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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

1,761 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 33 of 89

Lifting 'Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 2

When a sheep has to be put upon its feet, especially of it happens to be an old owe or the wool is heavy with wet or mud care should be exercised…

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Price of Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 1

Bagged wheat sold to-day at 4/6 per bushel…

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Serious Situation At Butter Factory Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 1

The report from the Government Analyst, received at police headquarters this morning, bears out the story of strychnine being found in a can of…

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Alleged Wheat Thieves Arrested at Rankin Springs Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 1

Recently there have been shortages of wheat from railywa trucks at Rankin Springs. Detectives were sent to the scene to investigate, with the…

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Feeding Sheep. in Drought Periods. Feeding Value and Cost of Rice. (To the Editor)

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 2

Sir,—The present, unfortunately, is a time when very many graziers and farmers are face to face with the problem of hand feeding their…

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The May Crops in Dubbo District

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 8

Mr. B. M. Arthur, Senior Agricultural Instructor, has courteously supplied a copy of his report for May, on the condition of crops, etc., in the…

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Lice-infested Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 3

Mr. Arnold, P.M., Orange, fined a Wellington deafendant £2 and costs for offering lice-Infected sheep for sale in Orange yards. The…

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The Wheat Industry Farmers Favour Federal Pool

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 5

LAST Saturday one of the largest attended meetings ever held in Forbes took place, at which matters affecting the interests of the wheat…

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Export of Stud Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 3

The Junee branch of the Farmers' and Graziers' Associations have tabled motions for the next conferences, protesting against the export of stud…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., re-port:—Apathy best describes the attitude of wool buyers at the moment, due no doubt in the case of…

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On the Land. Wool Auctions

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 5

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., report—Transactions in wool during the week have been confined, splely to fellmongers' parcels of scoured…

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Next Wheat Harvest. Only New Sacks to be Accepted

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 3

A matter that will interests wheat growers generally is the bagging of the next harvest, and in this connection we draw…

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The Wool Season Apathy of Buyers Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd., report:--

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 5

Apathy best describes the attitude of wool buyers at the moment, due, no doubt, in the ease of Bradford representatives to uncertainty as to the…

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To Maintain and Increase Use of Wool Support For Proposed Campaign Patriotism and Self Preservation

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 6

Significant support of the proposals drawn up by the Wool Publicity Committee of the Graziers' Association for a "Use More Wool" Campaign is…

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Trees Cut Eugowra Farmer Fined Candid Admission

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 4

When Thomas E. Wilcox, a farmer of Sylvania, Eugowra, wanted some poles be went on to some Crown, lands near his place…

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Crops of Dubbo Outlook Not Cheerful Instructor Arthur's Report

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 5

The following report on the condition of crops in the Dubbo centre has been issued by Senior Agricultural Inspector (Mr. B. M…

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Sacks for Wheat Harvest

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1929 · page 1

A matter that will interest wheat growers generally is the bugging of the next harvest, and in this connection we beg to draw special attention to the…

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Big Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 June 1929 · page 8

Those on the look out for good quality cattle should note the advertisement in this issue, announcing the sale of 2000 head at…

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Lice-infested Sheep

Western Age · Thursday 6 June 1929 · page 4

Mr. Arnold, P.M., Orange, fined a Wellington defendant £2 and costs for offering lice-infected sheep for sale in Orange yards. The…

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Export of Stud Sheep

Western Age · Thursday 6 June 1929 · page 4

The Junee branch of the Farmers' and Graziers' Associations have tabled motions for the next conference. pretesting against the export of stud…

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