. Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 7

A welcome change came during last week. Steady rain set in about midnight on Wednesday night. continuing until Thursday afternoon in…

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Negotiations on Wheat. World Crop Prospects

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 1

"Large transactions, which might have considerable effect on wheatgrowers' realisations, arB being negotiated by the Australian Wheat…

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Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 4

Pitt Son and Badgery Lts., report under date 12th April:—Out final catalogue of the man selling season will be dealt with on…

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Wool Reports

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 3

Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Ltd. report:-- In the present series of appraisements which terminates on the 18th…

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Forbes Special Sheep Sale

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 4

Edward Weaver & Co. (Forbes) and The Farmers & Graziers Co-op. Co Ltd (Sydney) Auctioneers in conjunction report that they yarded about 2800[?]…

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Irrigation Areas Crop Progress in March. Beetles Damage Rice

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 3

Mr. F. Autrey Hall, agricultural instructor for the Griffith-Hillston district, in his report for the month of March states that in he dry areas no…

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Another 4d. a Bushel Wheat Payment Second Advance on 1939-40 Crop Proposedby Fed. Government Would Involve £3,000,000

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 1

It is understood that theCommonwealth Government will make a further advance of 4d. a bushel on wheat delivered to the 1939-40…

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Still at Large Prison Farm Escapees (By Wire)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 1

The police have failed to locate. Kevin Crawley, aged 28 years, and Daniel Sullivan, aged 29 years, botj of whom escaped from the prison…

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FINED £10 Burnt-off in February Farmer Pleads Guilty

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 2

Charged before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M.., at the Temora Police Court with burning off during a prohibited month, Richard Robinson,…

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Fooling the Farmer (To the Editor "Advocate")

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 5

Sir—We in the city had been watch ing with interest and concern the Wheal Fanners' Conference at West Wyalong and accepting in a mood of,…

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Coal Strike and the Farmers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 2

Whilst every section of the community is more or less affected by the lamentable coal strike which is now in "full bast," the position of the primary…

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Sudden Death Mr. E. F. Hinds Former District Farmer

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 2

The death occured suddenly in I Sydney on Thursday last of Mr. I toward Francis Hinds, one of the pioneer farmers of the Blow Clear…

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