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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1931

2,019 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 61 of 101

Local Jottings Sheep Sale at Yeoval

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 August 1931 · page 2

Mr. Leo F. Miller will hold a special sheep sale on Wednesday next, 12th August, at Mr. W. Tremain's yards, "Bellevue," Yeoval, and will…

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On the Land Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 August 1931 · page 5

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd., report: —There is little to report except that wool is steadily arriving in store, and there should be representative…

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Vitality Pills for Dubbo Businessmen "Narromine News" on Butter Factory Proposal

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 10 August 1931 · page 2

That Dubbo business men are badly in need of vitality pills to stir them from their lethargy is the opinion expressed by the…

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Wheat Market Bulk and Bagged Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1931 · page 1

At this morning's sales bulk wheat sold at 2/4 per bushed and bagged at 2/5…

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Farmer's Fate Torn by Plough And Shockingly Injured Condobolin

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1931 · page 1

Falling under the knife-edged dise of his plough Andrew Peric (36), farmer, of Derriwong, near Gondobolin, yesterday received shocking injuries…

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Farmers & Settlers Conference

The Western Herald · Tuesday 11 August 1931 · page 2

The Farmers and Settlers Conference carried a motion that adult franchise provisions in Local Government Act should be abolished, and old…

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Watching the Wool Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 12 August 1931 · page 2

With shearing in full swing, Dubbo district farmers are keenly diagonising the wool market. According to Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., current…

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Slave Grown Wheat Protest Against Importation of Russian Grain Farmers and Settlers' Request

Western Age · Wednesday 12 August 1931 · page 1

The Farmers and Settlers' conference carried a motion strongly protesting to the British Government against the use of Russia slave grown wheat…

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Wheat Markets Standing Still Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1931 · page 1

There was no change in to-day's market. Bulk wheat sold at 2/4 per bushel and bagged at 2/5…

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Wheat Growers Gather Local Branch of Defence Association Formed List of Officers Elected

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 13 August 1931 · page 1

There was only a moderate attendance at the meeting of district wheat growers held in the Memorial Institute on…

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Farmers in Distress Appeal for Relief Consideration Promised Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1931 · page 1

The Secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, at Cambridge, recently forwarded a request to the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) that…

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Dubbo Junior Farmers Organiser Breakwell Pays a Most Welcome Visit

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1931 · page 4

Mr. E. Breakwell, organiser of the School Agriculture, and Mr. B. M. Arthus, senior agricultural instructor, inspected, on Tuesday and Wednesday…

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The Farm Home Home-craft

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 August 1931 · page 9

It is in the nature of man to look upon man's work as the more serious and exacting, but few farmers would depreciate the part played by…

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

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 August 1931 · page 7

WHICH pays the better—to devote the skim milk available on the dairy farm to the rearing of calves or to the feeding of pigs? In the…

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Young Enthusiasts Their Gardens and Stock Progress of Dubbo Junior Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 3

Mr. A. E. Breakwell, Organiser of School Agriculture, accompanied by Mr. Bruce Arthur, Senior Agricultural Instructor, inspected the work of…

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Russian Wheat Cost of Crop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1931 · page 3

The estimated cost of production of the crop just harvested on the Gigant State farm, the largest in Russia, is 2/1 per bushel. Final figure are now…

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Wool & Wheat Meat & Mutton Orange Stock Market Dry Day for Once

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1931 · page 6

Thursday was a dry day and there was a much better attendance, reports MccNeilly, Crampton and Martin Ltd. A Southern buyer was operating and…

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Russian Butter Minister's Statement

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1931 · page 6

Mr. Parker Moloney, Minister for Markets, said that he had received advice from the Dairy Produce Export Board that the statement that Russia…

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Three Lectures in the Dubbo District Stomach and Lung Worms in Sheep and Cattle Veterinary Officer's Visit Appreciated

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1931 · page 5

Both stomach and lung-worm infestation have been causing a good deal of trouble amongst sheep, and in cattle stomach worms have caused some…

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Footrot in Sheep Copper Sulphate Best

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1931 · page 7

Owing to fire e[?] wet season. through[?] mood of the State, foot-rot in sheep has because [?]ely prevalent, but it is satisfactory to note, writes the…

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