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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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Commercial Good General Wool Demand Opening Values Maintained

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 16 September 1929 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd reports:-- France was the most vigorous operator at our Sydney wool side on Wednesday last. Good bidding was also…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool. Yes Has Not the Requisite Votes

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 September 1929 · page 3

THE counting of votes in connection with the poll on the compulsory wheat pool was continued throughout Saturday and yesterday…

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Defeated the Wheat Pool Result of Ballot SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 16 September 1929 · page 1

For the second time the wheat growers have rejected the [?]for a compulsory wheal pool under the pro[?]he Marketing of Primary Products Act. The[?] Poll which closed…

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Wool and General Values Re-adjustments Seem Inevitable Costs of Production Problem

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 16 September 1929 · page 2

With the wool sales gone as far as they have we know-- we trust-- the worst! Now It is a matter of readjustments, which temporarily may hurt…

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District News Topics of Trangie C.W.A. Meets. the Wool Season Concert Kiddies Make Good

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 16 September 1929 · page 5

Tottenham mines are still booming along, and provided the price of copper keeps its present price the industry should provide employment for a…

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Did the Sheep Stray? P.P. Board Prosecution

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1929 · page 4

Dubbo P.P. Board proceeded against Norman Gore for droving sheep on a T.S.R. without a permit or statement Mr. A. D. Booth (Booth and Nelson)…

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Slight Improvement In Wheat Prices Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1929 · page 1

The demand this morning was brisk, and prices hardened a little. Bulk wheat sold at 5/7 and bagged lots at 5/9 per bushel…

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Farming Question Expert Enters Field Views Are Invited

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1929 · page 1

[?] is the fourth issue or "The [?]" in which interesting letters [?]ppeared on the above question—[?] versus modern farming. The…

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Walgett Quarter Sessions. Wool Stealing Case

The Western Herald · Wednesday 18 September 1929 · page 2

On the 11th instant at Walgett before His Honor, Judge Thompson, William Edmund Madden was charged with stealing 41 sheep skins, the…

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PASTORAL Feeding of Sheep Principles Calling for Closer Study

Western Age · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 2

The principles affecting the feeding of sheep are studied even less than those affecting the feeding of other animals, observes the Chief Veterinary…

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Failure of Wheat Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 6

The continued sultry and boisterous weather conditions are having a disastrous effect on the wheat crops in the district, and the railway authorities…

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'POSSUMS v SHEEP

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 2

At the Brisbane auction sales recently (says an exchange) opossum skins sold as high as 203/ per dozen, or about 17/ per skin. About 300,000…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 4
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The Secretary Farmers and Graziers Co-op Co. reports 17th September:-- For our first sale we offered 6,738…

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Wool Season Closing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 6

The wool season in the Far West is practically finished, and a decided decrease in the number of bales dispatched on the railways is apparent. Some…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 10

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd. offered at auction on Tuesday, 4020 bales, chiefly from western districts, and a small selection from the…

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Wool Clip Decrease

Western Age · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 2

It is roughly estimated that the Cobar district wool clip will be 4000 bales short of last year's figures…

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Big Prices for Fat Cattle

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 9
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-Op. Co. Ltd. reports, 18th September:—Values now ruling for fat cattle at the Homebush Yards…

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Opening Wool Sales. Good Competition

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report Judging by their operations at the initial Sydney wool sales of the season, French consumers are satisfied…

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