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

Farming & the land, 1950

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Korean War Effect on Wool Prices. New Season's Auctions

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 10

Rain is generally welcome and at times much needed in the pastoral and agricultural areas of Australia. Many districts of…

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Migrants Walking Off Farm Jobs Fodder Plan To Meet Droughts Sought

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 5

THOUSANDS of migrants were walking out of rural jobs before their labor contracts expired, it was stated at the recent annual conference of the Wheatgrowers' Union…

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District Sheep At Homebush

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 2

Sales at Winchcombe Carsons Homebush auction last Thursday included J. Sauson Burgooney, 58 xbred lambs to…

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U.S. Farmers Urged to Grow More Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 2

WASHINGTON.—The U.S. Government has urged American farmers to grow 1,150 million bushels of wheat next year…

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London Wool Sales

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 3

The New Zealand lyoan and M A Co. report:— The fourth series of sales for 950 were commenced on…

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Yarding of Sheep Worth £148,545

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 6

The most valuable yarding of merino sheep in the wool ever offered at a one-day sheep sale in Australia was disponed of in…

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Korean War Increases Wool Demand

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 2

Sice the Korean war started demand for goods made from wool has brightened writes Messrs. Wnchcombe, Carson…

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State Govt[?] Elevators Assist Wheat Board

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon... E. H,. Graham, M.L.A.) said today that, the Government Grain Elevators section of his Department was doing…

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Junior Farmer.Club Loses Prominent Member

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 1

By the enlistment of Mr. Peter Gately with the Australian Army, West Wyalong Junior Farmers Club and…

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Telephone for Erigolia Farmer

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 1

Island Shire Council (West Wyalong) approved an application by Mr. R. J. Irvine, of Erigolia for permission to cross…

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No Federal Government Dictation in Farm Industries says Com. Min

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 4

In its relationship with the primary industries the Government's role should be to act as an agency for the industries. It is not the proper role of…

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1725 Applications for Nine Farms

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 1

1,345 applications were received for the six grazing blocks on Toonga estate, in the Wagga district, and 407 for the three…

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New Chairman for Wheat Board

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 8

Important changes in membership of the Australian Wheat Board have been made by the Minister for Commerce and…

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Still Our Best Customer U.K. Purchases of Wool London Wool Sales

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 4

The Country Producers selling Co. Ltd., under date July 21, reports: The second week of the fourth…

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Contracts for Country Wheat Sub-terminals

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 8

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.) announces that a contract had been let for the concrete portion of the…

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Bulk Handling Wheat on Farm Victorian Farmer's Successful System

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 2

A successful method of handling wheat in bulk on the farm has been devised and tried out under practical harvesting conditions by a Victorian farmer. With wheat bags becoming increasingly…

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Wool Position Still Bright

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 6

The general buoyaney in prices for most wools at the closing sales of the season augurs well for the future of the market. Top…

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Tallimba News Removal of Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 5

Wheat loading from the stacks at Tallimba railway station commenced about a fortnight ago, but wet weather has…

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Need for More Wool Stressed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 8

Winchcombe; Carson. Ltd., report:— Increased production of wool, particularly merino and the…

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Wheat Surplus Vital to U.k

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 6

Great Britain would depend increasingly on Australia as the great surplus producer of wheat in the sterling area, said High…

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