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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 25 of 27

Petrol for Dairying Industry

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 21 November 1940 · page 3

Misunderstandings about the application of petrol rationing to the dairying Industry have been cleared up following a conference between the…

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Prevention of Soil Erosion Need For Diversified Farming

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 November 1940 · page 2

Whereas in older countries farmers looked upon the soil as their asset and their capital, to be made use of but not to be drawn upon, farmers…

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Excellent Scrub Crop

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 November 1940 · page 2

Photograph taken in Mr. J. D. Cameron's crop of Ford, "Glengarry," Narrabri, which yielded nearly bags of excellent grain. Many crops in the Nuable-Bohena and Culgoora areas gave a fair yield, a further indication of the remarkable capacity of the lighter scrub country, especially…

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240 Cattle Poisoned

Manilla Express · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 1

The A.A. Go., at Qui[?]ndi, lost 240 of their best shorthorn breeders and other cattle in two nights by thistle poisoning at Windy…

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Wool Appraisements

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 25 November 1940 · page 3

Pill, Son and Badgery. Ltd.. report under dale 22nd November:— For appraisement No 35 the eleventh round of Sydney…

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Prevention of Soil Erosion. Need for Diversified Farming

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 25 November 1940 · page 2

Whereas in older countries farmers looked upon the soil as their asset and their capital, to be made me of but not to be drawn upon, farmers in…

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The Wheat Crop

Manilla Express · Tuesday 26 November 1940 · page 2

Slowly the wheat crop is wending its way into Manilla railway station. To date 40,121 bushels have been received at the silo,…

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Wool Report

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 2

Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Ltd., report: The selection in our appraisement No. 35 of 4842 bales comprise a good proportion of top-making wool…

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Newcastle Wool Appraisements

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 4

On Friday, 22nd November, Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd.. Newcastle offered an attractive catalogue of 2735 bales drawn mainly from the New…

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Wool in America. Large Requirements

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 4

Winchcombe. carton. Ltd.. report under dale 25/11 40:— In Australia wool auctions have been suspended for the duration of the war…

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Country Party and Wheat Stabilisation. Leader's Statement. Pledge to Cooperate in Long Range Scheme

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 6

Haring [?] for [?] to a stable price for wheat the Country Party is delivered that [?] at last has been [?] said Mr. Bruner…

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Farm Economics Some Vital Considerations

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 2

Addressing a recent conference of the Agricultural Bureau, Mr. D. Herborn, of the Rural Bank, drew attention to some vital…

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Wheat Payments

Manilla Express · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 2

A further payment of 3d. per bus. will be made on last years (No. 2) wheat pool. It is expected that the first…

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Wool Report

Manilla Express · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report:-- For appraisement No. 35, the eleventh round of Sydney…

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Wool Appraisements

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 2 December 1940 · page 4

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. Sydney, report under date 28th November:— The ratalogue submitted for…

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District Wool

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 December 1940 · page 2

Appraisements in Winchcombe Carson's last Sydney wool catalogue. Included P. J. O'Nell and Mrs. E. G. Reardon, Merrywinbone, wethers…

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Sheep Die Is Copra Responsible

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 December 1940 · page 1

At the beginning of lost week a mortality in sheep fed on copra occurred. Losses were quite considerable, and It has since been…

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Wool Report. Factory Facts

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 2 December 1940 · page 3

Throughout the Commonwealth there have been large increases in factory employment. In New South Wales this has been particularly marked. Records…

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Stored Wheat Protection From Weevils. a Common Fallacy

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 2 December 1940 · page 4

A surprisingly large number of people hold to the theory that weevils do not breed in the same way as ordinary animals —that one generation is not the…

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Payment of 3D. a Bushel On No. 2 Pool Wheat

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 December 1940 · page 3

A further payment of 3d. a bushel on all wheat included in No. 2 Fool will be made by the Federal Government…

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