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

Farming & the land, 1948

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No Wind; Good Work, Saved Farmers From Serious Loss Ungarie

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 4

Prompt action on the part of Mr. Archie Lampard, well known Ungarie aimer, assisted by others, prevented what could have developed into a serious…

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Single Unit Farms

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 6

Speaking In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. W. Frith (C.P. Lismore) asked the Minister for lands (Mr. Sheahan)…

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Wheat Harvest

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 6

Although on a much steadier scale than last year, wheat is pouring into the Eugowra and Trajere silos. The quality is very good and the average…

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Wool Sales Ewe Fleece to 131½d. District Realisations

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:-- We sold 6200 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Tuesday. Values at time showed a further upward trend…

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Big Wool Cheque Bank of N.S.W. President Tells

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 1

The Australian wool cheque or £155,000,900 for the 1947-48 season was four times the pre-war receipts, although the quantity sold ' was lower…

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Soil Fertility Investigations to Aid Farmers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 9

Some interesting experiments in the use of pasture land for cereal crops are in progress at Wagga Experiment Farm. In making this statement, the…

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Wool Sales

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 6 December 1948 · page 1

Included in Goldsbrough Mort & Co. sales was W. H. Wheatley, Ootha AAAW 79d., AA W 78 34d., AA FLC W 68 12d., BKN E 61 12d…

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Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 6 December 1948 · page 4

On Monday, 29th November, New Zealand Loan and M.A, Co. Ltd., brought forward a catalogue totalling 4663 bales…

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New Season's Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 December 1948 · page 6

No contract of any magnitude for the sale of new season's wheat had yet been con[?] the Minister for Commerce and…

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40 Bushel Crop Wins Young Field Wheat Competition

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

First place in the Young field wheat competition, reports Mr. F. Autrey Hall, District Agronomist, was won by Freudenstein Bros. and…

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Record Wool Prices

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 6 December 1948 · page 2

Mr. F. J. Harding, "Brooklyn", has set a record for Condobolin wool when he returned from the sales in Sydney, last Friday…

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Barmedman and West Wyalong Farmers First and Second In Riverina Wheat Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 December 1948 · page 1

Barmedman farmers, A. Sunderland and L. H. Mcpherson have been announced winners in the Riverina field wheat competition, results of which were…

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More Help Wanted for Junior Farmers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 December 1948 · page 5

An appeal for greater assistance to the Junior Farmer Movement was made in the Legislative Assembly by Mr…

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29 Entries in Ariah Park Show's Crop Competition; 17 Judged

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 December 1948 · page 4

The wheat crop competition conducted by the Ariah Park Show Association proved to be one of the largest in southern N.S.W. despite the fact that 12 crops had…

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Rabbits and Infested Sheep Cause Concern

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 6

At last Thursday's meeting of the Forbes Pastures Protection Board, the chairman, Dir. E. J. C. Speck, entertained his fellow directors at…

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Wool Review Past Year's Activities Best on Record

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 4

The National Council of the Wool Selling Brokers of Australia, in a review of the 1947-48 season, says that it was the most highly…

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Weather, Stock Report by Dairy Officer

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 3

The following report has been received from Mr. J. W. Davison, Government Dairy Officer of Orange, covering the weather and stock for the…

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Wool Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1948 · page 6

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain insurance & Agency Co. Ltd., report on 2nd December, 1948:—…

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Wheat Pours Into Silos UNGARIE

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1948 · page 6

Harvesting operations throughout the district of Ungarie are proceeding steadily and the Ungarie…

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Anthrax in Sheep a Timely Warning to Stockowners

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 9 December 1948 · page 4

With the approach of the anthrax season, stockowners are warped by the Division of Agriculture that special care must be…

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