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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 49 of 53

Silos Open First Load of Wheat

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 6

The silos at Eugowra and Trajere opened officially on Wednesday Mr. Lou Cassey is again manager at Eugowra and Mr. W. D. Douglas at…

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Harvesting in Progress One Farmer has Finished Stripping Crops on Light Side

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 6

Farmers are stripping In most parts of the district, and at least one farmer is finished and has the header back in the shed, others have filled their…

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Forbes Sheep Sale

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 November 1948 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Limited, Forbes, report having held their usual monthly special sheep sale when they yarded 13.500…

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Wheat Bill in State Parliament

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 November 1948 · page 4

The Wheat Stabilisation E[?] which was passed through the Federal Parliament, was submitted to the…

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Mr. Nock on Wheat Payment

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 November 1948 · page 5

The Nelungaloo Pty. Ltd. fight against the Commonwealth Government on wheat payments has not been without results,…

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Use of Wool and Cotton Production and Consumption

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 29 November 1948 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Consumption exceeds production of the world's chief natural textile fibres wool and cotton. That…

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Wheat Stabilisation Parliamentary Speech by D. Dickson, M.l.a

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 29 November 1948 · page 4

I agree with all that has been said by previous speakers as to wheat stabilisation, but I should like to amplify what my leader has said…

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Farmer With Badly Smashed Lef Had to Crawl to Horse and Cart

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 November 1948 · page 1

Mr. J. T. Worner, well-known farmer of Weethalle, displayed great fortitude when he had a leg badly smashed in an accident on his farm…

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190 Million Bushel Crop is Forecast

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 November 1948 · page 5

CANBERRA.—The 1948-1949 Australian wheat crop will yield 190,000,000 bushels, according to a forecast by the Acting…

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Insurance on Crop Fire-Breaks

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 November 1948 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly recently Mr. R. G. Medcaif, M.L.k., asked Mr. J. M. Baddeley, Acting…

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Man's Leg Mangled by Header Blade Shocking Injuries Suffered By Farmer On Back Condobolin Road Farm

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 29 November 1948 · page 2

Shocking injuries were sustained by Michael Greer (30), a Trundle sharefarmer, last Wednesday afternoon, when his left leg was entangled in a header, The quick action of his wife, an ex-nurse, saved him from…

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Rise in Values Forbes Sheep Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1948 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Limited, Forbes, report having held their usual monthly special store sheep sale when they yarded 13,500 and sold 10,500. The…

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Research Station to Study Sheep Industry

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1948 · page 6

Kojonup, in Western Australia, is the site of a new research station being established by the Council for Scientific and Industrial…

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R.A.S. Wheat Championship Centrol Slopes Division Mr. Mahlo, Forbes, in Fourth Place

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1948 · page 8

Sixteen associations organised local competitions in the Central Slopes Division of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South…

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Wool Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 2

On Monday, 29th November, New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co. Ltd, brought forward a catalogue totaling 4,663 bales…

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Wool Sales

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 3

We received the following by wire from Winchcombe Carson Ltd., yesterday. We sold 6200 bales of wool at our…

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Wheat Pool Payments

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 1

Mr. J. J. Clark, M.H.R, has supplied the following information which was given in the House of Representatives by the…

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Good Prices for District Wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 1

Girra-1- district -wool -secured the following very satisfactory prices at the wool -sales conducted by the Commonwealth…

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Farmers & Settlers' Association Executive Meeting

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 6

At a meeting of above held in Sydney concern was expressed at the hold-up of the 1947-48 wheat, as it had already cost the growers…

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What Price for 1948 Crop Will be 6/9; Increase of 5d Per Bushel CANBERRA., Thursday

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 1

The guaranteed price for the 194849 wheat crop would be 6/8 a bushel bulk f.O.r, ports—an increase of 5d.a bushel—the Minister for Commerce (Mr. Pollard)…

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