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

Farming & the land, 1946

939 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 47 of 47

Wheat Failure Subsidy Increase to £1 Urged

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 3

Drought subsidy payment to wheat growers should be increased to £1 per acre because the present payment of 126 was below the…

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1920 — 1946 Wool Demand Compared Can aVlues Hold?

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 5

Competition for wool latterly has been more widely distributed that at earlier sales of the season. This broadening in demand is…

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Single Unit Farms "Position As I Told You," Says Minister Letter to the Contrary

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 3

Following recent publicity given to a reply to Mr. John Hawse (member for Calare) by the Minister for Post-War…

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Wool Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 December 1946 · page 2

The Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Grain insurance and Agency Company Limited report on the 10th December, 1946:—…

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Weethalle Wheat Grading

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 December 1946 · page 5

K. I. BARBER wishes to notify all old and new clients in the Weethalle district that he will be returning and rendering his service to them as from…

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Interim Basic Wage Application to Pastoral Industry

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 19 December 1946 · page 2

The Secretary of the Graziers' Federal Council (Mr. J. W. Allen) states -- "The effect upon the Federal Pastoral Award of the Full Arbitration…

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Wool Auctions Keen Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 December 1946 · page 2

Messrs Winchcombe Carson Ltd., sent, the following telegram to the West Wyalong "Advocate" yesterday: "We sold 7500 bales of wool at our…

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High Price for Erigolia Wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 December 1946 · page 5

Mr. John Day, of "Wamgaba[?]," Erigolia, received the following high prices for his wool, sold by Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd.:—…

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WOOL 85d a Pound New State Record (By Wire) SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 December 1946 · page 1

A new State record of 85d. per pound was set at yesterday's wool sales. The previous N. S. W. greasy merino…

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Forbes Sheep Sales All-time Record

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 December 1946 · page 1

Sales of stock in the Forbes Municipal yards this year constitute a record. This despite the fact that the…

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Wool Report the Farmers & Graziers' Cooperative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited, 10th DECEMBER, 1946

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 December 1946 · page 13

We submitted our fifth catalogue of the season on Monday, December 9th, the offering comprising 10,128 bales representative of most divisions of the…

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Is Wool Too High? Market Now Well Tested And Values Remain on High Level

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 December 1946 · page 9

Demand for wool in Australia has been well sustained this season, although at any one time it was not embraced a keen inquiry from…

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Wheat Varieties Recommended For Sowing Next Year

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 December 1946 · page 4

Below are published the latest wheat variety recommendations of the Department of Agriculture. Unless otherwise mentioned, the varieties recommended are suitable for both grain and hay…

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Farmers May Get 6/- for Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 30 December 1946 · page 6

If deliveries of wheat to the Australian Wheat Board during the 1946 47 season total 100 millions' bushels, and if the export price remains at its…

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Heavy Fall in Butter Output

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 30 December 1946 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. R. S. Vincent (C.P., Raleigh) asked the Premier if it was a fact that, due principally to drought, conditions and…

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Interim Basic Wage Application to Pastoral Industry

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 30 December 1946 · page 4

The Secretary of the Graziers' Federal Council (Mr. J. W. Allen) states: "The effect upon the Federal Pastoral Award of the Full Arbitration Court's…

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Single Farm Unit Minister Blames States

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 30 December 1946 · page 6

Fresh light was thrown on the vexed question of single farms for exservicemen when Mr. S. T. Stephens (C.P., Byron), speaking in the…

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Single Unit Farms "Decision Matter For States"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 30 December 1946 · page 5

Single unit farms can be taken up by individuals under the Post-war Reconstruction Act, states the member for Calare, Mr. John Howse…

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Wheat Tax Mr. Howse's Appeal to Government

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 31 December 1946 · page 4

An appeal to the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture to give further aid to wheatgrowers in drought-stricken areas by refusing to levy the wheat…

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