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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1921

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Bourke Sheep Lead

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 November 1921 · page 2

Despite heavy supplies sheep rates were well maintained at Homebush last Thursday. Messrs Honeyman Bios. (Bourke) secured 26s 7d for a…

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Sheep Skins. Selling Freely Now

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 November 1921 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers Co., Op. reports 3/11/21:—Following on the advance in wool values, a much stronger demand has…

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Sheep-fly Control Queensland Experience

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 2

Mr. W. A. Russell, who is conducting a comprehensive series of experiments on various methods of combating the blowfly pest, at his station at Dalmally,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. the Doctrine of Self Help. As Applied to the Farmer

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 9

The Hon. W. P. Dunn, Minister for Agriculture recently pointed out with salutary directness that for some of the difficulties that beset fanning, the…

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Farming and Grazing Land

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 4

Some splendid blocks, ranging in area from 500 to 1600 acres, are offering for private sale on exceptionally liberal terms, in the Goonoo Estate Subdivision,…

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Larras Lake Farm for Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 4

A sale of a Larris Lake farm will be conducted by Messrs J. S. Leeds and Co., at the Foresters' Hall, Orange, on Thursday, November 17. The…

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Cattle Barred

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 2

Tasmania has issued a proclamation prohibiting the importation of cattle for slaughtering from New South Wales owing to the presence of ticks…

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Persian Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 6

A breeder of stud merino sheep in New South Wales, says the "Daily Telegraph," proposes to import the nucleus of a dock of black faced…

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Commercial. Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 2

All good free wools made firm values at last Tuesday's Sydney auctions, but burry lines were ensier. Some Western clips, however, changed hands at firm…

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Wheat Acquisition Bill Defeated. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 4

The Legislative Council last night threw out the Wheat pool Bill by 32 votes to 10. Mr. Trehowan and Sir Joseph Carruthers declared that the…

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Narromine Farming Crop Competitions. the Gospel of Fallowing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 8

The prosperity of wheat growing depends more upon the production per acre, and the average one year with another than upon the area cropped…

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Latest Wires Wheat Marketing Bill. Rejected by Legislative Council. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 4

The Legislative Council rejected the Wheat Marketing Bill by 32 to 19. Mr. Trethowan states that it is now proposed to take advantage of the…

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Waste Lands on Farms

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 3

If farmers generally were as careless with their money as they are with their money's worth, then the amount of interest would not be…

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Ballimore Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 4

Mr. Joseph Raines, of Ballimore, says that he has nothing to really complain about in regard to his prospects of the harvest. He has some poor wheat, and…

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Riverina Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 4

An enthusiastic meeting of farmers was held at Wagga a few days ago to discuss the wages to be paid and hours worked by harvest hands during the…

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A Farmer Who "Woke up."

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 6

In Melbourne, as in most other big cities, there is a tribe of men whose chief occupation is to stroll about Bourke-street, and wait outside the railway station, in order to meet…

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Meteorological. Bourke Cattle Sale

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 November 1921 · page 2

Mr. J. Rice will sell by public auction on Wednesday, November 16, at the Showground Yards, 120 head of good, sound, store Queensland…

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New Season's Wheat

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 November 1921 · page 2

As a result of the defeat of the Wheat Pool Bill local wheat buyers are already actively engaged in making arrangements for direct buying from the…

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Wheat Pool Bill Rejected by the Legislative Council

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 November 1921 · page 3

The Legislative Council rejected the Wheat Marketing Bill. In moving the second reading, Mr. Kavanagh emphasised that the Bill which provided a…

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Re-introduction of Wheat Bill

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 15 November 1921 · page 2

The A.L.P. Executive last night appointed a deputation to wait upon the Cabinet to-day to suggest the advisability of re-introducing the Wheat…

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