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

Farming & the land, 1950

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W.G.U. Merger Rejected by Farmers Settlers' Assn

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1950 · page 5

The principal subjects dealt with at the recent annual conference of the New South Wales Farmers and Settlers' Association in Sydney were the…

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City Club for Farmers and Settlers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1950 · page 4

The establishment of a Farmers Club in Sydney is very necessary Mr. H. R. C. Kalms told a meeting of…

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Wool Sales Monday's Outstanding Market

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., wired us on Tuesday that at the previous day's Sydney wool sales best Merino fleece and skirtings…

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Aeroplane As Farm Tool Sowing Of Crops & Insecticides By Air

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 7

AUSTRALIAN agriculture, already highly mechanised, is adding the aeroplane to the other farm tools, and in the next 12 months will skim over thousands of acres of farm arid grazing land, from North Queensland…

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Wool Levy Forming of Co-op. Company Correspondence (To the Editor)

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 8

Sir,--Now that a compulsory levy is to be imposed on wool sale, I would suggest that the wool growers in each State form a…

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Loan Grants to Owner-farmers Discussion With Local Federal Member

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 1

AT a meeting with John Howse on Wednesday afternoon members of the Vegetable Growers' Association and the Lucerne Growers' Association discussed with him the possibility of owner fanners securing from…

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Wool and Synthetics. Strong Position Sheep's Staple

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 1

The outlook for wool selling is most promising. World conditions tions all favour a very strong demand for the raw material…

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Wool Prices

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson Ltd, wired us on Friday:--At auction and privately we sold 11,200 bales of wool at our Sydney…

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Further Wheat Advances

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 3

Two further advances to wheat growers, totalling £23,000,000, were recently announced by the Minister for Commerce and…

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Sheep Sold for £132,500

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE:—In a record sheep deal for Queensland, 53,000 sheep, the entire flock of Warenda Station, near Boulia,…

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Sowing Wheat by Aircraft

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 4

"Although there way be no technical difficulties to distributing wheat seed evenly from aircraft there are several…

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Less Wheat Next Harvest

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 2

Total area sown to wheat in New South Wales will probably be 3,400,000 acres, as compared with 4,206,000 acres in 1949--…

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Calleen Wool Realises 164d

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 2

Wool sold by Dalgety and Co. Sydney, on accouut of Mr. J. P. Gooden, "Youngie" Calleen, realised. AAAE 164d, AAE 145d…

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Record Sheep Prices at W. Wyalong

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 2

Record prices were obtained for sheep at the West Wyalong fortnightly stock sale of 1st September, conducted by the West Wyalong Selling Agents,…

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Wool Prices Down at Stenners

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 2

It is strange to hear or read that wool prices are down, but that is actually a fact at our store, said Mr. Stenner this…

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U.S.A. Wool Buying Campaign SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 1

The United States of America will give immediate consideration to a big scale wool buying campaign, a message from Washington to-day stated…

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Sheep Killed on Line

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1950 · page 6

Soon after Mr. Frank Jenninps, of Ardlethan, took sheep from a truck, a number got out of the paddock, and 13 were…

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Cattle Display Best for Years

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1950 · page 2

The display of cattle at the Ungarie Show this week was the best ever presented. In fact, "Advocate" reporters…

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Cowra Special Fat Cattle Sale

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 September 1950 · page 1

Norman C. Bellamy and Co. report under date 1st September: A good quality yarding of 365 fat cattle were available…

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By-Election for State Wheat com

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1950 · page 8

Mr. W. W. Pratt, General Secretary of the Wheatgrowers Union of N.S.W. writes:— A very vital by-election for…

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