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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

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Bleached Wheat Its Milling Value

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 2

Dissatisfaction with the reduced price for even slightly bleached wheat was expressed by delegates to the recent annual conference of…

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Sheep King Passes Vale, Edmund Jowett

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1936 · page 5

In the midst of my Easter revel came the sad tidings of the death of Edmund Jowett, the sheep king of Australia. Both in their heyday, what…

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Wool and Top Markets Woolgrowing Wethers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1936 · page 8

Though owing to the holiday period, demand for wool privately has not recently been brisk, in Sydney, the Yorkshire top market has shown recovery on…

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Big Wheat Transaction Has Its Sequel Farmer and Buyer at Variance Over £4490 for Purchase of 12,000 Bags

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1936 · page 6

A case of considerable interest to wheatgrowers and buyers was heard before Mr. Justice Davidson, in the Supreme Court (civil jurisdiction) at Dubbo this week. Frederick Davis, a farmer and grazier, of Goonumbla, near Parties, proceeded against John Francis…

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Ballimore Farmers Want Rain Personal and General

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1936 · page 4

Mrs. Pont has left for her annual holidays, which will be spent with her parents in Maitland. Ballimore Tennis Club held its first…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 April 1936 · page 5

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. report:—Brisbane sales commence to-day (Monday), 7th inst. Approximately 50,000…

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Bowhay and Sons Win Cup with Sheep

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 April 1936 · page 4

The "National Advocate" Cup, valued at £10/10/-, for the best pen of three merino ewes, attracted strong competition at the Bathurst…

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Sheep Drowned Caught in Spring Tide Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 April 1936 · page 1

Caught by an abnormal spring tide in a gully at White Cliffs, at North Taranaki, New Zealand, 400 sheep were drowned or killed…

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Sheep Parasite A New Aspect

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 4

In recent years there has been a tendency to att[?] almost any ill-thriving condition of lambs to worm in[?]tion. So much so that in many cases lambs are [?] being treated for worms when their diseased conditions [?]…

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Austral Butter Its Spreadability Proved London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 1

Commonwealth dairy interests to-day arranged a test, at Australia House, to establish whether Australian butter is hard to spread. Dr. Earle Page spread…

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Our Wool Cheque

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 2

While the Wellington, district, is not regarded as an essentially wool growing centre, it will come as a surprise to many to know just…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 3

Schute, Bell ami Co. Ltd. report: We sell on Tuesday next, when we shall offer 2600 bales. The sales in Brisbane opened firmly with good…

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Annual Sheep Show Schedule Issued

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 7

The New South Wales Sheepbreeders' Association has issued its schedule for the 41st annual sheep show, which…

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Annual Sheep Show Sydney in Mid-June

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 8

The New South Wales Sheepbreeders' Association has issued its schedule for the 41st annual sheep show, to be head on Sydney Snowground, from June 17…

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Annual Review Of Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 10

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. can always be depended upon to issue a thoroughly comprehensive and informative…

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The Seasons and Wool Japan's Development

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 7
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Seasons play a most important part in wool production. In some of the north-western districts of New South Wales, which experienced a…

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Wheat Varieties The Basis of Departmental Recommendations

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 14

The climate of the wheat belt in New South Wales varies greatly, from the cool tableland conditions with…

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Wheat Commission What it Cost Mr. Lyons Statement

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 1

Replying, to Mr. Beasley in the House of Representatives yesterday the Prime Minister (Mr. J. A. Lyons) said…

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Pastures Protection Act of 1934 Branding Sheep with T Brand

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1936 · page 7

In reference to the matter of branding sheep with T, signifying that such sheep are Travelling Sheep, apparently some misunderstanding exists among…

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