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

Farming & the land, 1940

538 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 19 of 27

North Western Wool

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 30 September 1940 · page 4

R. V. P. Soiling, Morce, secured ewes 16¼d, 14[?]d, hoggets 15[?]d. broken l1d; P. W. Peacey, Moree. ewes and wethers 16[?]d. 16[?]d. 15[?]d. ewes 14d, broken…

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Pastoral a New Outlook Made Possible By Pasture Improvement

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 September 1940 · page 2

Without grassland improvement holdings would have to become progressively larger instead of smaller, and the rural…

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Hunter Drought Hits Spending Power Decline In Butter Production

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 September 1940 · page 2

"The severe drought during the past six months has reduced the spending power of the Hunter River district by…

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Coloured Wool in Merinos. Small Body Spots. Bradford Criticism

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 30 September 1940 · page 4

Some unexpected results have been recorded in investigations of the occurrence of coloured wool even in carefully-bred merinos conducted at the…

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Wheat Yield. May be 35,000,000 Bushels Depends on Rain

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 September 1940 · page 2

"Every good fall of rain on the wheat country now should be worth anything up to 5,000,000 bushels of grain at harvest time."…

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Wool Report

Manilla Express · Tuesday 1 October 1940 · page 4

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd, report:-- Our appraisement 28, which was preliminary appraised on…

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Wool Report

Manilla Express · Tuesday 1 October 1940 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report:-- The task of appraising the current Australian wool clip is now…

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Local Wool Prices

Manilla Express · Tuesday 1 October 1940 · page 2

Nirvana Estate (Mr. L. Dowe) wool realised 14½d., 14d., and 13½d for various lines appraised last week. Mr. J. M. Armstrong's…

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Too Much Salt Causes Losses of Sheep

Manilla Express · Tuesday 1 October 1940 · page 1

Use of too much salt when hand-feeding sheep has caused molality in some flocks, according to reports by district…

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Heavyweight Sheep

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 5

A Dorset Horn-Merino crossbred wether, bred by Mr. Geo. Ledingham, of Waddon, Moree, was won by Mrs. F. C. Deakins in a street stall lottery in…

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Local & General. Scoured Wool

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 1

At the last Sydney wool appraisement dead wool scoured at Killarney Scour realised 19¼d, and pieces 19½d per lb…

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Jetting for Sheep Blowfly. a Seasonable Reminder

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 3

The Brent advantage of jetting was the cheapness of the protection it gave against spring and autumn fly waves, pointed out a department…

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Wool Results This Season. Condition and Values

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report under date 1/10 40:— A considerable number of New South Wales clips this season have been…

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Local Stock Disease an Un-named and Serious Disease of Sheep

The North Western Courier · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 6

For some months post considerable mortality in sheep has occurred on one property in the Narrabri District, states Mr. D. J. Walker (Stock…

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Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd., Open Their Newcastle Wool Store

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 3

The largest wool store in the North was officially opened on Friday last by the Mayor of Greater Newcastle (Alderman J. E. Wiggins) in the…

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Land Notes Cyclone Gates and Fences Jetting for Sheep Blowfly a Seasonable Reminder

The North Western Courier · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 3

The great advantage of jetting was the cheapness of the protection it gave against spring and autumn fly waves, pointed out a…

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Croppa Creek Races. Saturday, October 19

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 5

Owing to the adverse seasonal conditions, the Croppa Creek Amateur Picnic Race Club has decided not to hold their usual picnic race meeting…

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Wool Sales

Manilla Express · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 2

Among recent appraisements in Sydney this week were the following local clips: J. A. Byrnes 18¾ d; C. J. Byrnes 16½ d; G. B…

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Wool Appraisements

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report under date 4th October:— This has been the seventh week [?] the Sydney wool appraisements [?]…

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Wool Report

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 3

The Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Company Limited, Sydney, report on Appraisement No. 30 held on 2nd October, 1940:…

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