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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

1,296 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 46 of 65

Sheep Curiosity

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1927 · page 3

Mr. Jonah Brooks, of Gara, has a black merino ewe which has bad three lots of twins. The last batch that arrived a few days ago were ram…

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Riverina Sheep Losses. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1927 · page 2

Very heavy Iosses in sheen are reported to have occurred in the Southern [?]iverina during transit to agistment country. The mortality is att[?]ted to…

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Federal Pastoral Award. Grayndler Dissatisfied. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1927 · page 2

Mr, Grayndler, General Secretary of the A.W.U., considers that the recent Federal award governing the pastoral industry is very unsatisfactory. He…

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The Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1927 · page 2

The price of wheat ex trucks in Sydney to-day is 5/8½…

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Better Farming Train Lecture

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 20 September 1927 · page 3

The matter of fodder conservation is becoming of such importance that ere long it must become an integral part of a farming system, and not one…

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Pastoral Stablisation. "Thorough Inquiry."

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1927 · page 6

Graziers throughout Australia should be interested in the decision of a Sydney conference of representatives of graziers and financial institutions…

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Hayes Wool Scour

The Western Herald · Wednesday 21 September 1927 · page 2

On arrival at the Scour, Lord Stonehaven, was received by Mr L. Hayes and shown over the works. The method of feeding the greasy…

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Farmers' Friends. Secondary Industries

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1927 · page 4

Few persons ever pause to correlate primary industry with the liquor trade. Breweries and distilleries, however, are among the best customers of the…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 September 1927 · page 5

Goldbrough, Mort and Company, Limited, report:—We offered 5652 bales last Monday, and 7195 bales on Thursday, a total of 12,847…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 September 1927 · page 5

Australian, Mercantile, Land and Finance Company Ltd., report:— Sales were continued during last week. The clearances from day to…

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Ensuring the Health of Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 September 1927 · page 9

The second edition of a booklet, "Ensuring the Health of Sheep", by H. A. Veron, has now been published. The booklet contains numerous…

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Victoria's Wheat Yield Reduced. Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 September 1927 · page 8

Mr. H. A. Maulett, Superintendent of Agriculture, states that reports received during the last few weeks indicate the Agricultural…

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On the Land. Wool Market Strong

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 September 1927 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report: —Demand showed full recent strength at our Sydney wool sale last Monday. France was a very…

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Farmer Sent to Prison for Assaulting Kaffir. Capetown

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 September 1927 · page 8

White, a farmer, and former member of the Southern Rhodesian Parliament, was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for assaulting a…

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Sheep for Queensland

Western Age · Friday 23 September 1927 · page 3
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

Large consignments of sheep are being sent to Queensland from Sydney for restocking purposes. As a result of the prolonged drought in many parts of…

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Sheep for Nothing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 September 1927 · page 4
Also in Western Age

Owing to the dry season and dearth of grass in some of the outback parts of the Riverina there is great mortality among sheep. It is stated that large…

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South African Wool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 September 1927 · page 4
Also in Western Age

Improvements in the quality of the South African merino wool sent to the European market were referred to last week by Mr. H. Allen, a wool buyer…

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