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

Farming & the land, 1947

1,038 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 18 of 52

Sheep Skins

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 3

At Farmers and Graziers monthly sheep skin auction held at Goulburn last Tuesday, best merino skins made to 25[?]d per lb., this lot…

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Forbes Sheep Sale

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 6

Edward Weaver and Company (Forbes) and the Farmers and Graziers Co-op. Co. Ltd. (auctioneers in conjunction) report that about…

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Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 6

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. reports:—At our Sydney auction of the 14th inst. we submitted a catalogue…

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High Court Wheat Test Case Fed Appeals for Support by Farmers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 4

The Australian Wheat growers' Federation is making an appeal to all Australian farmers to support the…

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RAS Field Wheat Contests This Year

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 4

The Royal Agricultural Society has decided to conduct field wheat competitions this year…

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Food for Britain Sheep Drive (To the Editor)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 2

Sir,--In this edition of your valuable journal, the Condobolin Sub Branch of the Returned Soldiers League in conjunction with the…

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Ten Months' Wool Cheque Reaches Almost £77 Million

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 2

Total proceeds from sales of greasy and scoured wools for the 10 months ended April 1947, amounted to £76,846,578, compared,with £51,144,680 for the July-April…

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Albury Farmer Claimed £1,500 Awarded £1700

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 6

An Albury farmer, who had claimed £1.500 damages from Transport Commissioner tor the loss of his wife's assistance on…

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Bolting Horse Injures Farmer

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 2

Failure to put the bit in the mouth of a horse which was driven in a sulky, caused an accident at West. Milby…

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Trundle Special Sheep Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 12

The Australian Wool Brokers and Produce Co., Ltd,, Forbes branch, in conjunction with G. G. McCarron & Co. of Trundle, conducted their…

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Threat to Stop Wheat Exports

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 1

Australia has threatened to out off wheat shipments to India unless linseed oil from India, allocated by the World Food Council, is sent here. This…

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U.s. to Modify Wool Bill

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 9

The Caucus of the Republican Party (U.S.), has agreed to modify the Wool Bill, to moot at least portly the State Department's objection to the…

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No Permit Drover of Cattle Fined Forbes Court Case

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 7

At Forbes Police Court yesterday, before Mr. W. K. Earls, P.M., John C. Crompton was proceeded against on the information of the police…

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Three Men Fined For Overloading of Cattle Truck Orange Court Case

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 5

Mr. W. K. Earls, P.M., ruled in the Orange Court on Monday that a truck load of 22 cattle were subjected to unnecessary pain and…

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Junior Farmers' School

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 9

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Graham, announces that a school for junior farmers is to be hold at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond,…

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GOOLAGONG Farmers Concerned at Continued Dry Spell Personal Items GOOLAGONG, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 8

The change over the weekend was very, disappointing. Only a few light showers of rain fell locally, but heavier rain is reported in adjacent places…

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Cattle From Milvale

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 1

Values for cattle were practically unchanged at opening Homebush autions last Thursday but the market closed…

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Here's What Farmers Have Been Paid for Their Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 4

Advances from the No. 9 wheat pool (19.15-46) have totalled 6/4 per bushel for bagged and 6/1 for bulk,…

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"Brenede" Sheep For Sydney Show

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 5

Mr. Tom Smith, of "Brenede" Stud, Naradhan, well known successful breeder and exhibitor of corriedale…

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Junior Farmers' School To Be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture Mr. Graham announces that a school for junior farmers is to be held at Hawkesbury…

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