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

Farming & the land, 1947

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Airsown Wheat Tests in Britain

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 April 1947 · page 3

Experimental sowings of wheat from aircraft are now hems made in Britain in an attempt to overcome some of the…

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State Pastoral Conditions

The North Western Courier · Monday 21 April 1947 · page 5

The general February rains were followed in March by favourable growing conditions over the greater part of the State and the pastoral…

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Wool Section

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 1

Several attractive fleeces were exhibited; one outstanding fleece was shown in the medium wool rams' class by Mr. A. E. Burrell, which…

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C.P. Wheat Policy

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 10

In a statement at West Wyalong, amplifying some features of the wheat industry, the Country Party Leader (Lt.-Col. Bruxner) said that, pending…

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Russia's Wool Consumption

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 5

Russia is one of the most surprising countries as far as the use of woollen goods is concerned. She has almost countless millions of people…

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Sheep Guessing Results

The North Western Courier · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 1

The weights and winners or sheep guessing competition at Narrabri Show; First day: weight 108 lbs. Winner K. D. Whiteman; Second day:…

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Local Wool Prices

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 2

At Winchcombe Carson's Sydney Auctions on Tuesday, the market was generally buoyant with strong competition from Australian mills…

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Wool and World Conditions

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 2

Recently statements have been made that world commodity prices, have touched, the peak and some reduction in them is…

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C.s.i.r. Makes Survey of Sheep Problems

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 May 1947 · page 4

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research is making a survey of the whole of the sheep-breeding industry, particularly in…

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Pattern for Rural Electrification How Power Is Being Served to U.s.a. Farms

The North Western Courier · Monday 19 May 1947 · page 2

Set up about twelve years ago as an agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture to carry out a total rural electrification programme, U.S.A's…

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Single Farms for War Land Settlement

The North Western Courier · Monday 19 May 1947 · page 2

The secretary of the local Repatriation Committee (Mr. R. Kimmorley), stated to-day that the promotions provision of the War Service…

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State Pastoral Conditions

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 6

Very favourable, growing conditions were experienced during April, the weather being chiefly mild to warm with an absence of frosts…

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R.a.s. 1947 Field Wheat Competition

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 5

The Royal Agricultural Society will conduct Field Wheat Competitions this year. No competitions were held in 1946 owing to severe drought in…

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Valuable Rain Welcomed By Wheat Farmers

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 1

A conservative estimate of the value of week-end rain to wheat production in this district is stated by an expert to be approximately £3000 a point of rain. He states that if further falls occur within three weeks…

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Price of Butter May Rise SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 1

An increase in the price of butter and other dairy products was today predicted by the Divisional Secretary of Australian Institute of Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries, W. A. Jacques. Unless the dairymen…

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Wool Report

North West Champion · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 7

[?]—Producers Selling Co., [?]Sydney report 29th ultimo:— Buyers during the week have been attending a series of sales in…

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Winchcombe Carson's Annual Wool Review

North West Champion · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 7

We have been favoured with an early copy of Winchcombe Carson's Annual Wool Review. As the Review states, "The wool…

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Thugs, Wool and Dust. SYDNEY

North West Champion · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 3

Australia is being bashed in more ways than one. Thugs have given many hapless victims plenty of attention of late, as has been amply manifest, mostly because of the foolish leniency of our system…

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Sydney Sheep Show Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 1

Compared with only 634 entries last year, 1985 high quality sheep drawn from leading N.S.W. studs faced the lodges at the Sydney…

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U.s.a. and Our Wool

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 7

While United States competition has been a great force at this season's sales, and has exercised a considerable influence on…

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