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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

1,810 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 43 of 91

Gilgandra Farmer Loses Eye

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 4

Orange doctors have had to remove Mr. Bruce Lithgow's left eye, reports "The Leader". About three months ago, Mr. Lithgow, who is a…

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Boys Set Fire to School Training Farm Trouble Wellington (N.Z.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 1

It is reported that during disturbances at the Wereoa boys' training farm near Levin, several attempts were made to burn the main building. The…

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DAIRYING Contagious Mammitis Method of Treatment

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 12

Contagious mammitis, or inflammation of the udder, was caused mainly by two different organisms — streptococci and…

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The Farmer His Markets Choice Merino Wethers

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 12

H. C. Dawson, auctioneer, Coonabarabran, r[?]ports having sold a particularly choice line of merino wethers account Mr. E. J…

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Wheat Bounty

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 1

We are advised by the Rural Bank as follows. The closing day for receipt of wheat bounty applications is 30th June. Those…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 7
Also in Narromine News and Trangie Advocate

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. reported on the 15th June:—During the final stages of the closing series of sales,…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 7

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 15th instant: We submitted at our sale on…

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Contrasts in Wool. Better Trade

The Western Herald · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 5

Winchcombe, Garson Ltd. report:—A spirited wool market in Australia, higher prices, for tops in Bradford and a relatively low…

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Britain's Purchase Of Roumanian Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 3

When in London recently, Mr. G. Wilson, M.L.A., who is still abroad, wrote to the Agent General for N.S.W. (Mr. C. H. Hay), expressing…

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Farmer Preferred Gaol

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 2

A Kyogie dairy farmer, who objected to paying a fine imposed upon him by the police magistrate (Mr. Bryant) took out a warrant to commit…

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Reducing Farming Costs

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 2

Farmers, industrialists and shire members will find absorbing interest in a lecture and exhibition of talking pictures to be given in Dubbo at the…

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Sheep Show Local Awards

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 4

In the awards at the annual sheep show held in Sydney last week, it was pleasing to note that local breeders were successful in the Border…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 5

Schute, Bell. Badgery, Lumby, Limited, report:—Following he firm close of the final series of sales for die 1938-30 season in Sydney, at…

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Coastal Sheep Breeding Big Growth

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 6

Sheep breeding is extending to the North Coast of Queensland where the Chaldon Romney Marsh stud has successfully…

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Wheat Agreement with Roumania Will Not Affect Australia

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 3

In reply to a letter on the British wheat agreement with Roumania, addressed to him by Mr. Geo…

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Cattle Stealing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 5

Allegations that cattle stealing in the Clarence district was as rampant as ever were made by Mr. F. Maxwell at a meeting of the Grafton Pastures…

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Malnutrition Victim War "Fat As Butter"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 1

Because a child is fat it does not necessarily follow that it is not suffering from malnutrition. This was made evident by Mr…

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Australian Girl Abroad.— Sheep at Piccadilly!

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 3

Hiya, Frozen-in-Ones ? Now it's my turn to laugh—because reports reach me that Winter has arrived where you are. And…

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Wheat Market Down Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 1

The Sydney wheat market was about a halfpenny per bushel cheaper to-day. Bulk parcels were quoted at 2/2½ (Sydney March basis) and…

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