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

Farming & the land, 1940

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Control of Sheep Blowfly. Advantages of Jetting

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 3

It could be said in effect that, with ordinary station labour and excluding, of course, the cost of one mid-season crutching. It was possible to deal with…

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Dipping of Sheep for External Parasites. Practices to Avoid

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 4

Don't dip sheep just after they have eaten their fill, or when they are in an overheated condition. Allow them to stand for an hour or so in the yards to…

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Croppa Creek Races. Nominations

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 1

The following are the nominations for the Croppa Creek Amateur Picnic Race Club's Patriotic meeting to be held at Baroma on Saturday, October…

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Wool Sales

Manilla Express · Tuesday 15 October 1940 · page 2

Once again, the third time within 10 days, a Manilla wool clip has topped the appraisement. This time it is R. A. B. Peake, of…

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Newcastle Wool Sales

Manilla Express · Tuesday 15 October 1940 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report:-- At last Newcastle appraisement we realised the following…

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"Wool Industry" Ball

Manilla Express · Tuesday 15 October 1940 · page 1

A committee representative of the Wool trade in New South Wales is holding a Wool Industry Ball at the Trocadero, Sydney, on…

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Passing Comments Farmers Must Help Themselves

Manilla Express · Tuesday 15 October 1940 · page 2

On Saturday last a public meeting of wheat growers was called in Manilla. About 25 growers out of approximately 150 in the…

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Wool Report

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 11th Instant: We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No. 31 (the seventh of the…

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Newcastle Wool Appraisements

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 4

"NENCO" at Newcastle has already submitted four catalogues for appraisement this season. The next catalogue, which will comprise approximately 3.688 BRITAIN, TOO. HAS SUBMARINES.—Britain prefers to fight on the surface. Germany has always favoured under underwater warfare. Nevertheless Britain has submarines, and as their record proves, they attack only warships not merchant shipping. —By courtesy Commonwealth Department of Information…

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Bagged Wheat Acceptance from

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board has notified Keys and Co. that they will be permitted to accept delivery of bagged wheat only…

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Wheat Yield on Par with 1920

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 3

Conditions prevailing in the wheat-growing districts of New South Wales continue to warrant expectation of a poor total crop…

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The Wool Situation. Storage Position Relieved

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report under date 15/10 40:— With a quarter of the clip of the Commonwealth 10 be stored in the…

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Desperate Position Faced Pastoral Conditions Deteriorate Daily River Being Fenced Off—Feeding Universal

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 2

The widespread effect of the phenomenally dry cycle and the desperate position pastoralists will have to face in the…

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Wool Report

Manilla Express · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 4

Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Ltd. report:-- Average to good top-making wools comprised our offering this…

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Wool Report

Manilla Express · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report:-- Our sixth catalogue of the season comprised 3,119 bales and…

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Wool Report

Manilla Express · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Co. Ltd. reports on the 11th instant:-- We submitted our…

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Manilla &District News Appeal to Wheatgrowers Industry in Chaotic Condition Farmers Must Organise and Protect Themselves

Manilla Express · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 1

"There are 65,000 wheatgrowers in Australia. Less than 25,000 are members of the Wheatgrowers Union of Australia. Of that number 11,000 members are in Victoria and 10,000 in Western Australia. Their product is being confiscated by the…

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Wool Report

The North Western Courier · Monday 21 October 1940 · page 3

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd., report: On the 16th Instant we submitted our appraisement catalogue No. 31…

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Wool Appraisements

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 21 October 1940 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report under date 18th October:— Our Sydney appraisement catalogue No. 31 the seventh offering of growers…

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Moree P. & A. Society. Field Wheat Competition

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 21 October 1940 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Moree P. and A. Society held on Thursday night, the Secretary (Mr. A. U. Ezzy) announced that ten entries had been…

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