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

Farming & the land, 1949

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The Wool Position. Situation Generally Promising

North West Champion · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 9

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The wool market at sales held in Australia has shown little change and the selections offered…

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Wheat May Be Surplus Commodity SYDNEY

North West Champion · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 1

Wheat might become a surplus commodity in the world's markets next year, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said yesterday. He added that if this happened, the price would fall for sure…

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Stock Inspector Reports on District Conditions. "Staggers" in Sheep on Some Properties

North West Champion · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 6

Mr. W. Mactier, Inspector of Stock for the Moree Pastures Protection Board, stated in his report to the last Board meeting that…

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Wool Report

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 6

Australian Woolbrokers & Produce Co. Ltd state: We are pleased to be able to report that at their mass meeting on Wednesday morning in…

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All Wheat Growers Urged to Vote for Representatives to State Wheat Committee. Mr. R. J. Doolin F. & S. Nominee

North West Champion · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 3

Elections of wheat grower representatives to the State Wheat Committee will be held on Friday, April 22, 1949. The ballot is…

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Magnificent Gift by Goldsbrough Mort & Co. Ltd. To Fairbridge Farm Schools For Child Migration

North West Champion · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 2

At a meeting of the Fairbridge Farm Schools Council held on Wednesday, 30th March, Sir. Frederick Tout and other representatives of…

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State Wheat Committee Ballot

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 2

Mr. L. G. Burke and Mr. J. N Barrett have been nominated by the Wheatgrowers' Union for the N.S.W. State Wheat Committee, for which…

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Edgeroi Candidate as Wheat Representative

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 3

An outline of the method by which which growers will be elected to the State Wheat Committee and finally the Australian Wheat Board was…

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Fifteen Months' Gaol for Stealing Wheat

The North Western Courier · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 1

Four men involved in charges of stealing a number of bags of wheat from a stack at Kiandool, during December, were sentenced…

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State Wheat Committee Ballot. Leo G. Burke and J. Noel Barrett For No. 1 Electorate

North West Champion · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 7

Mr. L. G. Burke and Mr. J. N. Barrett have been nominated by the Wheatgrowers' Union for the N.S.W. State Wheat Committee…

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Moree Sheep Sale. Average Prire 45/-

North West Champion · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 2

At Moree on Tuesday, 5th April, A.M.L. & F. Co. Ltd., Moree. and Goldsbrough Mort & Co. Ltd., Moree, held a Special Sheep Sale, when…

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Tenders Invited for Wheat Research Institute. Announcement by Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., Minister for Agriculture

North West Champion · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.) said that the N.S.W. Public Works Department has called…

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Croppa Creek Picnic Race Meeting. Club to Donate Proceeds to Local Charities

North West Champion · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 4

The Moree District Hospital, Red Cross Branch, Ambulance Service, and the Warialda District Hospital will benefit from…

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State Dairy Production Drive

North West Champion · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 7

"Quite apart from export needs, dairy farmers a fee a big task in ensuring that town and city dwellers can obtain all the milk,…

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Geelong Wool Sales. Melbourne

North West Champion · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 1

A hardening tendency for medium or fine comeback-crossbred wools as compared with Tuesday's rates was in evidence at Geelong Wool Sales…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Moree Clips

North West Champion · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 1

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. sold on account of Kirkby Pastoral Co. on Tuesday, 12th April aaaw Super to 92½d…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Values Generally Maintained

North West Champion · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 7

"Privately and at auction, we sold 9,200 bales of wool at our Sydney Sales on Wednesday. Values generally maintained previous day's…

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State Pastoral Conditions

The North Western Courier · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 6

Warm to hot and very humid weather was experienced earlier in the month, but towards the close, day temperatures were milder and nights…

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What Wheat for N.Z. Has Cost

The North Western Courier · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 3

Discussion in the Federal Parliament during the next session to begin on May 18 on the new International Wheat Agreement…

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Wool Report

North West Champion · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 9

On Monday, 11th April, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. brought forward a good average selection in the main of topmaking…

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