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

Farming & the land, 1940

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Drought Kills Sheep Serhous in Western Districts (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 October 1940 · page 1

The present dry spell in the Narrabri and Walgett area, is the worst within the history of a railway official, who recently counted more…

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Farmers and Settlers' Assn. MeetinG Next

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 October 1940 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the West Wyalong branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Asscoiation will be held in the Memorial Hall, West Wyalong, on…

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Market Firm At Forbes Sheep Sales

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort & Co., Ltd. (Inc. in Vio.), Forbes branch, report having held their usual fortnightly sheep sale in the municipal yards…

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Grawlin Plains Inspection Of Agricultural Bureau Experimental Plots Some New Wheat And Oat Varieties

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 3

THE annual field day of the Grawlin Plains Agricultural Bureau was held last Tuesday afternoon, 15th October. A good attendance of local farmers took the opportunity of a favorable afternoon to inspect the experiment plots being conducted…

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

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 24 October 1940 · page 4

Our cable reviewing international whom markets this week reads:—"United States winter wheat…

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1/- Per Bushel Final Wheat Payment Dickers Support Farmers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 24 October 1940 · page 1

Following a discussion in regard to the position of the wheat industry, the Weethalle branch of the Returned Soldiers add Sailors' Imperial League…

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Large Wool Turnover. Results and Payments

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 24 October 1940 · page 4

Wincbcombe Carson Ltd. report:--The programme for appraising 1,750,000 bales of wool in Australia before Christmas is proceeding smoothly. By…

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Farmers Want Action Meeting to be Held Weethalle Diggers Act

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 24 October 1940 · page 2

The Weethalle branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia, has decided to convene a public meeting of farmers:…

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Farmers' Problems "Playing with Them' Mr. McKell's Statement Long Range Policy Necessary SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 24 October 1940 · page 2

Announcing last week the loan of £1,000,000 by the Comonwealth to the States for the relief of drought stricken farmers and…

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Forbes Sheep Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 October 1940 · page 7

New Zealand Loan & MA. Co., Ltd. (Sydney) and Mooro Brooke & Co. (Forbes) report having held their usual fat stock sale in the yards on Friday…

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Large Wool Turnover Results and Payments

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 October 1940 · page 2

The programme for appraising 1,750,000 bales of wool in Australia before Christ[] is proceeding smoothly. By that date the…

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Disease in Sheep Losses from Toxaemia of Pregnancy Due to Drought Conditions

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 October 1940 · page 6

The Division of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture, in its report for the post month, touches on the fact that toxaemia…

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Carpets For Australia We Start to Make Them Ourselves New Outlet For Coarse Wool

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 October 1940 · page 6

ONE of the most significant of Australia's new industries is that of carpet making. This country normally imports about 4,000,000 yards of carpets of various sorts and sizes each year, worth over a million…

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33,000,000 BUSHELS Early Crop Estimate Departmental Report

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 October 1940 · page 1

A forecast of the total wheat yield of the State under the conditions existing at the present time is beset with more than usual…

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Wool Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 28 October 1940 · page 3

Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd report:--Our Sydney Appraisement No. 32 (the eighth catalogue of growers' wools offered this season) was…

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Wool Appraisement

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 28 October 1940 · page 5

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Sydney, represented locally by Messrs Ca[?] & Messner, advise the following prices…

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Forbes Special Sheep Sale

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 28 October 1940 · page 2

Messrs. Goldsbrougn, Mort and Co. Ltd. (Forbes branch) advertise in this issue their special sheep sale at Forbes on Friday next, 1st…

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Mr. Justice Dixon Chairman of Wool Committee

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 28 October 1940 · page 5

The appointment of Mr. Justice Owen Dixon, of the High Cou[?]t bench. as Chairman of the Central Wool Committee, was announced by the…

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Forbes Special Sheep Sales. Prime and Medium Lambs Firm to Shade Dearer. Others Firm at Late Rates. Grown Sheep 2/. Cheaper

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 28 October 1940 · page 4

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

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Premium Wanted for Seed Wheat Request to Government

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 28 October 1940 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture (Major Reid)is to be ashed to make the necessary representations to the State Government for the payment for a…

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