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

Farming & the land, 1939

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Pastoral Conditions Outlook Favourable

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 5

Generally speaking, the greater part of the State has good to excellent feed, although parts of the Upper Hunter, New England…

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Taxation, Wool and Wheat. MR. J. M. TULLY, M.L.A. Address at Moree

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 2

Speaking to a representative gathering on Friday night. Mr. J. M. Tully. M.L.A., of Goulburn, and ex-Minister for Lands, dealt particularly with…

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Wool Appraisement Report

North West Champion · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 2

Appraisements are continuing without interruption, and, at the conclusion of last week, the quantity dealt with was,…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Wheat Shipments

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 1

For the week ending Saturday November 11th, the following wheat shipments have been made from Narrabri West railway station: Culgoora…

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Wheat Destroyed Fire at Culgoora

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 1

A severe loss wait sustained by Mr. S. Carberry of "Cadarga," Outgoora, on Thursday, when sparks from the exhaust of a…

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No Margarine. R.A.N. Uses Butter

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 3

No margarine is used in any establishment of the Royal Australian Navy, or in ships of the R.A.N. or auxiliary ships, in Australian waters, except for…

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Narrabri Fire. Wheat and Hay Destroyed

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 13 November 1939 · page 3

As the result of a fire which broke out last week in a wheat paddock of Mr. Stanley Carberry. 11 miles from Narrabri, approximately 250 acres of…

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Big Wool Shipment

Manilla Express · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 2

Up till Saturday last 9910 hales of wool had been shipped from Manilla railway station this season. This exceeds the…

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High Yielding Crop

Manilla Express · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 1

Under the above heading the "Sydney Morning Herald's" special reporter comments on Manilla prize crops:--…

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Wool Appraisements

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 1

Pitt, Son and Badgery. Ltd., report under date 13th November:— Included in our fifth appraisement, which was finalised to-day were the…

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Wool Production and Use

North West Champion · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. reports: The highest average price recorded for Australian wool in a season was the 1924-25 boom when the greasy…

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Wool Appraisements. Sydney

North West Champion · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. offered 9,351 bales of wool in Sydney yesterday. Their appraisements included: Merryville Proprietary, Fifeshire,…

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Crop Competition. Results Announced

North West Champion · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 5

Results of the Moree crop competition have been announced by the judge (Mr. J. A. O'Reilly), who is also Senior Agricultural Instructor…

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New Season's Wheat

Manilla Express · Friday 17 November 1939 · page 2

An advance to wheat growers on the 1939-40 crop involving an outlay of £20,000,000 will be made by the Commonwealth…

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Queensland Wheat Harvest

Manilla Express · Friday 17 November 1939 · page 4

Up to a very few years ago Queensland imported most of its wheat requirements from N.S.W. and for years a large proportion…

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Farmers--Remember the 1940 Show

Manilla Express · Friday 17 November 1939 · page 2

Now is the time to select the best bushels of wheat for exhibit in the 1940 show. Manilla is noted as a wheat growing district…

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Wool Appraisements

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 20 November 1939 · page 2

P[?] Son and Badgery Ltd. Sydney, report under date 17th November:— Substantial progress is being made with wool appraisement throughout the…

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Wheat Payments Extreme Action Discouraged SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 20 November 1939 · page 1

The President of the N.S.W. Farmers & Settlers' Association, Mr. Henly, commenting on the decision of the meeting of farmers at Forbes, said…

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Graziers' Newsletter Details of Wool Purchasing Plan Conditions Fixed By Government

The North Western Courier · Monday 20 November 1939 · page 4

Following the announcement in a recent issue that the British Government was taking over the entire wool clip, further details…

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Wool Appraisements Meeting of Moree Graziers. Re-valuation to Be Asked for

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 20 November 1939 · page 2

"That as this meeting of a of [?] is of the opinion that wool appraised during the first two weeks operations was at least 1½d…

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