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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1930

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Narromine Show Horses and Cattle Out

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 7

A largely attended committee meeting of the above society, held on Wednesday, February 26, decided to carry on with a two days show, but to delete…

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Wool Demand Keen. Wider Competition

The Western Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 2

The Secretary Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Coy. reports:— On the 25th February we offered 5,036 bales comprising the most…

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The Wool Industry Position Still Serious Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 1

The annual report of the Producers' Association's Central Council, says that wool prices are still very greatly below the cost of production, and that the…

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Righting Our Wrongs Farmers' Rates Medium for Adjustment

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 7

At the request of the Council of the Farmers and Settlers, sitting in Sydney last week, Mr. David Kelly, of Wongarbon, has forwarded the following…

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Wheat Growing. Without Aid of Owned Sheep. Local Farmer's Views

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 7

THE following is a copy of a paper read by Mr. N. Hubbard, of Wongarbon, at the agricultural societies' district conference, held at Molong…

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Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 8

THE following poem appeared in a recent issue of the, "Sydney Morning Herald":— The wheat, the wheat, the waving…

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Local Wheat Price

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 8

The local price of wheat to-day is 4/- per bushel…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 10

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. report: In order that allocations for the concluding sales of the series might be adjusted prior to buyers…

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Use More Wool

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 1

Country interests are coming in solidly behind the "Use More Wool" exhibition which will be held at David Jones, Ltd., Sydney, on April 7 to 17…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., wire on Wednesday:—We sold 5200 bales of wool at our Sydney auction today. Continental, Japanese, American and…

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No Railway Rebates If Farmers Transport Wool by Road

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 10

THE attitude of farmers who claim a rebate when they use the railways for transporting starving sheep, and then send their wool to market by…

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The Man on the Land. Pastoral, Agricultural, Dairying, Poultry. Agricultural Mexican Poppy. Its Identification and Control

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 6

Mexican Puppy (Argemone mexican) is a rather tall prickly plant with large yellow flowers; it is sometimes known as Prickly Poppy, Blue…

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Sowing of Wheat. the Question of Depth

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 6

The ultimate objective of all the attention given the fallow is the best possible seed-bed in which to place the seed, and it is essential if…

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The Use of Wool Influence For Expansion

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: —For a long period the excessive cost of wollen goods has undoubtedly been a hindrance to the consumption…

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Wool and Its Uses Price an Attraction

Western Age · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 4
Also in The Wellington Times

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— Judging by recent wool selling experience in Sydney consumers abroad are confident of finding ready use for…

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"Use More Wool." Campaign Starts in April

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 10

COUNTRY interests are coming in solidly behind the "Use More Wool" exhibition which will be held at David Jones' Ltd., Sydney, on April…

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An "All-wool" Aussie Col. Bruxner's Reprimand

Western Age · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 1

Here is a well-merited rebuke from a champion of Australia and Australianism. It refers to Col. Bruxner, and the…

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Wheat Prospects. Dry Conditions in the Central West

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 10

FURTHER good soaking rains are urgently required in that portion of the central west of which Dubbo is the centre, according to a report by…

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Use More Wool. Exhibition at David Jones, Ltd

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 2

Country interests are coming in solidly behind the "Use More Wool" exhibition which will be held at David Jones, Ltd., Sydney, on April 7 to…

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