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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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Trangie Still One Of New South Wales' Best Districts Annual Show Great Success sheep and Cattle Better Than Ever Exhibits in All Sections Irate Remarkable Recovery After Worst Drought in Years

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 4

Fears that the failure to hold the Show last year would act adversely on the 1939 exhibition were dispelled this week, when the Trangie P.A. and H. Association staged one of the most successful Shows…

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The Wheat Industry Further Assistance Urged Deputation to Prime Minister

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 1

A depu[?]on from members of the Senate from wheatgrow ing States, informed the Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies)…

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Honey a Sure Cure for Pink Eye 1 lb. Sufficient to Treat 1,000 Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 2

Honey is a sure cure for pinkeye in sheep or cattle, reports Mr. M. Wynne, of "Wynholme," Grattai…

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Fifty District Fleeces in Wool Section Grand Championship to H. E. Kater & Son

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 4

Visitors were astonished at the fine collection of wool shown in the pavilion. Mr. F. L. Davies, of Sydney, who adjudicated, said that he could not say sufficient in praise of the collection generally…

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Mr. F. Firth, of Warren, Wins Mackinnon Memorial Cup Stud Cattle Best for Years High Praise From Judges

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 4

Trangie Show has for years been noted as one of the leading stock exhibitions in the West. This year the cattle…

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Junior Farmers Played Their Part Provided 120 Entries

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 4

Junior Farmers of Trangie and district exhibited 120 entries in the sections devoted to them, the competition being exceptionally keen…

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Farm Drainage a Sometimes Unrecognized Need

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 10

It is sometimes thought by farmers that unless stagnant water lies on the surface of the land or the area is low-lying…

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Boys for Farms Migrants Available British Scheme a Success

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 10

Boy migrants are available with preliminary training to farmers in this district, and those requiring information in this…

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Above Economic Possibilites Oil From Coals and Crops Resources and Prices Cost Estimates High

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 11

In reference to the general question of the production of liquid fuels in Australia the Minister for Supply…

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The Man on the Land Page Dairying Maintenance of Milk Quality Contamination from Impure Washing Water

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 12

Emphasizing the importance of ensuring the purity of the water used on the dairy farm for washing the…

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Winter Schools for Farmers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 12

Farmers are reminded that applications for admission to the winter schools to be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural…

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Assistance to Farmers Under 1938 ACT £67,000 Already Distributed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 5

Although it is not yet known what the actual per acre or per bushel payment will amount to to those…

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Destroying Grasshopper Egg-Beds Baradine Farmers Active Report From Noxious Weeds Inspector

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 3

In submitting his report to the Coonabarabran Pastures Protection Board, on Saturday, the noxious weeds inspector, Mr. C. W. Antaw, stated that many landholders in the Baradine district had been ploughing up grasshopper egg beds in…

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Wool Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 8
Also in The Western Herald, The Western Herald

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. report on the 19th instant: No new features are disclosed in…

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Trangie Stages Record Stock Show Greatest Number Of Cattle Ever Shown. Judges Declare Equal To Any Show. OVER 1,000 Head of Cattle and Sheep. Official Opening By Mr. A. W. Yeo, M.L.A.

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 1

In a district stricken by die worst drought on record only a few months age, the Trangie Show on Tuesday and Wednesday attracted catries of cattle and sheep that were outstanding not only, for quality but also for quantity…

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Well Known Young Man Found Dead. Book-keeper at Trangie Experiment Farm. Inquest Opened But Adjourned

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 1

The body of Terence Patrick Kevin McGuinness, aged 25, was found beside a tank-stand a mile and a half from the student' quartern, at the Trangie Government Experiment Farm, yesterday afternoon. Nearby was a cup containing a white fluid, also a rifle which…

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Good Pavilion Exhibits. Assisted by Junior Farmers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 2

Junior farmers helped with the pavilion exhibits—to the tune of well over l60 entries. Their exhibit of vegetables was an…

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Boys For Farms. Migrants Available. British Scheme A Success

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 8

Boy migrants are available with preliminary training to farmers in this district, and those requiring information in this matter should get…

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