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

Farming & the land, 1946

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Wool Needed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 November 1946 · page 10

Prospects for wool selling remain favorable. Orders are plentiful, particularly for well grown lines. It appears certain that spinners' types…

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Slightly Dearer Prime Cattle at Forbes Tuesday's Yarding

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 November 1946 · page 10

Edward Weaver & Co. auctioneers, Forbes, report that about 400 cattle were yarded at the regular fortnightly sale held at Forbes on Tuesday,…

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Let Crop Pay for Seed Help for Growers of Drought Areas

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 November 1946 · page 7

A scheme has been Introduced whereby growers in necessitous circumstances In the drought areas could obtain their seed wheat for…

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Farmer Injured Fall from Hay Stack Caused by Wind

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 November 1946 · page 1

A man was injured last Wednesday afternoon, when he fell from a hay stack, 15 feet high. He Is Mr. J. Sharp, aged 67, farmer…

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Junior Farmers' Successes In State Championships Bedgerabong's Places

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 November 1946 · page 5

The following awards were gained by the following members of the Bedgerabong branch of the Junior Fanners' Club in the State…

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Seed Wheat Payment Financed By Crop

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 November 1946 · page 5

Seed wheat for the coming season could be obtained and payment deducted from the first advance for next seasons' crop…

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Control of Seed Wheat Sales 250 Farmers at Public Meeting Delegation to Canberra Appointed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 November 1946 · page 2

Two-hundred and fifty farmers, at a public meeting held at West Wyalong on Saturday afternoon, appointed a delegation to interview the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Pollard), to ask that seed wheat be purchased from the Pool, or that when sales between farmers are…

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Wool Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1946 · page 5

Australian Wool Brokers and Produce Co., Ltd., report:--With the lifting of the ban on the handling ol certain wools, the way is…

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Wool and Stock New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co. Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1946 · page 4

The industrial dispute having now been settled, wool sales resumed on Friday, 8th instant, when the catalogues that were originally to be…

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Practical Results from Soil Erosion Control Abandoned Wheat Land Smiles Again Cowra Research Station's Success

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1946 · page 1

ABANDONED in 1939 because of erosion, a 100 acre wheat paddock in the Cowra district has now been reclaimed by experts of the Cowra Soil Conservation Research Station, and this year a wheat crop has been produced which promises a four…

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Sydney Wool Sales Good Prices for District Wool (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1946 · page 1

The "Advocate', received the following telegram from Messrs WinchCombe Carson Limited this morning: We sold 6,400 bales of wool at our…

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Seed Wheat Supplies Statement by Premier

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1946 · page 1

The Premier, Mr. McKeH, told Mr. Lawson (C.P., Murray), in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, that the Department of Agriculture had agree…

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Country Wheat Silos Ready for Receivals

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1946 · page 8

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr, Graham. announces that arrangements have already been made throughout wheat growing areas to open all silos…

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79½d lb. Record Wool Price

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1946 · page 2

Records were broken at Geelong wool sales when Barunah Plains [?] wool brought 79½d per lh. A lot from the Barunah Plains clip…

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Wool Sales Resumed Supplies for Germany

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1946 · page 4
Also in Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report under date 11th November:— The resumption of wool auctions removes a stoppage to trading…

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Wool Prices Excellent Supplies for Germany

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1946 · page 4

The resumption of wool auctions removes a stoppage to trading which was depriving New South Wales of an inflow of about £1,250,000 weekly…

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Wool Needed Present and Past Prices

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1946 · page 7

Prospects of wool selling continue favourable. Orders are plentiful, particularly for well grown lines. It appeals certain that, spinners' types will…

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World Wool Talks 13 Countries to Take Part

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1946 · page 1

London,- The attendance of Argentina, Uruguay, and the special interest that America is showing, is likely to have important results when 13…

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Shortage of Wheat Food Situation May. Become Critical (By Wire) SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1946 · page 1

wheat trade experts said yesterday that New South Wales will be so short of wheat this season, because of droughts, that food supplies might…

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