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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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Maryvale Rain and Frosts Ideal Wheat Conditions Good Prospects Ahead

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 4

Frosts again have made their presence felt. During last, week each morning the countryside, was mantled in a white frost. They will also do good…

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Wheat Stabilisation Position of Australia Is Still Uncertain Victoria Against Proposed Scheme

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 7

The unwillingness of the Victorian Government to participate in the wheat stabilisation scheme makes the matter…

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Wool Prices Advance at London Sales Demand For N.Z. Crossbreds London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 1

Yesterday's substantial advance in wool prices was maintained to-day. Only very small quantities of Australian wool were offered, but the heavy…

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Western District Centres NARROMINE School Tennis Courts Minister To Be Invited To Open Them Wheat Stabilisation Scheme

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 10

At the monthly meeting of the Committee of the Parents and Citizens' Association at the School on Tuesday night, it was decided…

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The Man on the Land Page the Farm Home Control of Small Black Ant An Effective Bait

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 12

During the past three years very satisfactory results have followed attempts to clean up invasions by the small black ant…

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Food for the Hungry Farmers Will Help Bureau Hits on Bright Idea

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 3

That the heart of the Australian community is sound and ready to respond to any genuine call for the…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 7

The Country Producers' Selling Company Limited reported on the 6th July:— Business in the local wool market has been rather quiet…

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Progressive Move. Show Sheep. to Be Sold on Ground

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 14 July 1939 · page 2

A meeting of the Narromine Show committee at the Federal Hotel last Saturday afternoon decided that instead of selling sheep exhibits in…

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News in Brief Western Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 6

Wool movements have begun fairly generally in the Far West, and during the past week there have been loadings of the new season's clip at Bourke,…

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Wheat Quota Scheme Perth, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 1

At Northam (W.A.), the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) said that Mr. S. M. Bruce had advised him by radio telephone from London that…

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Cheaper Wool Why Not Other Commodities?

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 7

In ten years two-fifths of Britain's export trade in wool has vanished. That is bail, but it is offset by the fact that since 1928…

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Wheat Prices Lowest Since 1592 London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 1

At the Liverpool Grain Exchange yesterday, wheat sold at 3.3¼ per 100lb., the lowest price recorded since 1592—347 years…

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Commercial Improvement in the Wool Market Rise at London Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 8

The chief item of interest this week was the opening of the fourth series of London sales, where the offerings were very largely of New…

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Wheat Industry Must Be Saved Growers Heavily In Debt Stabilised Price Urged by Large Public Meeting at Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 1

In Western Australia, 2000 farmers have had to abandon their holdings because the low price of wheat has made profitable production impossible. Business people in the country towns have been seriously affected…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 July 1939 · page 5

Schute, Bell; Badgery, Lumby Ltd. report: Of chief interest to woolgrowers and brokers last week was the opening of the 4th series of…

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Less Wheat N.s.w. Figures

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 July 1939 · page 5

The area to be sown to wheat in New South Wales this season is estimated at 4,900,000 acres. This is a decrease of 4.3, per cent…

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Wool Bounty Varying Opinions Graziers Undecided

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 July 1939 · page 5

Although the request for a bounty on wool is in accord with the express wish of annual conference of the Graziers'…

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A Stabilisation Plan Future of Wheat Industry the Roberton Scheme

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 July 1939 · page 4

The following stabilisation plan for the wheat industry by Mr. Hugh S. Roberton introduces a new element to stabilisation. It provides for a stabilised price up to and including a stabilised limit—with the natural corollary, on…

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Wheat Lower In Overseas Markets London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 1

Further selling to-day depressed the wheat record, when the July Liverpool futures were quoted at 3/7 3/8 per cental. In Chicago, wheat was quoted at 66…

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District News Narromine Show Preparations Fat Sheep To Be Auctioned on Ground

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1939 · page 6

The president (Mr. E. C. Oates) presided over a well-attended meeting of the Show committee. Before commencing the business, the…

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