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

Farming & the land, 1948

1,060 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 24 of 53

Wheat Stacked at Peak Hill

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 4

There are 127,009 bags of wheat stacked at the Peak [?] rail yards. Messrs Parker and Wright…

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Downright Robbery International Wheat Agreement

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 5

A protest motion against the International Wheat Agreement was carried by the Young branch of the F…

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N.s.w. Buys Q'ld Drought Sheep

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 4

Craziers in New South Wales are buying sheep from parts of Queensland which are being bard hit by drought…

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Wool and Cotton Output of Both Down

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 1
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd. report: The chief influence in present day prices for wool is the fact that merino supplies are inadequate for the…

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Growers' Money To Wheat Fund To Be Refunded

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 6

Contributions by wheat farmers to the wheat stabilisation fund from the 1945-46 harvest will be…

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Gagie Farm Dozers on Sale in Grenfell Invented by Young Wyalong Farmer

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 1

A bulldozer blade which can be conveniently fitted to Fordson farm tractors has been made available to Grenfell and district farmers. This…

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Farmer Rescues Priest Caught In Floodwater

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 1

Right, Rev. Monsignor Devine, of Young, who was the guest of Honor at the Catholic ball, held at West Wyalong, on…

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Farmers and Settlers' Assn. Annual Conference

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 6

Advice has been received that the Annual Conference will be held in Sydney of the Farmers and Settlers…

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Butter Makers' Compete

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 3

Competing in the members' butter grading competition of the recently held butter factory managers' conference in Sydney, Mr. P. Conridge, Forbes…

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Eugowra News International Wheat Agreement For Farmers Benefit, Says Mr. Pollard

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 7

The following letter from the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Pollard, to Mr. John Howse, M.H.R., was handed in to the Eugowra branch of the…

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Wheat Sowings Down By 50 Per Cent

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 6

Mr. R. C. Madsen, agronomist for the Department of Agriculture, In his recent report, estimates that the area sown down to wheat in the Boree and…

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BEDGERABONG Rain Brightens Farmers Prospects

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 8

A few days or tine weather then Sunday broke cloudy and continued so throughout the day. At night the clouds grew denser and…

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Farmers Want More Wheat Agents

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 6

The advisability of having more than one local agent appointed to arrange the distribution of wheat…

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Mice in Wheat Areas

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 6

Cereal specialist of the Department of Agriculture (Mr. G. Nichoson) said this week that an increase in the mice…

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Wheat Appeal to Privy Council Expensive; But Farmers Will Find Money

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 2

The action of the Executive Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association in appealing to the Privy Council against the decision of the High Court in the…

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More Silo Space For Bulk Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 6

Acting on the recommendation of Mr. W. Kneale (Weethalle) West Wyalong branch of the District…

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Cattle for Slaughter Procedure in Case of Suspects

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 1

I recently consigled some cattle to Flemington saleyards and amongst them was one which I have now been advised was a 'suspect,' as it had a…

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Wool Loading For Russia (By Wire)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 1

A message from Melbourne states:— Capacity cargoes of Australian wool for Russia are being…

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"Unsatisfactory" Control of Silos Worries Wheat Growers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 4

Delegates to the annual meeting of the West Wyalong District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, agreed that the existing management of country…

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