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

Farming & the land, 1950

1,036 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 38 of 52

Former Farmer Dies in Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 September 1950 · page 2

Mr. Henry Lynch, 76, who died in Sydney recently, was one of the earliest settlers in the Lake Cowal-Clear…

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Local Farmer Caps Series of Lottery Prizes with £1,000 Win

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 September 1950 · page 1

Mr. Alex Grintell, of Caroon Road, West Wyalong, who won the second prize of £1,000 in Lottery No. 2135 drawn on Monday, has had phenomenal luck in…

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Junior Farmer Age Limit Raised

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 September 1950 · page 11

The Junior Farmers' annual conference decided to raise the age limit of junior farmers from 21 to 25 years…

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J.F. Farmers' School at Wagga

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 September 1950 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture (the Hon. E. H. Graham, MLA) announced today that he had decided to hold a school for…

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Cotton Crop Influence on Wool Prices Marked Reduction Unlikely

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 7

The strength of the wool supply position from consumers' viewpoint in best Illustrated by the fact that stocks of wool in…

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Sheep Market Easier Tuesday's Sale at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 9

Edward Weaver & Coy. (Forbes) and the Farmers & Graziers' Coop. Co. Ltd., auctioneers in conjunction, report about 5000 fat…

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Ungarie Sheep Sale

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 September 1950 · page 5

New Zealand Loan & M.A. Co. Ltd. in conjunction with V. G. Wilson, Ungarie, report having conducted their monthly sheep…

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Wool Stocks "Tight." Smaller Cotton Crop

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 18 September 1950 · page 4

The strength of the wool supply position from consumers viewpoint, is best illustrated by the fact that stocks of wool in the…

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Wool Sales

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 18 September 1950 · page 2

Last Friday morning we received from the firm of Winchcombe Carson the following telegram. We sold 9900 bales of wool at our…

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Tullibigeal Farmers Support T. J. Wilson for Wheat Job TULLIBIGEAL

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 September 1950 · page 2

Candidature of Mr. T. J. Wilson, of West Wyalong, for appointment to a vacant position on the Australian Wheat Board, will be supported by the…

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Sheep Bodystrike Will Be Serious Unless Graziers Take Precautions

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 18 September 1950 · page 4

Body strike in sheep will again be a serious problem for graziers this year, unless active control measures are taken and…

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West Wyalong Man Nominated for State Wheat Com'tee. (To the Editor "Advocate.")

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 September 1950 · page 2

Sir,—I have been nominated by the Cereal Committee of the Graziers' Association to contest the seat on the State…

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The Versatile Oat. Grazing Trials at Cowra Experiment Farm

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 18 September 1950 · page 1

The humble oat is becoming one of the most versatile of our cereal crops, according to Cowra Experiment Farm Agronomists Ballard…

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Farmers Want New Hotel Tullbigeal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 September 1950 · page 1

There is an urgent necessity for the hotel at Tullibigeal to be rebuilt. This was stated at a meeting…

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Snake in Bed with Farmer's Wife

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 September 1950 · page 1

The wife of a Lismore farinner received a nasty shock last night. She retired to bed early in the…

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Farmers Deplore Death of Late Mr. D.A. Gagie Tullibigeal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 September 1950 · page 1

Farmers throughout the Tullibigeal district and the South-west generally deplore the passing of Mr. D. A. Gagie, 69, of West Wyalong…

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Wool Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 September 1950 · page 6
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd. reports on 12th September, 1950:—…

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Local Wool Sold

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 21 September 1950 · page 1

New Zealand Loan reported on 11950 as follows A. J. Wood, Esq., Pine Ridge, Condobolin, 7W, W PINERIDGE, 1 GSY…

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Graziers Offer More to Get Sheep Shorn

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 21 September 1950 · page 1

With wool prices at record levels, graziers in parts of New South Wales are offering shearers up to £7/10/- a 100 sheep, instead of…

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