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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 4

The Fanners & Graziers Co-Operative Co., Ltd., reports:— We submitted our 18th Appraisement Catalogue comprising 5,348…

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Crippled Sheep at Homebush

The Western Herald · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 4

Concern at the percentage of sheep crippled when at Homebush was expressed at a Graziers' Association meeting at Narrabri…

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Sale of Wool Clip. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 5

Melbourne. — The disposal of the Australian record wool clip is estimated at 3,400,000 bales shortly after the end of June is expected…

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Australia's Record Wool Clip. Marketing Proceeds Smoothly

The Western Herald · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 6

The review issued toy the Central Wool Committee, covering its first six months is a most important and at the same time a…

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Commercial American Wool Trade New Year Easing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1940 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. reports that with the United States receiving large orders for military equipment from Great Britain and…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 4

Pitt. Son and Badgery Ltd. report: The wool appraisement' season on in Sydney is fast drawing to a close, and the main season will…

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Dulla Sheep for Queensland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 5

A visit was made to Dubbo district last week by Mr. Carew of the Department of Agriculture, Brisbane, for the purpose of purchasing stud rams…

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Wheat Prices Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quolalions'for export wheat are unchanged. Bulk lots are quoted at 3/9½ and bagged (millers' parcels) at A/O½ per bushel…

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Young Farmers Ignore Opportunity Mechanics Class At Dubbo Technical College

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 3

At the inaugural meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Dubbo Technical College, it was revealed that although the Dubbo district is…

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[?] Farmer His Markets Sheep in Queensland Merinos and Crossbreds

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 10

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Queensland stock returns show that in every year but one since 1929, the State has pastured over…

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Wheat Prices Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 1

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

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Wednesday’s Wool Appraisements

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. wired us yesterday (Wednesday) as follows: 6520 bales of wool were appraised at our Sydney Catalogue…

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Sheep Drive for Lady Gowrie Appeal

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 4

Mr Hastie Chrystal is still carrying on the good work in connection with the sheep drive for the Lady Gowrie Appeal, which takes place…

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Sheep in Queensland Merinos and Crossbreds

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 9

Queensland stock returns show that in every year but one since 1929, the State has pastured over 20,000,000 sheep…

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Commercial Sheep in Queensland Merinos and Crossbreds

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. reports that Queensland stock returns show that in every year but one since 1929, the State has pastured over…

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Rail Ban on Transport of Super Stirs Farmers Coal Strike May Hinder Cropping

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 1

Railway restrictions on the transport of superphosphate, farm machinery, and other goods introduced last week…

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Arthurville Wheat Growers' Union Oppose Restrictions Bag. Position Discussed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 5

The usual bi-monthly meeting of the Arthurville branch of the Wheat Growers' Union was held in the Arthurville hall recently. A good…

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The Wool Price Meaning of Words "Average" and "Profit"

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 6

Mr. O. J. McCutchcon, Berida, Gilgandra, writes So "Country Life":— Your last issue reports that at the…

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The Man on the Land Page Pastoral Better Pasture Means Better Products Methods of Improvement

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 10

The most critical period in a sheep's life is during the first 12 months of its existence, for it is then that the…

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Australian Wool 'Should Have Been Protest" A.w.b., Chief Argees

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 7

Lord Barnby, who was in charge of wool supplies during the Great War, said that there should have been strong Australian protests again…

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