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

Farming & the land, 1949

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Income Tax Farmers' Depreciation Statement

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 July 1949 · page 7

An example of a depreciation statement such as a farmer should attach to his annual income tax return, is shown below. Tills specimen statement has been…

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Rice Variety Trial at Yanco Experiment Farm

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 July 1949 · page 8

In a rice variety trial at Yanco Experiment Farm during the past season, Calore 2 proved superior to any of the new crossbreds under trial. This…

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Provision for Dairying Subsidy in 1949-59

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 July 1949 · page 8

The Commonwealth Government intends to set aside £5,575,000 for subsidising butter and cheese consumed in Australia in the financial year 1949…

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£13 for Wool of Five Gift Sheep

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 July 1949 · page 4

A year ago a small mob of sheep for Sydney markets was depastured in a paddock at Plumbton, 27 miles from the…

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Wool Shortage Next Year

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 July 1949 · page 5

Latest official estimates at the present rate of consumption reveal that next year's requirements of apparel wool will be…

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Sheep Dog Trials Are Big Show

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 July 1949 · page 2

Sheep dog trials will be a big feature at the 1949 Ariah Park Show. This was stated at the last…

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Wool Tops in Demand New Clip and World Supplies

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 11 July 1949 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report under date 5th July:— In Bradford orders for tops have been so plentifully booked that the…

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Farmers' & Settlers' Association Grenfell Branch

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 11 July 1949 · page 2

A meeting of above was held at the P. and A. Hall on Friday, following attending: Messrs, Sutcliffe (chair), Sweetnam, Epplestun, A…

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Thirty Rabbits on One Warren on T.S.R. Farmer Prosecuted

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 11 July 1949 · page 2

Another prosecution for failure to destroy rabbits came before Mr. H. G. Cobley at the Court of Petty Sesions last week, when Mr. William Worland was fined £5, court costs 10- and professional costs of £22-. Mr. F. Hall appeared for the P.P. Board…

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Sheep Station Brings £32,278

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1949 · page 4

The sheep property known as "Weandre," 13 miles from Molong and 20 miles from Orange was sold at a public auction last week in…

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Brisbane as Independent Wool Centre

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1949 · page 5

The trouble in the coal industry had affected power in the wool stores, which had resulted in a carryover of 150,000 bales of tills season's wool, said…

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Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 4

On Wednesday, 29th June, New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co, Ltd. brought forward a catalogue totalling 9681 bales…

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District Wool Prices

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 6

The New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co. Ltd. secured the following prices for district wool at their last Sydney sale, the…

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Temporary Alteration. Postponing Sheep Sale Date to Friday, 22nd JULY (Owing to Coal Strike)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 2

COMMENCING next week Thursday's sale at Homebush has been cancelled. The railways are lifting trucks now on Friday and…

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Bland District News Bribbaree Quandialla Caragabal CROPS

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 6

Local farmers have expressed Hie opo[?]ion that wheat crops are standing up well to the long continued dry spell and…

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Wool Classes to Continue

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 6

The wool classes conducted at Eugowra every Tuesday will definitely be held as usual. Mr. Gibbs, the instructor, said that the temporary…

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The Rabbit, Wool and the Dollar

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:-- The sheep industry is generally enjoying favorable stock grazing conditions, but the rabbit continues to be a…

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N.Z. Wheat Deal Price Details Submitted to Mr. Howse

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 7

Details of the Commonwealth Government's wheat deal with New Zealand were supplied to Mr. John Howse, member for Calare,…

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Lower Wool Prices

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 July 1949 · page 6

At the Brisbane wool auctions this week prices were about 20. per cent lower than those of last January…

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Wheat Exports From Sydney to Stop

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 July 1949 · page 1

Colonel G. A. H: Holborow said at the week end that bulk loading at wheat for export would end in Sydney…

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