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

Farming & the land, 1949

1,046 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 45 of 53

Soldier Settlers and Wool Liens

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 31 October 1949 · page 3

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Sheahan, informs us that soldier settlers were at liberty to sell wool, covered by a wool lien in favor of…

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A Striking Model From the Australian Wool Board

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 31 October 1949 · page 4

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Junior Sheep Judging

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1949 · page 5

Results in the Junior Sheep Judging competition, for boys under 23 years of age. conducted at Forbes show, were made available last week…

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Sunflowers on Super Lightweight Wool

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1949 · page 2

Big. bold daisies with orange centres scattered over a tangerine background for the super-lightwetght worsted wool fabric used by Francois Universal for the beach ensemble. The dirndl skirt wraps on and consists of two pieces of material gathered and overlapping at the…

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Know the Weight of Sheep KIKOIRA

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 1

Mr. T. Young, of Kikoira, was the winner of the weight of the sheep guessing competition conducted in aid of the Kikoira…

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Wool Price Levels Impetus Behind Values

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: The wool market generally has shown strength at recent levels with particular emphasis on the…

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Materials Handling In The Wool Industry

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 3

The Commonwealth will undertake an extensive programme of investigation and research into the materials handling problems…

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Wool in Widespread Demand Short Supplies The Factor

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: Russian wool buying has been a special feature of recent sales. The mill industry in Russia has…

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Men Available for Farm Work

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 2

Mr. L. E. C. Luff, Clerk of Petty Sessions at West Wyalong and Agent for the Commonwealth Employment Service,…

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Edward Weaver's Cattle Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 November 1949 · page 5

Edward Weaver & Company, auctioneers, Forbes, report that about 300 head of cattle were penned at the Forbes regular cattle sale on…

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Soldier Settlers Can Sell Wool Anywhere

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 November 1949 · page 11

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Sheahan, said on Friday, that soldier settlers were at liberty to sell wool, covered by a wool lien in favor of the…

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Big Crop Acreage

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 November 1949 · page 8

The harvest is coming on nicely and it won't be many days before the sound of the header is heard in some parts of the district. Most of the…

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Value of Wool Clip Increased by feeding Sheep with Copper

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 November 1949 · page 2

Hundreds of pounds have been added to the value of the wool clip by feeding sheep with small quantities…

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Wool Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 November 1949 · page 2

The Farmers and Graziers' Coop. Grain Insurance & Agency Co. Ltd. report on 28th October 1919:—…

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Tallimba Wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 November 1949 · page 4

Wool from Messre W. Leadbitter & Sons, Tallimna, made the following good prices at Messrs Dalgety Co's sale…

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Frost Cause of Huge Wheat Loss

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 November 1949 · page 6

Frost had caused more consistent annual losses in wheat creps than any parasitic disease Mr. F. C. Butler said at…

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Handling Methods. in the Wool Industry

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 7 November 1949 · page 3

The sum of £23,000 has been allocated from the Wool Industry Fund for a comprehensive fact-finding survey of present handling methods…

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73½d for Wool from West Wyalong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 November 1949 · page 2

wool were obtained by Estate The following good prices for late G. T. Keith, "Dalkeith" West Wyalng, at recent Sydney…

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Silo Space Rationing and Zoning Plan Wanted by Wheat Committee

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 November 1949 · page 4

Introduction of a silo space rationing plan, and also a zoning system in country silo districts, is favored by the State Wheat Advisory Committee…

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Two Circus Dogs Shot; Alleged Sheep Killers Macri Knocked Out in Tent Brawl

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 November 1949 · page 2

West Wyalong and district residents who saw two Great Danes in their dog act with lions at Wirth's circus recently will regret to learn that they were shot at Peak…

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