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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,368 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 12 of 69

Red Cross Notes Successful Sheep Drives

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 5

The Dubbo branch of the Red Cross Society has received through Mrs. Whitty, the sum of £4/17/-. This represents the proceeds of the…

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Future Markets for Our Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 2

GENERALLY speaking, graziers are satisfied with the way matters are working out for the 1939-40 wool clip. Many in Australia were fondly…

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Elong Personal Items Heavy Wheat Yield

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 6

Mr. Laurie Martin arrived home last week after spending a few days in the city. Mr. H. Fryer also arrived home on…

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Jute Trading Royal Commission Sought By Farmers And Settlers' Association Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1940 · page 1

After hearing charges of bungling and unfair dealing in connection with cornsacks for the recent harvest, the…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Apency Co. Ltd. report on the 7th February: Our appraisement catalogue…

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The Wheat Board Dissatisfaction Expressed by Farmers'

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 2

Dissatisfaction with the representation of wheatgrowers on the Australian Wheat Board was voiced by Mr. E. E. Field…

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Wheat Market Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 3

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat are unchanged. Bulk lots are quoted at 3/9½ and bagged (millers' parcels) at 4/0½ per bushel…

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Commercial the Wool Clip Appraisement No. 13

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 4

Report on appraisement No. 13, held by Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Company Limited, Sydney, February 8, 1940:—…

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Gilgaridra Wool

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 4

Appraisements in Winchcomb[?] Carson's Sydney catalogue last Friday included: McEwen and Sons, Gilgandra, ewes and wethers 16[?]d,…

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Arthurville Wheat Prospects

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 4

Despite the very harsh weather conditions this summer it is remarkable to note the growth of Bathurst burr and other thistles which…

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Wheat Prices Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 1

The Australian "Wheat Board's quotations were unaltered. Bulk lots are quoted at 3/9½ and bagged (millers' parcels) 4/0½ per bushel…

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Farmer His Markets Wool and Speculation. Larger New South Wales Clip

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 10

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The British Woo] Purchase and Appraisement scheme has been subjected to some criticism in…

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Price of Wheat Labor Council Recommendation

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 8

Speaking at a meeting of the Dubbo State A.L.P. Electoral Council, Mr. C.G. Robertson, of Dunedoo, who will be a candidate…

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Pastoral Often Slow to Establish Itself But Subterranean Clover is a Paying Proposition

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 10

The fact that subterranean clover is slow to form a dense sward in some districts raises the question as to whether the…

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Commercial Wool and Speculation Larger N.S.W. Clip

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 8

The British wool purchase and appraisement scheme has been subjected to some criticism in Australia, and critics have also been…

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Consideration Urged for Small Farmer Address by Mr. C. G. Robertson

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 11

Speaking at the meeting of the Dunedoo State Electoral Council (A.L.P.), Mr. C. G. Robertson, of Dunedoo, who will be a candidate…

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Dairying Dirty Dairy Utensils As a Cause of Inferior Quality Cream

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 10

In pointing oat the necessity for the utmost care in the washing of dairy utensils, both morning and night…

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The Farm Home to Make Peach Conserve Conservation of Fruit as Pulp

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 10

The following seasonable recipes for peach conserve and peach pulp are given by the Assistant Orchardist of…

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“Prison Farm.”

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 9

A young girl’s unreasoned love for a man who does not deserve it lands her in a brutal penal institution in the new Paramount…

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Local Cattle

The Western Herald · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 4

Pitt. Son & Badgery report that at Flemington on Monday they sold on account of Brindingabba Station twenty-one head of steers…

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