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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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Keen Competition At Sheep and Cattle Sale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1939 · page 4

Co. Ltd., Dubbo, held their usual monthly sheep and cattle sale yesterday. Owing to the heavy rain there was a small attendance of buyers, but…

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Items of Interest Field Wheat Competition

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1939 · page 3

Entries for the field wheat and field oats competitions will close next Saturday. Mr. D. R. Bedford, secretary of the Dubbo P.A. and H. Association,…

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Australian Wheat Decreased Area This Season Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1939 · page 6

Figures issued by the Government Statistician (Mr. Carver) to-day revealed that 4,694,200 acres were sown with wheat this season,…

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Butter Pay

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 October 1939 · page 2

At a meeting of the Board of the Macquarie Valley Co-operative Dairy Society Ltd. (Wellington), on Saturday afternoon last, the pay for…

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Wool Purchase

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 October 1939 · page 3

The Minister for Commerce, Senator McLeny, has issued a statement that an agreement authorising the purchase of Australian wool by…

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On the Land 161 Yeoval Sheep

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 October 1939 · page 2

A decline of 1/ was experienced in sheep and lamb rates at Homebush on Thursday. Offerings were 62,370. Heavy supplies are showing…

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No Wheat Market Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1939 · page 1

As a result of the Federal Wheat Pool acquiring all the stocks, there was no market for wheat in Sydney to-day…

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The Wheat Crop Season's Prospects

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 3

At the present time the prospects of a good harvest never looked brighter in the Wellington district. The…

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Wheat Prices

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 2

The future of wheat prices is still a little clouded, but two things are certain. One is that the Government has set up a pool to acquire all…

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Elong Late Frosts May Cause Damage To Wheat Crops

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 5

Mr. L. Martin and Mr. C. Roberts who spent a few days in the city returned home again last week. Mr. G. West is at present…

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Arthurville Hay Cutting Starts Some Heavy Crops Good Wheat Prospects

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 5

About 2 inches of rain fell last week, and this gives an assurance of good crops now. The wheat is looking well, at present and gives…

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Wheat Market Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations were unchanged to-day. Bulk was quoted at 2/8 per bushel (all charges paid to date), and bagged lots…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Conditions Stock Inspector Reports

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 10

The report of the stock inspector, Mr. N. K. Golding, to Saturday’s meeting of the Coonabarabran P.P. Board, was submitted as…

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Wool Prices Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 1

The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) said last, night that the Government hopes to be in a position to-day to definitely…

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The World's Wheat Shortage in Europe

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 5

According to a statement issued by the Commonwealth Statistician, the impression that European wheat crops are smaller this…

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The Weather Cold Snap Follows Rain Many Sheep Losses

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 8

The weather, which has been very changeable during the past few weeks, has been very cold the last few days…

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Fish From Wool Fleece a Queensland Tale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 8

When a fleece, shorn from a wether at a Queensland station recently was opened up on the classer's table' it was found to…

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Sydney Wheat Market Board's Quotations Unchanged Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 1

The Australian. Wheat Board's quotations were unchanged to-day, bulk parcels being quoted at 2/8, all charges paid to date; bagged lots…

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Wheat Acquisition All Grain Acquired By Federal Government

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 1

All wheat in New South Wales, Victoria and Sjouth Australia will be acquired by the Federal Government under a notice…

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The Wool Deal Arrangement with Britain Details of the Scheme

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1939 · page 3

The arrangement with the United Kingdom Government for the purchase of the Australian wool clip is called the British Wool…

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