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

Farming & the land, 1948

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Sprung And Shot Seed Wheat

The North Western Courier · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 2

The Seed Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture has completed germination tests of composite samples of shot and…

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Wool for Germany. General Demand

North West Champion · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Shipments of wool from Australia on a limited scale have been made to Germany for some…

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Dubbo Wool Carbonising Works. Foundation on Which Other Secondary Industries May Be Built

North West Champion · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 7

How uninviting, even unpleasant, a sight to the uninitiated are the disclosed contents of a bale of heavy conditioned wool pieces or crutchings…

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Farm Buildings From Air Raid Shelters

The North Western Courier · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 7

Many of the new farm buildings, which are needed in Britain in order to farther the plan for the expansion of the country's…

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Wool Report

The North Western Courier · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 6

For their eleventh sale of the season, Goldsbrough, Mort & Coy. Ltd., offered a catalogue of 5,756 bales drawn from practically all shearing…

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Wool For Germany General Demand

The North Western Courier · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 9

Shipments of wool from Australia on a limited scale have been made to Germany for some time and for a longer period supplies have…

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"To a Farmer in Australia" Minister for Agriculture Takes Delivery

The North Western Courier · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Graham, receives correspondence on a variety of subjects. Recently the Postal Authorities…

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Farmer—Lawrence

The North Western Courier · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 4

At the Wyee Union Church on February 28, Rita, second youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Lawrence, of Wyee, late of Narrabri…

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Wool Report

The North Western Courier · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 6

The Farmers and Graziers' Go-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited, report on March 9, 1948:…

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Germination of Sprung and Shot Seed Wheat

North West Champion · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 3

Samples of sprung and shot wheat were collected from the Inverell-Moree District during the recent harvest by Mr. L. W. McLennan, District…

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Wool Report

North West Champion · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 8

The Country Producers Selling Co., Ltd., report under date March 10:— We offered a very nice selection of wools drawn from the later shearing…

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Wool Sales Held Up

The North Western Courier · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 8

The Country Producers Selling Co., Ltd state sales have been postponed in Sydney and Newcastle sections until further notice owing to the…

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The Wool Outlook. Market Conditions

North West Champion · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report.: The variation in wool values recently experienced cannot be regarded as a serious setback…

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Wheat Growers to to Receive Refund Melbourne

The North Western Courier · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. Pollard, announced today contributions amounting to £4,300,000 which…

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Wool Sales Postponed. The Position of Values

North West Champion · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: The wool sales which were suspended in New South Wales because of the hold-up in…

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Should Interest North West Farmers

The North Western Courier · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 8

Farmers in the North West should interest themselves in the seed growing as there is a request need for it to relieve the present shortage…

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Keeping Farm Records Good Records Mean Better Farming

The North Western Courier · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 5

No farm can be managed soundly and economically unless an adequate and reasonably detailed set of records is kept, states the Agriculture…

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Narrabri Wins Champion Wheat Award

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 1

The Commonwealth Champion prize at the R.A.S. for the strong wheat section has been won by Mr. J. W. Wall, of Stoney Creek…

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Farmers and Settlers' Demands for North West

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 2

The Liverpool Plains District Council of the Farmers & Settlers' Association has approved of the following items to be forwarded to the…

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State Pastoral Conditions

The North Western Courier · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 2

Weather conditions were chiefly seasonable, being mostly hot, dry and sultry, interspersed with storm rains. Rainfall was variable, being below…

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