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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1936

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 2 October 1936 · page 7

There was keen competition from Yorkshire and the Continent at yesterday's wool sales, and the market ruled firm at full…

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The Wool Industry. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 2 October 1936 · page 7

The Minister for Commerce, Mr. Page, announced after a meeting of the Federal Cabinet that representatives of wool growers had…

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The Wool Outlook Merinos and Crossbreds

The Western Herald · Friday 2 October 1936 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report:— The maintenance of wool values despite the absence of Japanese buying at Australian…

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Trees on the Farm. Their Importance in Prevention of Erosion

The Western Herald · Friday 2 October 1936 · page 5

Discussion in the course of an address to wheatgrowers the problem of soil erosion, Sir Herbert Gepp, Chairman of the recent…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 October 1936 · page 5

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. report:—At last week's wool auctions an improved tone was experienced for the…

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September Crops Rain Would be Welcome

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 October 1936 · page 5

For the month of September, Mr. B. M. Arthur, senior agricultural instructor, has prepared and tendered…

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Model Farm Competition For Junior Farmers

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 October 1936 · page 3

To encourage efficiency and initiative among junior farmers, the committee of the Wellington P.A. and H…

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Good Old Days When Cattle Roamed in Sydney. First Wool Exported

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 8

Mr Guy D. Blaxland informed a gathering at St. Anne’s Centenary Memorial, Ryde, that the first wine and wool exported from Australia…

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Wool Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 6

The Fanners and Graziers Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 2nd instant:— We submitted at our sale on…

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Wheat Crops Official Review Central Western Slopes

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 8

Included in the report issued by the State Marketing Bureau, Department of Agriculture, are the following comments dealing with…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. [?] yesterday: We sold 7,300 bales of wool at our Sydney auction to-day Yorkshire was a vigorous buyer…

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Wheat Freights Baseless Rumours

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 6

A rumour was current in the district that there would be an extra 1/2d per bushel freight on wheat this year owing to the…

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Shoes for Sheep Vet. Surgeon's View

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 8

Referring to an English claim that rubber boots would enable foot-rot in sheep to be cured quickly, the Chief Veterinary…

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Allies Grew Wheat Crops “Behind the Lines” Only to See Germans Capture It

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 8

Wheat was grown just behind the lines in Prance during the war. It was a scheme of the British and French Governments to meet the…

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FARMER & His Markets a Month’s Wool Selling What of the Future?

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 12

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: —The first month of the current selling season has supplied sound evidence of the strength of the…

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Benefit From Bone-meal Cattle on Poor Country

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 16

From time to time departmental advice is sought as to the reasons for unthriftiness amongst cattle on the…

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Lice-Infested Sheep Decision Reserved in P.P. Board Action

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 9

Proceeded against by the Forbes P.P. Board on a charge of attempting to sell diseased stock, T. H. Langlands, through his solicitor, Mr…

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A Month's Wool Selling What of the Future?

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 6

The first month of the current selling season has supplied sound evidence of the strength of the wool marketing position…

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The Small Wool Clip Importance of Careful Preparation for Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 13

The careful preparation of the clip for market has always been regarded as of paramount importance to our…

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The Man on the Land Paeg Hard White Wheat Possibilities in the Eastern Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 16

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. Hugh Main, M.L.A.) states that further information is now available…

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