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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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Cattle Poisoned. Moree

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 8

Of 1700 cattle sold at the Moree saleyards on Tuesday, 80 were found dead yesterday morning. It is believed they were poisoned through…

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Wheat Silos That Are Not Supported. Farmer Says Too Much Time Lost

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 7

The comparatively small proportion of the wheat in the district that are placed in the local silos, said Mr. E. Field, of Marrar, is the…

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Hay Crops. Wheat and Oats at Trangie

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 5
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While wheaten hay has been grown for many years in the Trangie district, mainly as a feed for farm horses and as a reserve against recurring droughts,…

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Railway Matters. How the Wheat Stands

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 5

The railway authorities estimate that they will for the 1927-28 wheat season only handle what may be called a quarter crop…

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The Wool Case. Some Sensational Evidence. Alleged Conversations Disclosed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 3

Evidence of a somewhat sensational character was given in what is known as the wool conspiracy esse when the heating was resumed…

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English Workmen For Farm and Station City Lads for Country

Western Age · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 4

Farmers and graziers are to be appealed to early in the New Year to take in 100 selected, but inexperienced, men monthly, who are to be brought…

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Weighing Wheat

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 1

The following interesting discussion on the weighing of wheat over railway weigh bridges, took place at the last meeting of the Molong…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 5

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report:—Conditions ruling at our sale sale were the best so far experienced this season. Excited…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 5

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:—This company submitted to the trade on Monday last one of the more…

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Million Bales of Wool

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: Though New South Wales did not experience a good season in 1927, the State managed to produce an…

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Coming Auction Sales Dunedoo Sheep Sale

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 3

O. L. Milling and Company, stock salesmen, Dunedoo, advertise that their next stock sale will be held at Dunedoo on Friday next, when they…

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On the Land. Strong Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 5

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report: A strong market ruled throughout last week, all sections of buyers competing actively, and apparently…

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Preference to Unionists the Position of Farmers

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Molong F. and S. Association, the General Secretary forwarded the following letter: "As some misapprehension…

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The Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 4

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

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The Field Wheat Competition. Agricultural Instructor's Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 8

Concerning the 1927 Field Wheat Competition Mr. B. M. Arthur, Senior Agricultural Instructor, reports to the P.A. and H. Association as follows:—…

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Wool at Best Point of Season Very Strong Demand

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 3

The Secretary Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. writes, 20/1/28:— Excellent competition and very satisfactory clearances have been the…

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Fur Farms. The Value of the Rabbit. Government Inquiry

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 4

The N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) has under consideration the appointment of a committee of inquiry into the possibilities of fur…

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Wool Thief Caught

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 4

At the Coonambic Police Court last week, before Mr. W. S. Bromhead, P.M., John Patrick Funnell, a rabbiter, was charged with stealing, on 6th January…

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Pastoral to Combat Drought. the Rail Factor

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 6

Grazing interests particularly should be pleased ever the fact that the Government has referred to the Public Works Committee a proposed to extend…

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