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

Farming & the land, 1947

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Wheat Board Still Expects All-time Record Harvest (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 November 1947 · page 1

A message from Melbourne states:—The Australan Wheat Board expects to receive 220 million to 230 million bushels of wheat from all States, as a result of the…

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Little Damace to Crops in Week-end Rain

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 November 1947 · page 1

Heavy rain fell over parts of the district on Friday night and Saturday morning, where one inch was recorded at the Post Office…

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Naradhan Farmers Decide on Silo Space Rationing

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 November 1947 · page 4

After a lengthy debate, a mass meeting of Waradhan and district farmers this week decided to introduce space rationing at the Naradhan silos. Unless rationing…

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Farmer Robbed of 1000 Wheat Bags

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 1

The second theft of cornsacks at Forbes this season was reported on Saturday night, when Messrs Green Bros., of "Lachlan Park,"…

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Wool Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 5

Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby Limited report:--On Tuesday, the 18th instant, we submitted a catalogue of 4600 bales of…

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Wool Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 5

Australian Wool Brokers & Produce Co., Ltd., report:--Sydney wool auctions were resumed on Monday, 17th November, when we…

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£1,000,080 Damage to Wheat Crops

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 5

Hall, wind and rain caused damage estimated at £1,000,000 to wheat crops to the Riverina districts on Saturday. About 200,000 acres of wheat land…

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Wheat at Cudal Praised by Forbes Judge

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 3

High praise for the quality of the wheat in the Cudal field wheat, competition was voiced by the judge, Mr. W. M. Curteis,…

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First Loads of Wheat Received at Forbes Some Good Samples

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 1

The Forbes silos, in charge of Mr. Tom Kelly, were opened yesterday morning, but the line-up of vehicles was not so great as was…

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Lice Infested Sheep Have Molong P.P. Directors Worried More Prosecutions Urged

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 5

Malong Pastures Protection Board directors are concerned at the spread of lice-Infested stock throughout the Board's district…

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For Poultry Farms?

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 1

State member for Young, Mr. Fred Cahill, has suggested to the Minister for Lands that the old military camp at Cowra should be subdivided for…

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Wool Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 2
Also in The West Wyalong Advocate, The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

FARMERS AND GRAZIERS LTD. report: We submitted a catalogue of 8,254 bales on Thursday, 20th instant,…

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Wool Sales

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 2

We received the following telegram from Winchcombe Carson Ltd. on Tuesday. We sold 7,400 bales of wool at our…

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Additional Bulkheads for Wheat

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 1

Following many requests from wheatgrowers that arrangements should be made to enable them to build bulkheads at various…

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Big Price For Wyalong Wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 1

Messrs Cattle Bros., West Wyalong, were advised to-day by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency,Sydney, that…

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Xmas Eve Opening Please Farmers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 1

The decision of the West Wyalong stores to remain open on Christmas Eve, Wednesday December 24, till…

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Horse Broke Farmer's Thumb

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 2

Kicked by a hors[?], Mr. Walter Ireland, of Tullibigeal, was taken to the Tuliibigcal Bush Nursing Hospital, where he was treated…

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Wool Report

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 10

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. reports:-- We submitted a catalogue of 8254 bales on Thursday, 20th instant, drawn…

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