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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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Sheep in Australia. Highest for 38 Years

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 July 1929 · page 2

THE Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. C. H. Wickens) reports that the number of sheep in the Commonwealth has risen to the highest…

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On the Land. Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 July 1929 · page 5

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report:—A better tone has prevailed at the closing sales of the current London series, though apparently no…

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A Better Tone the Wool Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 29 July 1929 · page 4

Sehute, Hell and Co, Ltd., report under date of Thursday:- A better tone has prevailed at the closing sales of the current London…

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Wool Prices May Fall London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 29 July 1929 · page 1

The London "Dally Telegraph" wool expert says it will not he surprising if prices fall fourpence to fivepence as compared with last season at the next…

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Wheat Pool Ballot. Vote or Pay £2

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 July 1929 · page 6

THE provisional rolls of wheat-growers entitled to vote in the pool ballot contain a total of 20,200 names. These include sharefarmers…

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Assistance to Necessitious Farmers Scheme to Consolidate Debts

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 July 1929 · page 5

MR. Thorby, Minister for Agriculture, after his recent extensive tour of the drought-stricken areas of New South Wales, during which he…

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Rabbit Fur Farming Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 July 1929 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture told a deputation that he could not see in what way fur farming would affect the pastoral industry, but added…

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Wool Auctions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 6

The London series of sales has concluded and it is satisfactory to know, reports Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd., that, at the close, the market was…

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He Was Hungry and Killed a Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 7

In the Police Court on Monday morning, a young man named Sydney Herbert Smith pleaded guilty to a charge of having killed one sheep, the…

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Still Firm Price of Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 1

Both demand and price continue firm, bagged wheat was selling this morning at 6/- per bushel…

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American Agriculture Farm Relief Alex. Legge Takes Charge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 4

A recent cable from America, to Mr. M. J. Rodney, Managing Director of the International Harvester Company, Melbourne, states that President Hoover…

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Sheep v. Rabbit

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 August 1929 · page 10

HOW much does a rabbit eat? Well, there has been an interesting test conducted recently on a property in the Cowra-Carcoar district. For the…

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Wool Auctions

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 1 August 1929 · page 8

The London series of sales has concluded, and it is satisfactory to know that at the close, the market was stronger than at the opening, and…

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Wheat Prices Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 1 August 1929 · page 1

Bagged wheat was quoted in Sydney this morning at 57…

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Wheat Marketing (To the Editor)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 August 1929 · page 11

Sir,—Some weeks ago I read with interest the account in your paper of the largely attended meeting of district wheatgrowers, held to…

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PASTORAL For Shade and Shelter Points When Planting Trees

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 1 August 1929 · page 3

Shade and shelter as afforded by trees have a very positive economic value in relation to stuck, and in country naturally lacking in trees or which…

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The Wheat Industry (To the Editor.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 August 1929 · page 11

Sir,—In his letter in your issue of July 25, Mr. A. T. White asks why there is no advocacy that primary producers should be protected…

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Wheat Pool Roll Closes August 19

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 August 1929 · page 14

THE question of establishing a wheat pool to handle the next New South Wales crop will be decided on September 13th next by…

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Australian Wool Markets. Their World Influence

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 1 August 1929 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The importance of Austrlaian markets as a force in establishing a world basis for wool values is illustrated by…

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Wool Selling Business. Modification of Zone System

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 1 August 1929 · page 7

The Sydney Woolselling Brokers, in consultation with reprseentatives of the Graziers' Association and the Australian Woolgrowers' Council,…

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