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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1937

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Orchard Green Manure Crops Soon Time for Sowing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 9

There is no doubt that the ploughing in of leguminous green crops has a very beneficial effect on orchard soils, mainly because…

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The Weather Trying Heat Farmers Busy Ploughing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 10

The weather conditions during the weekend and for the last few days have been very hot and sultry, Monday and…

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Farming Methods Progress Has Been Made Changing Labour Conditions

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 7

The Director of Agriculture (Mr. A. H. E. McDonald), said that there was little chance of building up…

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The Farm Home Kitchen Medicines Their Value in First Aid

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 15

Some useful hints on first aid were given by Sister Parry, of the St. John Ambulance, in an address on…

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"Empire" Butter

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 2

For the first time in history the word "Empire" is found distasteful. The word refers not to our great Empire upon which the sun never sets,…

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Commercial News Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 5

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. telegrapn that on Thursday the finn submitted a catalogue of 6390 bales of wool. The market was very firm, and equal to the…

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Good Increase On Half Season's Wool Clip Melbourne, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 1

With half of the Australian 1936-37 wool clip sold, the average price for greasy wool is 12½ per cent. above last season's average…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 4

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. report:—Upon the resumption of sales in Sydney after the buyers' return from Brisbane…

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Local Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 4

At the Country Producers' sale on Tuesday last, nine bales from N. H. Smith, "Glenwood," Spicer's Creek, realised 26¼d…

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Two Months' Gaol For Wool Stealer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 4

For stealing wool, Thomas Riley, alias Diggins, alias Thongs O'Reilly (33), was sentenced to two months' hard labor, on each of two…

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London Wool Sales Poor Selection Offered London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 1

A poor selection was offered at the wool sales to-day. There was a sustained demand for the best kinds, but inferiors frequently were withdrawn…

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Wool Market

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 1

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report: On Monday we submitted a catal[?]gue of 6,390 bales of wool. The noticeable feature of the market was…

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Wool Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 5

The Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Co. Ltd .reports on the 21st instant: We submitted at our sale on…

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Sydney Wool Market Good Prices for Wool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 6

The Primary Producers Wool & Produce Selling Co. Ltd. report on 27th January, 1937:— At our sale yesterday we…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 12

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: We sold 10,000 bales of wool at our Sydney sale last week. Values were very firm on Monday’s level…

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Japan at Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 10

Japan opens bidding for Australia's wool.—A spirited bid at the wool sales in Melbourne, when Japanese agents bought, following settlement…

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The Farmer His Markets Promising Wool Outlook Necessity for Future Outlets

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 12

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The effects of Japan’s renewed wool buying activity in Australia are shown in a reduction in her…

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Sheep Blowfly Control Results of Recent Investigations

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 14

The sheep blowfly takes heavy toll of the pastoral industry, and in "The Sheep Blowfly Problem in Australia: Results…

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Large Wool Consumption America's Influence

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: A notable increase in competition from the United States for wool has been experienced at this season's…

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America's Influence Large Wool Consumption

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 4

A notable increase in competition from the United Staes for wool has been experienced at this season's sales, report Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd…

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