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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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Australian Wool Record. 47d for Wether Fleece

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 5

THE Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. writes:—On 21st March we offered 7,948 bales wool representative of the late…

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The Price of Butter High Enough at 2. What Housewives Think Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 1

The executive of the Housewives' Progressive Association declares that 2- a lb for butter is a sufficiently high price to enable 13 lb. being returned…

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Hand Feeding 76,000 Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 6

A record hand feeding of 76,000 sheep is reported from Corono Station, in the Longreach (Q.) district. Feeding commenced in August, and was still going…

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Russia to Plant More Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 6

One of the largest wheat-growers in America, Mr. Thomas Campbell, of Hardin, Montana, will shortly leave for Russia to select ten million acres of…

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Sheep Stealing. N.Z. Losing Them Wholesale. Auckland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 1

Further reports of sheep stealing in New Zealand show that 3500 sheep were taken from a Canterbury estate. One flock of 800 ewes has completely…

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Australian Wool Record. 47d for Wether Fleece

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 5

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. writes:— On 21st March we offered 7948 bales of wool representative of the late…

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Australian Wool Record 47d. for Wether Fleece

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 5

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers Coy., writes:— On 21st March we offered 7918 bales wool representative of the late…

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Australian Wool Record 47d for Wether Fleece

The Western Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1929 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Coy. writes:— On 21st March we offered 7948 bales of wool representative of the…

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Stud Sheep Export

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 3

No fewer than six local committees suggest that the Federal Government he urged to prohibit the export of stud sheep from Australia." Two other…

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Wool Reports

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: At auction we sold 95 per cent of wool we offered at our Sydney sale on Wednesday last. That volume of…

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Farmers Stand Synthetic Wool Opinion of President Tout

Western Age · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 4

"That "synthetic wool," or any "substitute" for wool, more particularly if manufactured in Australia, should he sold for just what it is, and not be…

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Wheat Harvest Cleaned Up

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 6

According to the Railway Department, all the wheat in the district, with the exception of 122,000 bags has now been cleaned up. From a railway point…

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Wheat Prices Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 1
Also in Western Age

The price of wheat ex trucks at Sydney was quoted at 47 this morning…

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Wongarbon Whispers Sheep Moving Our New Schoolmaster

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 4

A euchre party and dance, promoter by Mrs. E. Pearson and Mrs. it, Cardow, was held on Monday night in aid of the Church of England, and proved…

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PASTORAL Control of Flake Success of the Carbon Tetrach[?] Treatment

Western Age · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 1

"It is doubtful if any work of the Department has had such rapid results as the recommendations regarding the treatment of fluke-infested sheep with…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 14

Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd., offered at auction on Tuesday, 3164 bales, but only a small proportion of good to super merino, the balance…

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Sound Wool Market. Japan's Growing Business

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 12

THE Sydney wool market closed for the Easter recess under gratifying selling conditions. Demand over the last few weeks has…

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Bonus on Wheat Government Unable to Grant It

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 7

In reply to questions by Senator Lynch, last week, the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator Sir George Pearce, said he understood…

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Green Colouration In Wool Investigations Into Its Cause

Western Age · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 1

Though distinctly uncommon, it is not a very rare thine to see wool which shows a greenish discolouration, and at times, a reddish colouration has been…

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