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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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Premiers May Split on Wheat Finance Commonwealth Submits Plan for 3/4 a Bushel to Conference

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 8

Stabilisation of wheat priccs at 3/4 per bushel, ports basis (squal to about 2/8½ at New South Wales sidings), for an in…

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Elong Rain Improves Crop Prospects Tennis Notes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 6

Mr. Inn Evans, accompanied by Mr. Massey, returned home to Nowra on Monday after spending a week's holiday with the Sullivan family…

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The Man on the Land Page Dairying Winter Feed Abundant This Season But What About Next?

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 12

In most dairying districts winter feed was more abundant this year than for some considerable time. It will…

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The Farm Home Control of Cockroaches Effective Eradicative Dusts

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 12

Two species of cockroaches which sometimes become abundant in stores, dwelling, etc., are the American cockroach…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 7

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company Limited reported on 10th:—During the week enquiries for wool, both greasy and scoured,…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 7

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. reported on the 10th August:—Brokers' representatives are now busily engaged…

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The Wool Clip. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 5

Wool sold in the Commonwealth in the year 1938/39 yielded £39,123,000, a fall of £4,922,000 compared with the previous year. A…

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Points In Wool Classing Convenience in Working

The Western Herald · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 3

In wool classing, as in other operations, convenience in working is an important consideration. A wool rolling table should not be…

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Wheat Stabilisation Meeting at Wyalong

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 August 1939 · page 1

Western farmers are invited to attend a big meeting of wheatgrowers to be held at Wyalong next Monday at 2 p.m…

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Commercial New Season's Wool Well-grown Clip

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 August 1939 · page 2

The wool selling season is close on us again—our more week and the wool saleroom will ring with the bids of the world's buyers and…

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For Men on the Land Items of Interest Need for Mixed Farming

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 August 1939 · page 6

Mr. W. D. Lavis, of Dubbo, believes that mixed farming will save Australia. At the annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers'…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 August 1939 · page 5

Pitt, Son-and Badgery Ltd. report: The wool selling season is close on us again—one more week and the wool saleroom will ring with the bids…

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Wheat Stabilisation. (To the Editor)

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 August 1939 · page 5

Sir—Amid then welter of stabilising wheat would it not be as well to face a few facts, (1) That the present prices of…

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The Wheat Meeting. (To the Editor)

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 August 1939 · page 5

Sir,—As a wheat farmer on a small scale, and knowing that the present prices spell ruin to the grower, if something is not done to…

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Sydney Wheat Market Prices Steadier Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 August 1939 · page 1

The Sydney wheat market was steadier to-day, bulk parcels being quoted at 2/-, Sydney March basis, with bagged lots at 2/3½dd per…

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Enthusiastic Wheat Meeting in Wellington Farmers Definite on 3/4 a Bushel Mr Thorby Presents Unacceptable Scheme Unique Gathering Supports Mr. Hogans Proposals

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 August 1939 · page 4

By an overwhelming majority, a huge gathering of over 400 wheat growers, and members of the public of Wellington and surrounding districts, at a tremendously enthusiastic meeting, which was held in the Monarch…

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Comobella Crops Growing Well Following Good Rain

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 August 1939 · page 5

A further 20 points of rain fell last week, and grass are growing with great rapidity. The Comobella tennis courts were…

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Wheat Stabilisation

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 3

over 1000 farmers from all parts 0f the State attended a meeting at West Wyalong yesterday when a motion rejecting the wheat stabilisation plan…

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Farmers Want 3/4 for Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 3

By an overwhelming majority, a huge gathering of over 400 wheetgrowers, and members of the public of Wellington and surrounding districts,…

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Price of Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 1

The Sydney wheat market advanced about Id per bushel to-day. Bulk parcels were quoted at 2/11 per bushel (Sydney March basis) and bagged lots…

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