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

Farming & the land, 1944

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Fatally Injured at Windmill Merriwagga Farmer's Death

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 4

Mr. Charles Beraie O'Nell farmer Merriwagga was fatally injured in a windmill accident Pased and his brother Mr…

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Irish Wool Prices Demand Exceeds Supply

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:-- The wool growers in Eire have probably secured the greatest advance in prices for their product of any…

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Wheat Scheme Issue of Licenses No Alteration of General Policy

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 April 1944 · page 2

Commenting upon the operations of the Wheat Stabilisation Scheme in New South Wales for the coming season, the Executive Member of the…

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Wool Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 6

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co., Ltd., reports on 4th inst.:-- We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue 133 comprising over 5000…

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Cattle Sale Market Dearer at Forbes Last Week's Yarding

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 6

The Forbes Associated Agents report that about 200 head of fat cattle were penned at the regular fortnightly cattle sale held on Tuesday, 11st instant…

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Use of Wool Increased Supplies to Australian Milk

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wednesday: An indication of the expansion of the [?]se of wool locally was given in a report issued today by Wincheombe Carson Ltd…

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Grenfell Conference. Local Farmers Confer with Railway Representative

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 2

On Monday, morning a number of local farmers met Mr. Penny[?], representative of the Railway Commissioners with a view to…

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Australian Wool Consumption

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 8

Prior to the war the Australian mills consumed about 240,000 bales of wool annually, or 8 per cent, of her yearly 'Clip, writes Winchcombe Carson, Ltd…

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Mite Infestation of Sheep Now Notifiable Disease

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 2

"Reports of departmental officers reveal that infestation with the wool mite, Psorergates ovis, is more extensive than was first realised,"…

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Seven Racehorses Freighted to S.A. Booked as Cattle (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 1

A message from Adelaide slates:—The Chief of the South Australian CIB. Detective Inpector Sheridan, recalled yesterday that seven racehorses…

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Prime Sheep Firm But Lambs Easier At Friday's Forbes Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 4

The Commonwealth Wool & Produce Co., Pty„ Ltd., and W. K. Garncey, Senr., ply., Ltd., report holding their sheep sale at Forbes on Friday, 21st…

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Cattle Sale Good Prices Realised at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 6

The Forbes Associated Agents report that upwards of 230 head of fat cattle were penned at the regular fortnightly sale held on Monday, 24th inst…

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Forbes Sheep Sale Good Clearance at Satisfactory Prices

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 6

New Zealand Loan & M.A. Co., Ltd., and Moore Brooke & Co., in conjunction, report having held a special sheep sale at Forbes on Wednesday, 26th…

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Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 1 May 1944 · page 2

Pi[?] Son and Badgery Ld. report under date 28th April:— Our catalogue in Sydney appraisement No. 134 was finalised on…

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Wheat Stabilisation Meeting of Loeal Committee

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 May 1944 · page 1

A meeting of the Local Committee of Review in connection with wheat industry stabilisation, will be held at the Bland Shire Office. West…

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MR. McKELL Is All Astray on Wheat

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 1 May 1944 · page 2

The Premier (Mr McKell) seems to be in a complete fog on the question of wheat acreage control. In a statement last week he…

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Sheep Blowfly Strike Preventive Methods Losses Reduced to One-fifth

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 May 1944 · page 5

Recent advances in the prevention and treatment of blowfly strike in sheep are discussed in Bullectin [?]4 just issued by the Council for…

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All Wool Branding a First Necessity

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1944 · page 4

If the Australian Government's proposals are realised for the branding of goods to denote the genuine "all wool" fabric from imitations containing large…

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Cattle From Burcher

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 4

A loan Rally at Ootha last Saturday night, conducted by Mr. A. S. Wheatley for the Forbes local committee, resulted in £580 being…

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Wool Report Record Price for New England Wool

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers Co operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 58th instant:-- The catalogue of just on 9,000…

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