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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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Maryvale Wheat Price Stabilisation Splendid Meeting Farmers Turn Up In Force

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 4

During last week another 40 odd points of rain fell, some places in the district registering much more than others. It is many years since…

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Wheat Market Weaker Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 1

The Sydney wheat market was a shade weaker to-day. Bulk parcels were quoted at 1/11½ per bushel (Sydney March basis) and bagged lots at…

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Sydney Wheat Market Shade Weaker

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 1

The Sydney wheat market was a shade weaker to-day with bulk parcels selling at 1/11½d. per bushel, Sydney March basis, and bagged lots…

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A Long Way From Alone Wheat Farmers Have Sound Support Demands Not Exorbitant

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 2

Because Wellington district wheat farmers may feel that their agitation for improved conditions and a…

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Pastoral Spring Care of Sown Pastures Regulation of Grazing Necessary

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 12

Proper management is imperative if the full benefit is to be obtained from money spent on pasture…

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Japanese Wool Buying Generally Improved Consumption

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 5

A moderate quantity of good topmaking and average spinners' greasy fleece wools have recently been purchased by Japan in…

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Closing Date For Wheat Bounty Applications Extended

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 1

The Rural Bank, of New South. Wales which, under the Wheat Industry Stabilisation Act, 1938, is the distributing authority for this State,…

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Wheat Stabilisation Conference in Melbourne Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 1

Australian wheatgrowers from every State will assemble at Melbourne on August 30 to discuss the wheat stabilisation…

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Premiers' Conference Wheat Industry Problems at Stake

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 11

The Premiers' Conference, set down for Melbourne later this month, may be postponed because of the political situation…

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Commercial Japanese Wool Buying Generally Improved Consumption

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 2

A moderate quantity of good topmaking and average spinners' greasy fleece wools have recently been purchased by Japan in Sydney…

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Big Falling Off Sale of Wool Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 1

The wool sold in the Commonwealth for the year 1938-39 yielded £39,123,000, a fall of £4,922,000 compared with the previous year…

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Wheat Stabilisation Scheme Gilgandra Farmers Hold Big Rally—4/- Per Bushel Nett to Grower Sought Also Searching Inquiry Into Tariffs and Its Effect on Primary Production

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 5

Unsettled weather and bad roads failed to prevent over one hundred farmers and business men, including representatives from surrounding districts, from assembling at Gilgandra on Thursday last to consider the wheat position…

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Troubled Wheat Guns Instead of Bread Difficulties Can Be Righted

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 3

Mr. George Wilkins writes as follows on this important question:—Since my last effort on this subject, many…

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Wheat Stabilisation To-morrow Night Mr. Thorby to be Present

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 3

What promises to be the biggest meeting of any kind ever held in Wellington will take place in the Monarch…

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The Cattle First Display for Years Oustanding Shorthorns Exhibited by Mr. F. Firth

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 4

For the first time for many years, there was a display of stock in the cattle section. This was mainly due to the action…

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Wool Cheque Reduced By Almost £5,000,000 Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 1

Wool sold in the Common-wealth in the year 1938/39 yielded £39.123.000, a fall of £4,922,000 compared with the…

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Arthurville Wheat Well Advanced Subject to Frost Damage Good Winter Rain

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 4

Heavy showers of rain, accompanied at times by very fine fail, have been general for some days, except over the week-end, which was quite…

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The Sheep Entries Constitute a Record People Are Breeding the Right Type' Says Judge

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 4

Making his first appearance as a judge at the Gilgandra Show, Mr. F. I. Body, of Bundemar, said he considered the entry…

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Finance For Wheat Industry Meeting at Neurea Endorses Stand John Hogan Appointed Representative

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 7

A well attended meeting of wheatgrowers and others at Neurea on Monday night enthusiastically endorsed the proposals of the previous meeting at Maryvale, and unanimously appointed the speaker, Mr. John Hogan, as…

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Gilgandra's Annual Show Another Record Broken Sheep Section Improved 25 Per Cent. Splendid Horses And Ring Events

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 4

Once again the Gilgandra P. and A. Association has staged a record exhibition. Records are only made to be broken, but when previous Shows had reached enormous proportions, it was expected that it would be some time before past successes would be eclipsed, but this year another record-breaking Show was held and the 1939 display will go…

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