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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

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Wool Carting with Difficulty

Western Age · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 3

Lorries carting Mr. Murray's 1931 [?] from Bellsgrove have had nothing but boggy roads since carting commenced. They are still hauling loads…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool Why Farmers Should Vote for It Protect Your Industry

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 3

With reference to some glaring and misleading statements that are being circulated to wheat growers in connect on with the approaching…

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Impaled on Sheep Shears Vermin Inspector's Death

Western Age · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 1

G R. Carter, inspector of Vermin in the Birhood district, was killed in extraordinary circumstances when he was impaled on a pair of sheep shears…

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London Wool Sales London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 1

The wool sales opened at a five per cent, to ten per cent, decline…

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Local and General Brisbane Wool Sales

Western Age · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. received the following wire from their Brisbane office: "More widely distributed competition experienced Brisbane sales…

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Wheat Marketing Bill. Passes First Reading 312 Millions Extra If Price Had Been Fixed at 4- Last Year CANBERRA

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 1

The Minister for Markets (Mr. Parker Moloney) yesterday introduced into the House of Representative the Wheat Marketing Bill, the first reading of…

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Stud Sheep Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 2

At the 59th annual stud sheep sales in Sydney during the week, some big prices were realised, over 600 gns. being paid for one ram…

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Sydney Sheep Sales

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 2

Many district graziers were present at the annual sheep sales, which opened at the wool stores of Messrs. Goldsbrought, Mort and Co.. Ltd.,…

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Kurrajong Wool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 6

Wattles like shale, and as they get penty at Kurrajong, the graceful and useful green and black varieties of the widely distributed acacia…

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The Wheat Pool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 2

BY to-morrow week the farmers of New South Wales have to make their decision, one way or the other, 1 regarding a compulsory wheat pool…

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Bureau Agricultural Butter Factory Mentioned. Interesting Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the Wellington Agricultural Bureau was held at the Bureau rooms on Tuesday night List, but unfortunately the…

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Wheat Poll Unkind to Billy Dunn

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 7

The "Cowra Guardian"' gets the following off its chest in regard to the proposed wheat pool:— "Farmers are being told—even by…

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America and Wool Her Indirect Influence

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 5
Also in Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh

THOUGH the United States is not nowadays a large purchaser of wool in Australia, indirectly her actions have of recent times been of…

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Compulsory Pooling Condemned Gilgandra Meeting Opposed To Proposal Local Wheat Growers Defence Association to be Formed

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 4

Just on 50 farmers of Gilgandra and district assembled at the meeting convened by Mr. McDermott in the Crystal palace…

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District Conditions For Month of June Rain Hampers Farmers

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 5

More rain, and still more rain has given the western landown-er a superabundance of a requirement not at all in demand…

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For the Farmer a Kindly Thought

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 3

In the House on Tuesday, Mr. A. McClelland (Dubbo) asked the Minister for Agriculture if his Department had decided, owing to the lateness of the…

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Advances to Farmers. Sowing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. A. McClelland said: I wish to ask the Minister for Agriculture if his Department has decided, owing to the…

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Dairying Vital Information for the Beginner. What To Do And What Not To Do. Pigs

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 7

WITH dairying, if only on a small scale, pigs should be seriously considered, and the best breed or breeds is the Berkshire, Tamworth cross…

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Wireless Talks to Farmers a New Departmental Service

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 8

It is almost ten years since the possibilities of wireless as a means of lessening the isolation of rural dwellers were first demonstrated to…

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