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

Farming & the land, 1948

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6 Months' Gaol for Wheat Stealing

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 2

Two men with previous records were each sentenced to six months' impriscnment at Ardlethan Court…

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Wool Board Cannot Help 'Hopper Campaign

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 5

The Australian Wool Board has informed the General Secretary of the F.S.A. that it would not be able to make a…

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Wheat Growing on the Darling Downs the 1947 Season

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 4

Mr. O. N. Carr who left Grenfell some time ago to go to Warra, Queensland, forwards the following information re the Darling Downs:…

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3,061,000 Bales Wool Clip for 1947-48

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 4

Last July's estimate of the Australian wool clip for 1947-[?] season still stands at 3 061,000 bales, including about 100,000…

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Correspondence Junior Farmers' Clubs' Council of N.S.W. (To the Editor "Grenfell Record")

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 2

Sir,—On 1st October. 1928, there was launched in N.S.W. a movement which has been very popular in the rural parts of this State, and one…

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Farmer Earned His Interest

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 6

When a Goobang Shire resident wrote Council asking for the writing off of certain interest whilst he was a member of…

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"The Egg and I" Debunks Joys of Chicken Farming

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 1

"The Egg and I," the movie version of Betty MacDonald's best seller which has been read by more than 25 million persons, comes to the Aussie…

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One Sheep Impounded

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 10

Only one head of stock, a sheep, was impounded at Forbes during January, the impounding officer, Mr. J. P. Rath, reported to last night's meeting of…

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Wheat Stack Declared 'Black' Caragabal Farmers' Action

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 1

The wheat stack at Caragabal yards was declared black owing to paddockdamaged bags being rejected by the receiving agent at this station…

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Wheat Bags at Eugowra

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 2

Several trucks of wheat bags arrived this week. They were eagerly sought after by growers who are still stripping and those who have finished, to return…

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N.Z.L. Tops Regular Cattle Market

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 10

New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Company Limited ([?]ncor. in England), Forbes branch, report a yarding of approximately 380 head of…

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Wheat Variety Trials Results at Forbes and Elsewhere

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 9

Wheat variety trials, held on various district properties by the District Agronomist (Mr. H. A. Woodward), have yielded some…

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Parkes Store Sheep Sale Successful Clearance at High Prices Trundle Wethers to 581

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 7

Langlands, Hanlon Co., Parkes, report that at their sheep sale on Friday last, in conjunction with Dalgety & Co., Sydney, 10,500 sheen were yarded,…

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Breeding Changes In the Textiles of Our Wool Finer Crossbreds Popular

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 9

The great disparity in prices for coarse crossbred wools, compared with fine crossbreds and merinos, is exerting its influence on…

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A Sad, Sad Story The Bungling of the Wheat Harvest Still a Shortage of Bags

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 9

Wheat is still political dynamite, with a record Australian crop now being harvested posing a major problem for the Federal…

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Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 1

"New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report under date 9th February:— On Monday, the 9th inst. we…

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Wheat Variety Trials

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 3

The following information has been received from the District Agronomist, Parkes, concerning the variety trials conducted in…

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First Wheat Payment

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 5

Many wheatgrowers have been inquiring why they have been receiving first advances of 5/ a bushel,…

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Wheat In Cricket Gear Out

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 4

With the harvest practically finished in all parts of the district, West Wyalong Cricket Association…

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Griffith Has Quarter Mile Wheat Stack

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 5

Wheat Board inspectors has described the 107,000 bags stack of wheat in the Griffith Railway Yards as the biggest stack of…

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