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

Farming & the land, 1946

200 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 7 of 10

The Drought Feeding of Sheep

The North Western Courier · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 4

Where normally, sheep maintain themselves, become fat and produce Iambs on natural pastures, in a time of drought such…

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Grasshopper Threat to Wheat Crops P.P. Board's Big Responsibility

The North Western Courier · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 2

Unless timely action was taken by Pastures Protection Boards, particularly those in the western section of the Central Division, much damage…

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Carriage of Wool by Road

The North Western Courier · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 2

During the period that Railway Services are curtailed owing to the shortage of coal, the Commissioner of Road Transport has agreed to an…

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Armidale Crops

The North Western Courier · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 8

Except for small areas of wheat, oats and turnips, Armidale district is bare of crops at present. The rainfall for the past three months has…

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Mechanised Farming Goes Ahead in United Kingdom Scientific Blitz on The Colorado Beetle

The North Western Courier · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 6

The stimulus given to mechanised farming in the United Kingdom by the war shows no sign of slackening now that peace is back again…

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Buoyant Wool Market

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 2

In spite of the gloomy predictions made through the press earlier in the year about the future of the wool fibre orders from overseas, interests…

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Bellata Wheat

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 August 1946 · page 3

The drought conditions which still prevail in the North and North Western districts have destroyed the bulk of the wheat…

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Wool and Top Prices South African Trade

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 August 1946 · page 6

On present indications, a revision in prices for Bradford tops will be necessary when wool auctions commence. Existing quotations of 70's…

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Wheat Pool No. 9 Second Advance

The North Western Courier · Thursday 15 August 1946 · page 2

Payment of a second advance of 1/- per bushel, less freight, on both bagged and bulk wheat in No. 9 Pool (1945/46 season's wheat) is to…

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Wheat Breeding Research Value of Farrer's Work

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 August 1946 · page 8

Although sixty years had elapsed since William Farrer began his epoch-making experiments with wheat on his property at Lambrigg, there was…

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Big Wool Store Fire £350,000 Damage SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 August 1946 · page 1

Damage estimated at about £350,000 was caused by a fire which gutted the Ultimo wool stores of the New Zealand Loan…

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World Wants Wool 0Bright Prospects for Wool Sales

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 August 1946 · page 2

The sale of 8,177,000 balls of Dominion wool last season from stocks held by the Joint Organisation, should dispel any ideas held that substitute…

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Farmer Dead in Shed With Head Blown Off Farm Buildings Set Alight

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 August 1946 · page 1

The body of Edward William Terbutt, of Bullawa Creek was discovered at about 1 p.m. today, locked inside a shed. The top of his head was blown off, and a gun lay beside the body. The fact that the shed was…

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Sheep Face Starvation Through Lack of Fodder SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 September 1946 · page 1

The Government's action in fixing the price of hay at 6/6 per bushel has, according to country stock and station agents and…

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Wheat Bill Explained By Minister for Commerce Mr. Scully at Narrabri

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 September 1946 · page 2

Opening his campaign at Inverell, Mr. W. J. Scully spoke at Narrabri on Thursday night in the Town Hall, in continuance of…

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Buoyant Wool Sales Clip May Realise £72,000,000 SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 1

Woolsales so far effected at the resumed wool auctions in Sydney, have averaged slightly more than £24 per bale gross, and trade…

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New British Insecticide May Improve English Crops

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 4

Extensive trials over two years with gammezane, a new insecticide produced in Britain, have proved that it is the most effective answer to…

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The N.Z. Wheat Agreement

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 September 1946 · page 5

Speaking at Dunedoo on Thursday, Mr. T. J. Treloar, endorsed Country Party candidate for Gwydir, said that wheatfarmers were very dissatisfied…

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Radar Down on the Farm "Pilotless" Tractors

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 September 1946 · page 2

A radar-controlled tractor, operating as neatly as if were handled by an expert human hand, has been at work during…

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Wool Millions Liberal Party's Plan

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 September 1946 · page 5

"Our proposal to return to Australian graziers the £7,000,000 odd which the Labour Government accumulated as the result of…

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