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

Farming & the land, 1949

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Wool Price Levels. Impetus Behind Values

North West Champion · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 13

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The wool market generally has shown strength at recent levels, with particular emphasis…

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Winners of Local Wheat Competitions Announced. State Championship Judging Commences To-morrow

North West Champion · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 11

During last week-end, Mr. Howell of the Experimental Farm at Glen Innes, carried out the judging of wheat crops entered…

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District Linseed Crops Impress Competition Judge. "Better Than Any Seen To Date."

North West Champion · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 1

Healthy Linseed crops grown in the Pallamallawa, Moree, and North Star districts, embracing an area of approximately 2000 acres,…

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P.M. Promises Endeavour Secure Petrol For Harvesting Statement By Gen. Secretary Farmers and Settlers' Assn. SYDNEY

North West Champion · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 1

The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, has promised to endeavour to get sufficient petrol for farmers to bring in the harvest, the General Secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. T. J. McDougall, said last…

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National Farmers Union of Australia. No Guarantee of Petrol for Farmers

North West Champion · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 9

On 7th October the National Farmers' Union of Australia sent a telegram to the Prime Minister urging that the Commonwealth…

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Brisbane Wool Sales. Brisbane

North West Champion · Monday 7 November 1949 · page 2

Goldsbrough Mort & Co. Ltd. and its associate Company, Fenwick & Co., Ltd., report that their catalogue for the third series of Brisbane Wool…

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Sheep and Wool

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 November 1949 · page 10

Both warmth and moisture are necessary for development of the worms that infest sheep, states the Division of Animal Industry of…

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Increases in Pastoral Wage Rates

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 November 1949 · page 3

The Graziers' Association of New South Wales reports increases in wage rates which will take effect on and from 21st November, 1949. The…

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No. 12 Wheat Pool

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 November 1949 · page 2

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. R. T. Pollard) announced last week that a third. advance will be paid on 1948-49 crop…

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Moree Cattle Market

North West Champion · Monday 14 November 1949 · page 1

Dalgety & Co. Ltd. report having yarded 2,507 head at their Special Cattle Sale on Tuesday last, 8th inst. There was a very large attendance of…

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Materials Handling in the Wool Industry

North West Champion · Monday 14 November 1949 · page 7

The Commonwealth will undertake an extensive programme of investigation and research into the materials handling problems…

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Britain Likely Drastically Reduce Imports Canadian Wheat Unless Canada Persuaded To Become Sterling Country

North West Champion · Monday 14 November 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (AAP).—Britain would be bound to reduce drastically her imports of wheat from Canada under the new contract unless Canada could be persuaded to become at least partially a sterling country,…

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Farmers Starved of Plant. Lose Tax Relief

North West Champion · Monday 14 November 1949 · page 5

"Farmers who are desperately short of wire netting, roofing iron, piping and farm machinery must be appalled to learn that the…

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Wool Rep

North West Champion · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 8

Goldsbrough, Mort[?] Limited, Sydney repo[?] 7th instant:— "The sixth series of [?]…

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Moree Special Cattle Sale

North West Champion · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort & Co. Ltd., Moree, report having held a very successful cattle sale on 9th instant, when 1500 good quality and…

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Price of Wheat for Tasmania. Dispute Between Wheat Board and Federal Minister

North West Champion · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 7

The disagreement that has occurred between the Australian Wheat Board and the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture…

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Price of Wheat for Tasmania. Dispute Between Wheat Board and Federal Minister

North West Champion · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 6

The disagreement that has occurred between the Australian Wheat Board and the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture…

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All-time Records in Wool Prices. Melbourne

North West Champion · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 1

All-time records for lambs wool of Merino and Comeback crossbred types were established at the opening of the Geelong Wool Sales yesterday…

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Higher First Advance on Wheat

North West Champion · Monday 21 November 1949 · page 2

The first advance to growers on wheat delivered from the 1949-50 wheat crop will be raised by 1/- a bushel. Growers will receive on…

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Pitt, Son & Badgery's Wool Sale. Local Graziers' Results

North West Champion · Monday 21 November 1949 · page 4

On Wednesday, 16th November, 1949, Messrs Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd., Newcastle, offered a representative catalogue of approximately 5000…

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