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

Farming & the land, 1942

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Wool and Substitutes Heavier Bales

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 4

Winchcombe Canon Ltd., report:—In the United States mills are permitted to the regulated quantities of wool for civilian…

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Graziers' Newsletter Federal Pastoral Award

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 September 1942 · page 4

On Monday, 21st September, Judge O'Mara in the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, considered an application for "A…

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Advice To Farmers the Coming Wheat Harvest

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 September 1942 · page 2

The Chief of the Division of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture (Mr. A. H. E McDonald) who is also Chairman…

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War Time Pressure Wool Industry Difficulties

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 September 1942 · page 4

Although wool allocations this season have been checked to some extent by the difficulties of transport and the man-power…

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Wool Report

The North Western Courier · Thursday 1 October 1942 · page 4

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd., report: 58,945 sheep, and lambs were penned at Flemington on Monday. The market was firm for ewes and wethers,…

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Breeding Sheep Without Tails

The North Western Courier · Thursday 1 October 1942 · page 1

Breeding from a few rams and owes of the coarse-fleeced, fat-rumped Siberian sheep, the Agricultural Experiment Station of South Dakota,…

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NO. 2 Wheat Pool Final Payment October 14

Manilla Express · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 2

Information was received to-day that the final payment of one and three-quarter pence per bushel for wheat in the No. 2…

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Manilla Farmers and Settlers Monthly Meeting

Manilla Express · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Manilla branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held last Saturday, when the…

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Wool Report

Manilla Express · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., reports:- In our Sydney appraisement No. 86, which was finalised on…

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Price of Wool

Manilla Express · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 4

At a meeting recently of the Manilla Branch of the Graziers' Association some members were of the opinion that the increase…

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Big Mobs in District Sheep and Pastoral Conditions Trapping Subdues Rabbits

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 1

Since tout meeting there has not been any material increase in rabbits, stated the Rabbit Inspector, Mr. W. O'Brien at the…

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Bathurst Burr "God-send" to Wool Buyers

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 4

Bathurst burr, according to advice given him by an expert, affects wool least of all the burrs, stated Cr. Walter Gunn at Waggamba Shire…

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Treatment of Worms in Sheep Conservation of Supplies Of Nicotine-Sulphate

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 4

Nicotine sulphate, next to phenothiazine, is the most effective drug available for treatment of black scours of sheep, that is infestation…

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Italians Seize Greek Crops Bitter Clashes

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 4

The seizure of Greek peasants' crops by Italian Carabinieri has caused bloody clashes' between the peasants and Italian troops,…

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Manpower and the Farm Wartime Problem Must Be Met By Wartime Methods

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 4

A blunt appeal to farmers for more realistic thinking and more rational planning with respect to the manpower problem is made…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Farmers, Note!

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 1

A meeting of the Narrabri Branch of the Wheatgrowers Union will bo held at the Tourist Hotel next Saturday to discuss the allotment of…

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Wool Report

Manilla Express · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 4

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd., reports:— We submitted a good average selection of wools in our…

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Wheat Quota Wheatgrowers Meet

The North Western Courier · Monday 19 October 1942 · page 1

The meeting convened to discuss the allotment or quotas under the new Scully Wheat Flan attracted a fairly good…

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Wheat Ripening:—

Manilla Express · Tuesday 20 October 1942 · page 1

Reports from different parts of the district indicate that early wheat crops are ripening fast. In more than one instance…

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"Manbetta" Wool

Manilla Express · Tuesday 20 October 1942 · page 1

Some three years ago the Howard Business College, of Adelaide, wrote Mr. A. E. Coote, of "Manbetta", requesting…

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