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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 44 of 52

Britain Still Our Biggest Wool Buyer

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 3

Wool sales were continued in Brisbane until November 6, when the third series was brought to a very satisfactory close…

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All Lines Dearer At Forbes Sheep Sale Tuesday's Penning

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 3

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

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New Season's Wheat Government Gets £3; Grower's Share 136

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 2

Tomingley branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association will ask the Federal member (Mr. John B. Howse) to press for a bigger…

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Store Sheep Sale Special Yarding at Forbes Record Price of 584?

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 9

New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Company Ltd. (Incor. in Eng.) Forbes branch, report having conducted a special store sheep sale on Monday,…

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A Few Blunt Facts About This Fabulous Sea of Wheat

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 12

That was the caption to a letter which Mr. Bert Cole, well-known Farmers and Settlers' Association executive member, had in the…

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Wheat Harvest Direct Carting to Seaboard Advocated (To the Editor)

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 3

Sir,--With the various schemes and means under consideration to overcome the difficulties and avoid undoubted chaos facing the wheatgrowers in the…

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Agent Can Refuse to Receive Wheat Where Rationing Is Agreed Upon Minister's Statement

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 1

The closest possible co-operation will be necessary on the part of all concerned to ensure that the rationing of space in…

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Forbes Crop Competition

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 1

Mr. W. M. Curteis was to have completed judging In the Forbes field wheat competition oil Tuesday, but he had .to judge the Cudal competition on…

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Wheat Crop Competitions

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 November 1947 · page 1

The Judge, Mr. J. G. Ballantyne, has made available the results of the wheat crop competitions conducted at…

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Butter the Best of All Fats

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 17 November 1947 · page 4

Experiments in Holland and the United States once more had demonstrated the superiority of butter over other animal fats and…

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20 Sheep to Acre on Turnips

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 November 1947 · page 5

Swede turnips are proving remarkably good sheep feed on the property of Mesrs F. C. Rowlands and Sons, "Werribee,"…

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Handling the Big Wheat Harvest Personal Message From Rail Chief

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 November 1947 · page 4

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, C.M.G., has appealed to railwaymen to make special efforts to se[?] that the Department does its share…

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Payment for Erection of Bulkheads ours of Operation on Wheat Silos

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 November 1947 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. R. G. Medcalf (C.P., Lachlan) asked the Premier (Mr. McGirr) to ensure that employees engaged by farmers to clear sites…

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Single Unit Farms For Ex-servicemen

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 November 1947 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. R. S. Vincent (C.R. Raleigh) asked the Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) if legislation…

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Lachlan Farmer Selected In Progressive Farmer Competition

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 17 November 1947 · page 1

Thirty percent of "Bogabigal," a 2,500 acre property at Forbes, is under lucerne with improved pasture paddocks…

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Wool Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1947 · page 6

Australian Wood Brokers & Produce Co. Ltd., report: Sales were resumed in Sydney on Monday last for one day's selling, after…

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Wool Wedding Gown

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1947 · page 2

This lightweight open mesh wool sheer material was made by Valley Worsted Mills, Geelong, and the frock was made and designed in…

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Dockages on Light Weight Wheat

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1947 · page 5

Word has been received by the local agents from the Australian Wheat Board that the scale of dockages to be charged to growers on under quality…

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Extra Butter Available In New Issue of Coupons

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1947 · page 5

Because the current final food ration period is three weeks instead of the normal four weeks, current coupons on the food ration card, the name panel…

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Dairying Revival "Men Working in Comfortable Conditions" Vic. Farmer's Homely Advice

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1947 · page 3

"With better dairymen all efforts at improvement will prosper; without good operators they will avail little. Really, Mrs…

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