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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 22 of 52

No Butter For Export Within 10 Years

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 7

Mr C. Sheehy, Common wealth controller of…

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Meat for Britain 4523 Sheep Treated at Daroobalgie

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 1

While Forbes graziers have not figured very prominently In the sale of sheep to Daroobalgie meatworks in connection with the Meat for Britain…

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Just Price for Wheat High Court Case Still Incomplete

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 7

In the N.S.W. High Court on Tuesday the general manager of the Australian Wheat Board said that wheat and flour prices for home…

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Prospective Maize Crop

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 9

Owing to the absence of frost, maize crops are ripening exceptionally late right throughout the maize areas, reports the Division of Plant Industry…

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Wool Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 June 1947 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd., report on 13th June, 1947:—…

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Report of Special Sheep Sale

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 June 1947 · page 2

Messrs Cattle Bros., in conjunction with New Zealand Loan (Sydney) report having held a very successful sale on…

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Wool Report. the Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 23 June 1947 · page 4

We submitted on Thursday, the 12th instant a catalogue of 3846 bales which included clips from the far-Western, mid-Western and…

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Veto of American Wool Bill Urged by President of Retail Shops (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 June 1947 · page 1

A message from Washington states: The President of the American Retail Federation (Mr. Walter Morrow) representing half a million retail shops, to-day urged the President (Mr. Truman) to veto the wool bill, "On the simple ground that it…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1947 · page 4

On June 17 we offered a miscellaneous selection which included summer and autumn shorn wools, principally drawn from the Middle West and Far…

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Wheat Claim Against Commonwealth Government Case of G. H. Griffith

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1947 · page 1

A claim for £4683 compensation for wheat delivered to the Wheat Board was made a test case in the N.S.W. High Court on Friday,…

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Tractor on Road Neither Registered Nor Insured Forbes Farmer Fined

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1947 · page 1

Pleading that he did not know of his obligation in the matter, Henry B. Hooper, a Forbes farmer, was on Thursday fined at the local…

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West Wyalong Farmer Purchases Strong Wool Ram; Sydney Sales

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1947 · page 6

Mr. Alf Keith, of Dalkeith, West Wyalong, is the owner of one of four different breeds of high class rams, which have recently arrived in the district…

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Wheat Stabilisation Discussed By District Council F.S.A.

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1947 · page 5

Several resolutions from branches were discussed by delegates to the Wyalong District Council FSA meeting on Thursday. Those passed will be forwarded…

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Farmers Want Silo Rationing

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1947 · page 6

Unanimous approval was given by district farmers to a reslution from Ramsay branch of the FSA, that…

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80 Resolutions at Farmers Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1947 · page 5

The biggest meeting of Wyalong District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association held here…

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Record Wheat Crop Prospects in U.S.A.

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 10

The United States Crop Reporting Board has good news for a hungry world. It has predicted another huge crop production in the United States…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 9

On June 18 the final Sydney auction for the 4647 wool year closed. We offered our final catalogue on June 17 instant, when we brought…

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Sheep and Lambs Easier At Tuesday's Forbes Sale Wethers to 654

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 8

Edward Weaver & Company (Forbes) and the Farmers & Graziers Co-op. Co. Ltd. (auctioneers in conjunction) report that about 8300 fat sheep and…

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Remarkable Wool Season Good and Faulty Types Demand for Woollen Clothing

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 3

The Sydney wool selling season, which closed last Thursday, provided the most remarkable marketing period ever experienced…

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Wheat Marketing And Stabilisation of the Industry Report of W.A. Royal Commission

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 9

A COPY of an interesting report on wheat marketing and stabilisation of the industry, by the Western Australian Royal Commission appointed to look into these matters, has reached this office, from which we make some excerpts. The…

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