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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 41 of 52

Closed Dearer After Market Opened Irregular Tuesday's Sheep Offering

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 5

Edward Weaver & Company, Forbes, and the Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd., Sydney, report that the Forbes Associated Agents yarded about…

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American Buying of Wool Probabilities of Future British Export Values Up

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 3

United Slates wool buyers on late have been slightly more active for fine quality spinners'lines [?] the Sydney sales. Actually, Amicrican…

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R.A.S. Wheat Championships 17 Entries for Forbes Comp. Judging to Commence Next Week

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 1

SYNCHRONISING with the report of an apparent bumper wheat harvest, advice has been received by the Royal Agricultural Society from practically every agricultural society within the State, as well as a number of agricultural bureaux in the…

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Rationing of Silo Space Minister Accedes to Farmers' Requests

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 1

THE rationing of space for wheat in country silos has been decided upon. In making this announcement, the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.) said that the decision had been made because of the many difficulties…

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Educating Our Citizens In the Needs of the Dairying Industry

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 October 1947 · page 5

The following article, written by the editor of "The Australian Journal of Dairy Technology," is forwarder to us by Mr. J. W. Davison, District Dairy…

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Wool Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 1

Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd. report as follows: For our fifth sale of the season wo offered a catalogue of 4,920 bales…

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Week-end Rain Causes Damage To Many Wheat Crops SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 1

Wheat crops on the Central Western Slopes, the plains and the tablelands were damaged by heavy rains which fell over a wide area of the State at the week-end,…

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District Bulkheads for Receival of Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 2

Burcher, Tallimba, Weethalle. Buddigower and Tullibigeal are included in the 20 centres throughout New South Wales at which blukheads are to be constructed…

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Construction of Bulkheads for Receiving Wheat

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

Among the twenty centres throughout New South Wales at which bulkheads are to be constructed for tho receival of wheat…

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Improvised Storage Methods For Handling Record Wheat Harvest

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 1

In anticipation of an all time record wheat harvest of 120,000,000 bushels as predicted recently, an officer of the Department of…

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Wheat Space in Country Silos to be Rationed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture has decided to ration space for wheat in country silos to offset the shortage of bags caused by this season's enormous crop…

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Jacques Fath: the 1910 Line Draped in Wool

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 4

Dove grey wool crepe makes this intricately draped dress with a period line which has taken Paris by storm. Note the large 1910 style of hat which…

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Voluntary Pool Announced For Coming Oat Crop

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 1

The establishment of a voluntary pooling system for the 1947-48 oat crop and the granting to the Australian Barley Board of the sole rights to export oats…

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Farmers Want Noxious Weeds Cut

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 4

West Milby branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association will ask the Lachlan Shire Council to cut the noxious weed…

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R.S.L. Takes Action to Have Trucks Released for Farmers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 1

West Wyalong branch of the Returned Servicemen's League has communicated with the Minister for the Army, urging that trucks be made available to…

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Sounds Much like Hooey To Farmers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 4

A letter from the Minister for Supply and Shipping in reply to a protest against the recent cut in petrol to…

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Milby Farmers Turn Deaf Ear to Bush Fire Menace

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 5

Despite extensive organisation, only 14 farmers attended a meeting of the Milby Bush Fire Brigade, Due to a prolific growth of grass and herbage, the danger…

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Farms For 50 People; Catholic Settlement Near Wagga

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 6

The Wagga group of the National Catholic Rural Movement has purchased the 500 acre property, "Moorong," on the Narrandera road, about four miles from…

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'Where Are We?' Farmers Ask

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 6

Members of the Milby branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association like to know where they are, and…

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Wheat Board Realisation

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 1

The Wheat Board's final realisation statement relative to the 1944-45 season of No. 8 Fool, indicates, wheat handling and administrative costs…

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