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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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State's Wheat Areas Total 4,420,200 Acres Record Acreage since Patriotic Effort in War Years

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 October 1928 · page 8

A favourable sowing season and a general desire to recoup last season's crop failures have resulted in the sowing of the State's largest…

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The Wheat—and Other Worries

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 October 1928 · page 9

I lunched with kind Mrs. Dixon and family, finding that the 350 of crop was not too bad. Even that eaten by 'hoppers will yield wheat. A hundred…

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The Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 October 1928 · page 1

The price of wheat ex trucks in Sydney to-day is 4/8 1/2 per bushel…

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Pars From Various Sources. Enormous Capacity of Wheat Silos

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 October 1928 · page 7

The State Wheat Commissioner states that all silos will be ready to receive wheat as soon as it arrives. Elevator plants will be in operation at…

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Dairyman Fined. Breaches of Award. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 October 1928 · page 1

In the Industrial Magistrate's Court Gerald Barber, dairyman, of Harbord, was fined £10, with costs, for committing a breach of the dairymen's award…

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Straying Sheep Damage to Wheat Crop

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 October 1928 · page 3

At the Bathurst District Court, before Judge Ferguson and a jury of four, Victor Roylance Taylor, of Peel, claimed £500 damages from…

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The Wheat Crop That Really Pays

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 October 1928 · page 2

It is the good crop in the had year that spells profit in wheat growing, and it is the safeguard which it affords in such a season that makes…

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Wool Auctions

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 October 1928 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., report:—The sales held during last week displayed a buoyant tone, and fairly extensive clearances have…

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The Wool Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 29 October 1928 · page 3

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., reports:-- Buoyaney, and disappearance of the pessi[?] of earlier days of this season what our [?]…

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South-west Wheat Many Good Areas

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 29 October 1928 · page 5

A trip through the wheal belt west of the Temor[?]-Wyalong hinterland was made this weekly the Chief Instruc[?]ural Instructor (Mr. [?]. C. Stoning),…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 October 1928 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd. report: Buoyancy and disappearance of the pessimistic forecasts of earlier days of this season (what one writer,…

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Security in Wheat Growing The Advantages of Fallowing

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 October 1928 · page 6

THE system known as fallowing is a method of dry farming peculiarly suited to Australian conditions. In brief, it is a method of soil…

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Parasite for New Wheat Pest? World-Wide Importance

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 October 1928 · page 4

THERE has been an important and unexpected development in connection with the investigation of the new wheat pest that was reported…

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Wellington's Wheat Harvest. A 14 Bushel Yield Average

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 October 1928 · page 3

Despite many alarming rumours, that the Wellington district wheat crip is a failure, owing to the unfavourable season,…

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Wanted Him to Go Cattle Duffing. Perth, W.A.

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 October 1928 · page 2

Thomas Lindsay Smith, a boy, who is alleged to have killed his employer, John Ibbott, near Perth, says that Ibbott suggested that he should…

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Perth Tragedy Inciting to Crime Suggested Cattle Duffing PERTH

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 29 October 1928 · page 1

According to Thomas Lindsay Smith, who is alleged to have killed ids [?] plover, John [?]boll, the latter suggested that the lad should go cattle duffing…

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Wool in Wider Demand Effects of Artificial Silk

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 29 October 1928 · page 6

Winchcombe, Curson Ltd. report: Confidence bus replaced nervousness on the wool market and bitterly competition bus embraced buye[?]s from all…

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Wool Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 31 October 1928 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited report as follow:— We submitted our fifth catalogue…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Wednesday 31 October 1928 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. wired as follows on Thursday:— We have sold 5800 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Wednesday…

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Sheep Mortality Poison in Young Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 1 November 1928 · page 8

Many deaths have occurred among sheep grafting on wheat crops, or in paddocks of self-sown wheat, in the south and south-western districts of…

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