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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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Sheep at Homebush

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 5 August 1929 · page 2

Wineheombe, Carson Ltd. report Offerings at the Homebush sheep and lamb auctions last Thursday totalled 39,000 head. The more limited supply…

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Commercial the Wool Season

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 5 August 1929 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd report under date of Thursday:-- The only news of interest during the week relates to the weather in the…

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On the Land. Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 August 1929 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report: A few fortunate pastoralists benefited materially by the rainfall lest week, but in the majority…

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The Wool Market. Full Catalogues Assured Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd. report

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 5 August 1929 · page 4

A few fortunate pastoralists have benefited materially by the rainfall last week, but in the majority of cases the fall has hern insufficient to…

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Compulsory Levy Recommended For "Use More Wool" Campaign Attitude of Graziers' General Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 5 August 1929 · page 6

A meeting of the General Council of the Graders' Association of New South Wales unanimously carried a resolution recommending a compulsory levy for…

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The Smile of the Farmer

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 5 August 1929 · page 2

Farmers in the Dubbo district have cultivated happier smiles since the recent ruin fell, They still want more, however, in order to ensure the crops…

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Soldier Settlers Conference Continues Wheat and Sheep Resolutions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 5

"That this conference suggests to the Government that Southern Europeans whether naturalised or otherwise, should not be permitted…

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Sheep From Gular

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 4

Smallor supplies of sheep and Jambs Cave, additional strength to bidding, at the Homebush auctions last Thursday. Only 30,000 head wore penned. The…

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Wool Auctions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 6

Pitt, Son find Badgery report that business during the past week has been limited mainly to locally-treated wools, the market for which is not…

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Merino Wool Clip Shortage Foreshadowed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 3

An erroneous impression appears to [?] held abroad that Australia is about [?] shear another record clip of merino [?] That is incorrect. Australia…

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Slight Decline In Price of Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 1

The market was a shale easier to-day, bagged wheat selling at 5/11 per bushel…

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World's Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 6

THE world's wheat crop for [?] is likely to be insufficient [?] meet the consumptive demand, [?] the Agricultural Market [?]…

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"Use More Wool"

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 6
Also in Western Age

THE "Dispatch" feels confident that the woolgrowers of the Macquarie will be behind the Graziers' Association in the "Use More Wool" campaign. Unanimously, the General Council of the Association declared for a compulsory levy up to 5- per £100 on net receipts, and urged the starting…

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Bagged Wheat Sydney

Western Age · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 3
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

Bagged wheat was quoted to-day at 5/10 per bushel…

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Wheat Pool Sydney, Th[?]

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 8

The Farmers and Settl[?] ence carried a motion, ur[?] referendum be held throu[?] Commonwealth on the [?]…

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Farmers and Settlers Want Referendum Covering Compulsory Wheat Pool Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 1
Also in Western Age

The Farmers and Settlers' conference carried a motion urging that a referendum he held throughout the Commonwealth on the question of…

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Seed Wheat. Request to Government

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 1

SPEAKING at the F. and S. meeting at West Wyalong, Mr. H. S. Marshman asked if anything could be done by way of approaching the…

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