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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1920

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Primary Production The Wheat Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 5

Mr. E. Southwell of Trundle, writing to his son, Mr. H. P. Southwell, of the staff of the Commercial Bank, Dubbo, says if farmers were to…

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Market Reports. Farmers and Graziers' Co

Western Age · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 3

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-Operative Grain, Insurance and Agency Co., Ltd., report under date 25th September, 1920, as follows:—…

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Terramungamine Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 1

At the last, meeting of Th[?] Shire Council the president (Councillor W. H. Godwin) and the overseer (Mr. J. Sheridan) stated that the…

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Wyanga Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 1

Mr. W. K. Tink, of Wilton, Wyanga, who was in Dubbo to attend the meeting of the Dubbo Pastures Protestion Board on Tuesday night, is quite…

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The Drop in Wool Values. No Need for Pessimism

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 October 1920 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd, whites:—"The news of a drop in prices at London wool sales is unfortunate, bat not altogether unexpected. Failure to…

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Successful Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 2

Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., auctioneers, Orange, held another highly successful sale of store cattle at the Corporation Yards, Orange, on…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., received the following wire from Adelaide:—"American and French buyers principal bidders Adelaide wool sales…

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Sheep From the West

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 1

Winchombe, Carson Ltd., report that their sales at Homebush last Thursday included the following district lines:--Crossbred wethers from…

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Farmers in Conference. Delegates Meet in Durbo. Parity Price for Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 4

On Thursday night on important con ference of delegates from the Castleroagh and Macquarie District Councils of the F.S.A. was held at the Protestant…

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Conference of Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 3

A conference of farmers representative of the old electorates of the Castlereagh and the Macquarie was held in Dubbo on Friday night, Mr. S. S…

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Notes and Comments. Dairy Supervision Act

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 2

Mr. W. W. Baird has been complimented by hundreds on the action he took at a recent meeting of the shire council when he moved that the…

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Cattle Trucking

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 2

Every train from Bourke conveys large consignment of cattle to the city and other markets. On Monday morning last Mr. H. M. Ware (on account…

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Wool

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 2

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., report under date 30th Sept., 1620:—Since the last Auction Sales in 1916 the Wool Trade of Australia has been…

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Successful Cattle Sale

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 2

Messrs Bedford, Taylor and Weston Ltd., Auctioneers, Orange, held another highly successful sale of store cattle at the Coloration Yards, at…

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800 Cattle

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 3

The next special cattle sale at Wellington is being held on October 13, when Messrs. Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., will sell at the local…

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Kooba Station Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 3

An absolutely unreserved clearing sale of 40,000 Kooba station sheep will be conducted by Messrs. Wilkinson and Lavender and Dalgety and So., Ltd…

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Farmers in Conference the Wheat Question

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 6

A conference of delegates of the Castlereagh and Macquarie F.S.A. District Councils was held in Dubbo last Week, Mr. S. S. Hunt, president of the…

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Interesting Wool Figures

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 9

That the pastoral industry in Australia is a live and growing thing, and that a very positive improvement has been effected in the production of wool per…

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Tree-wool. Interesting Name Histories

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 7

Do you know that cotton was once called tree-wool? The earliest mention of this useful household commodity, cotton, was by Herodotus, who spoke of it…

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Price of Wheat. Mr. Trethowan's Advice

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 6

Mr. A. K. Trethowan addressed a representative meeting of farmers in the Marrar district, which was called to discuss the serious position in regard…

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