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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1925

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On The Land. Japan As a Wool Buyer

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—Wool markets in Sydney and Brisbane, proceeding with the influence of strong Japanese bidding…

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Mortality in Sheep

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 2

Many flockowners in Narromine and Trangle districts report more or less heavy mortality amongst their flocks No one appears to understand the…

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Teaching Lads to Farm

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 4

During the recent holidays the "Daily Telegraph" organised a boys' camp. When the camp broke up several of the lads expressed a strong desire to go…

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Orange Cattle and Sheep Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 6

Messrs Leeds Brothers and Bedford Taylor and Western, auctioneers in conjunction, will yard 2000 head of high-class shorthorn cattle…

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Weekly Sheep Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 6

Local setting agents are endeavouring to resuscitate the weekly stock sales in Wellington and with this object in view sales are being…

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Wool Auctions

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 9

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report:— The market of late has caused considerable concern amongst those…

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15,000 Sheep at Auction

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 6

McNeilly, Crampton and Martin, Ltd., auctioneers, advertise a sale of 15,000 mixed sheep, which will take place at the Orange Corporation…

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On The Land. Wool Auctions

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 5

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report having offered at auction on Tuesday, 3700 bales of wool. There was good competition for wool…

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Under-Quality Wheat. Conference to Be Held

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 5

Wheat harvested since the recent rains and now arriving at the Molong district silos and railway stations is showing marked loss of…

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Bamboo, the King of Grasses. Oriental Tree, Related to Wheat, Has Myriad Uses

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 5

Belonging to the grass family, bamboo is at once the king of all grasses and the king of all trees, if we judge trees by their usefulness to a large…

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Goulburn Special Sheep Sale

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 6

The cheapest place to buy good sheep at the present time is said to be Goulburn, and W. R. Wheatley will sell at that centre on Tuesday next. 17th…

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Wheat. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 6

The overseas market for wheat is weak and inactive. Local business, necessarily, is slack. Growers' lots receded 2d to 63 ex truck. Farmers are…

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Wheat Prices. Sydney

Western Age · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 1

Wheat is inuch easier at Alexandria to-day, being quoted at 6/6 and 6/8 a bushel. There is a scarcity of choice wheaten…

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Wool Dropping. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 6

At the wool sales yesterday prices showed a further decline of from 5 to 7 per cent. Melbourne advices state that it has been decided to in future…

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District Wheat Figures. Last Week's Outgoing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 2

The following figures, obtained by courtesy of officials of the District Superintendent's Office, show the number of bags of wheat despatched from the…

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The Wheat Market London Quiet But Steady

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 4

Dated February 11th, the Lindley Walker Co-op. Wheat Company writes as follows:—"Our London cable quotes the market…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report:— Our last catalogue contained 3,722 bales, and included a number of…

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Reduced Wool Offerings

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—The decision of the National Wool Council to reduce wool offerings in Australia by 50 per cent. from 23rd…

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The Fall in Wool—its Effects and Causes

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report:—The wool market has unquestionably not maintained the reputation for buoyancy it established earlier…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2

A private wheat agent has received advices from Liverpool to the effect that the market has [?]llied by big Continental and Oriental takings, but the…

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