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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

949 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 36 of 48

Ten-Bag Crops Excellent Wheat Prospects Conditions at Bellata and Wee Waa

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 1

From observations made by the District Agricultural instructor, Mr. J. A. O'Reilly, there is every likelihood that some remarkable good…

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Stop, Look, and Listen! a Costly Sheep

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 4

A young R.A.F. aircraftman was feeling tired in an English town and popped into a car to have a sleep. When stretching his legs he kicked…

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Menace Of Artificial Fibres To Wool

North West Champion · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 2

Sir Dalziel Kelly, chairman of the Australian Wool Board, who was wearing a light grey striped suit, smartly tailored—with the material…

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Croppa Creek Races. Saturday. November 12

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 3

The Spring meeting of the Croppa Creek Amateur Picnic Race Club will be held at Baroma on Saturday, November 12 next. The programme comprises…

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Manilla Cattle Sale

Manilla Express · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 3

Just on four hundred cattle were yarded on Saturday last at the Manilla cattle sale and except for two or three pens were all…

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Wool Report

Manilla Express · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Co. Ltd. reports on the 21st instant. We submitted at our sale on…

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Wool Report

Manilla Express · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report;- Developments in the wool market last week were on very…

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Wool Report

Manilla Express · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 4

For our catalogue last week we offered 6,478 bales, the clips being drawn chiefly from the far Western and central Western…

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"Manbetta" Wool Wins

Manilla Express · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 2

At Boggabri show last week Mr. A. E. Coote gained further fame for "Manbetta" Polwarth sheep by winning a fine silver cup…

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Local Junior Farmers' Successes

Manilla Express · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 2

Results of the Northern District Project Championships to hand indicate the success of the Manilla and Upper Manilla clubs…

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Cattle Drovers Warned

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 September 1938 · page 2

Owning to an [?] of pleuro in a Peddork on the [?] side of the railway line be[?] Benerang and Garah the Stock [?] for Mr. H. W…

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Field Wheat

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 September 1938 · page 1

The District Agricultural Instructor, Mr. J. A. O'Reilly has advised the Committee that entries for the field wheat competition will close on…

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Embargo Retained on Merino Sheep

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 September 1938 · page 2

The policy of the Graziers Association of New South Wales remains definitely for the retention of the embargo on the export of merino breeding sheep from…

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Travelling Infested Sheep Grazier Fined

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 September 1938 · page 4

Before Mr. V. H. Wells at the Police Court on Monday M. J. Ward was fined £2 and 8/- costs for travelling infested sheep…

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Loose Smut of Wheat

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 September 1938 · page 7

Most wheat-growers are familiar with loose or flying smut, a disease which shows up conspicously in the early heading stages…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

North West Champion · Thursday 29 September 1938 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., wired us yesterday as follows:— "We sold 5,800 bales of wool at our…

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London Wool Sales. London

North West Champion · Thursday 29 September 1938 · page 2

A good selection was offered the wool sales, chiefly crossbred which met an active demand, especially from the Home trade…

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Stocks of Wool. the Smaller Clip

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 September 1938 · page 5
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Winchcombe, Carson, under date 27/9/38:— The quantity of wool held in warehouses in the ports of the United…

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Dipping of Sheep for External Parasites. Some Important Precautions

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 September 1938 · page 5

The full measure of protection cannot be obtained from a sheep dip unless the sheep be dipped thoroughly and the directions given on the packet or drum…

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