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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1915

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Wool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 4
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

Mr. T. Coulstock, Talbragar-street, asks us to announce that he is prepared to buy wool in any quantities at highest market rates, cash on delivery…

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Gulabgambone Station Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 4

Though supplies were again heavy at last Monday's Homebush sales values held fairly well. Buyers were in good attendance and keen for business…

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Heavy Sheep Mortality

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 16

Mr. C. S. McPhillamy, of Warroo, has suffered a heavy loss amongst a mob of sheep recently purchased by him in the Dubbo district. There…

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Wheat Warrants

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 5

The Minister of Agriculture last week made a statement explaining the scheme which has been decided upon to issue warrants for wheat stored on…

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Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 5

Hill, Clark and Co., Ltd., report 1st. November that they offered some good average wools from New England, Western and North-Westcrn districts,…

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Government Wheat Area

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 16

In reply to some criticism regarding crops on the Government wheat area at Trannie, Ministers point out that there is a crop of 12 to 16…

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New Season's Wheat

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 5

A certain amount of speculative baling and selling of the new season's wheat has been going on for weeks past, practically all over the…

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Mrs. Harper's Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 4

Mrs.E. Harper, of Cockleshell Corner, has 800 acres of splendid wheat—it is the usual good fortune of this grand old lady. But she deserves it,…

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District Wool Offerings

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 12

Catalogues at last Monday's Sydney wool auctions included a number of district wools. Prices for good wools in many cases oven showed an…

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Beanbah Station Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 4

Messrs. w. Lax Wilcox and Son's Bennbah station wool, from Coonamble, made [?] per lb. for crossbred fleece at Winchcombe, Carson's Sydney…

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A New Wheat District

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 16

A striking instance of the development following on railway construction is afforded in the Dunedoo district. Six years ago the landholders there grew a…

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German Savagery. Wounded in Cattle Truck

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 17

A letter has been received by Mr. J. Neil Barclay, of Challis House, from a personal friend, who is a doctor, serving in the vicinity of Hooge,…

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The Wheat Crop. 53,734,000 Bushels in Sight. Thirteen-bushel Average

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 7

Conditions in the wheat districts, present a very striking and happy contrast, compared with last year. The reports from the different wheat…

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Only a Bag of Wheat!

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 13

Last year the wheat growers of Australia were up against it, through the worst drought they had known. They had such a struggle that there…

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An Interesting Case. Berida Pastoral Co. v Whiteman Bros

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 9

A case which aroused a good deal of interest and argument eventuated at the local Police Court on Thursday last, before Mr A. R. Perry,…

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Trip to Mungeribar. Through the Wheat Country

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 3

A trip west from Dubbo at the present time to the confinces of the Trangie district, through Dickygundi and Narromine, inspires the utmost confidence…

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Blood Stock Farm

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 16

Mr. Haynes asked Mr. Grahame in Parliament on Tuesday if the Government was justified in a time of financial stringency in purchasing a…

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The Gilgandra Weekly Gilgandra, Friday Nov. 5, 1915 Mundooran Crops

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 10

There are 20,000 acres under crop in the Mundoorau district this year. Three years ago there were only 9,000 acres. Some of the principal…

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The Trangle Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 7

When the Ministers were at the farm were in splendid condition. They wore purchased by the Department for £1 per head, have since returned 10s…

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