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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 23 of 52

Earlier Opening Of Wheat Silos

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 30 June 1947 · page 5

Varied reports were given by FSA delegates to a District Council meeting at West Wyalong last week…

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Judgment Reserved in Wheat Case

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 30 June 1947 · page 5

Sydney, A claim for £4663 compensation for wheat deliveries to the Wheat Board was made in a test case before Mr…

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Wheat Silo Plan Sub-terminals Advocated

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 30 June 1947 · page 6

A suggestion for subterminal silos to be established at suitable points in the country, so that the…

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Now Under Review Drought Relief for Local Dairymen

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 30 June 1947 · page 3

Representations by the State member (Mr. F. J. Cahill, M.L.A.) for the payment of drought relief subsidy to dairymen of the Young…

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Higher Prices for Wool Sequel to Transaction SYDNEY

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1947 · page 4

President Truman's veto of the wool tariff in the United States is likely to be reflected in the record wool prices paid at the concluding series of the…

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Wheatgrowers' Union Meeting of Forbes Branch More About Wheat Plan

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1947 · page 1

Mr. T. W. Bolam presided over a fairly representative attendance of the Wheatgrowers' Union, held at me office of the secretary, Mr. R…

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Reported Wheat Sale at 30/2d. Bush

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1947 · page 5

[?]A overseas report stales that Sweden has purchased 1½ million bushels of Argentine wheat at a p[?]ce equal to 30/2…

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New Wool-Baling Method Sought to Replace Jute Pack

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1947 · page 4

The C.I S.R. and the Department of Post-war Reconstructin (Secondary Indus tries Section) will collaborate…

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Junior Farmers

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

The Juuior Farmers have been given two very interesting and instructive lecture demonstrations by memebsr of the Advisory…

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Steady Rain Improves Crops and Grazing Lands

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1947 · page 1

Steady rain commenced to fall at midnight last night, and it has continued to-day. Over half an inch was recorded at most district centres to 9 a.m. this…

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No Evidence That [?]Armers Seek Compulsory Crop Insurance

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 July 1947 · page 2

Any successful crop insurance scheme covering hail and fire risk needs to be com pulsory, and there was no evidence that the majority of growers wanted it,…

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"Dog's Hair Not Wool" Fleece From American Sheep Mr. Rowlands' Views

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 5

American sheepmen breed flocks principally for mutton value, and the United States Government does not favor the importation of…

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Wool Report

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 7

Australian Wool Brokers & Produce Co. Ltd., report:-- So far as the Sydney centre was concerned the season's auctions were…

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Meat for Britain Sheep Handled at Daroobalgie

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 10

Recent shipments of sheep to Daroobalgie meatworks, handled in connection with the Meat for Britain appeal, have taken the…

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Season's Final Wool Sales The Auctions in Brisbane Average Lines Higher

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 5

On Monday, 23rd instant, the ninth and final series of sales for the 1946-47 wool selling year in the Brisbane centre were commenced,…

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Wheat Cases Regulations Held to be Valid Appeals Likely to Full Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 1

Commonwealth wheat regulations, and action taken under them, were declared valid in the High Court on Wednesday…

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British Farmers' Losses

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 8

Losses sustained by British farmers as a result of disastrous harvests last autumn, and subsequent blizzards and floods, are estimated to total £20,000,…

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Wool Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 7 July 1947 · page 2

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. report under date of 3rd July, 1947: Business in the wool trade is now…

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Remarkable Wool Season Good and Faulty Types

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 7 July 1947 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: The Sydney wool selling season which closed last Thursday provided the most remarkable…

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Farmers Propose Rationing of Silo Space for Next Season

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 July 1947 · page 5

The last meeting of Tullibigeal District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association decided that silo space for the coming harvest be rationed. It was stated…

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