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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 38 of 69

Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 7

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. reported on 12th July:—The official Announcement of the opening of the new wool appraisement season…

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Appeal for Black Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 5

A practice which is prevalent in other districts and which we would like to see started here is the giving by graziers of their black wool…

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Wool Classing Dubbo Students Pass Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1940 · page 6

Three Dubbo students—Phillip MacInnes, Gordon Howe and Harold Pryne—have passed the first year in the sheep and wool certificate…

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Goods for Camp Brisk Handling at Dubbo Railway Heavy Wheat Loads

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1940 · page 4

Goods traffic is brisker at the Dubbo railway station than for a long time, and employees are having a busy time. Timber and other…

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War Affects Wool in United States Heavy Purchases Made From South America

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1940 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. reports:—The United States, though more or less isolated from European hostilities, cannot keep her…

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COMMERCIAL Wool Cheque Distribution To Be Made Next Friday Retention Money From Returns Earlier Start With New Appraisement Season

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1940 · page 4

The next event of importance in the local wool market will be the distribution next Friday of the 10 per cent, held back from growers' returns during the past season as "retention money."…

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Soldiers' Farms Avoid Duplication Advice to Committees

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1940 · page 4

The general council of the Graziers' Association of New South Wales has decided to ask all branches to do everything possible to promote the Soldiers'…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 July 1940 · page 5

Pitt Son and badgery Ltd. report: The next event of importance in the local wool market will be the distribution next Friday of the 10…

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Bonus for Wool Mowers £10,000,000 to Be Distributed

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 July 1940 · page 5

Mr. J. P. Abbott, chairman of the Australian Woolgrowers' Association, announced that on July 26, more than £10,000,000 will be…

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Price of Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 6

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat were unchanged to-day. Bulk lots were quoted at 4/- and bagged parcels at…

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Commercial Australian Wheat Search for New Market

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 6

Sales of Australian wheat to July 15 totalled 118,000,000 bushels, to which may be reasonably added anticipated sales for local…

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Farmer His Markets Wool Supplies. and Consumers

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 25 July 1940 · page 10

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: In Australia, those interested in wool are anxious to see a steady flow of shipments maintained in…

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Australia's Wheat Position

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 25 July 1940 · page 2

Sales of Australian wheat to July 15 totalled 118,000,000 bushels to which, may be reasonably added anticipated sales for local…

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Price of Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat were unchanged to-day. Bulk lots were quoted at 4/- and bagged parcels at…

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Commercial Wool Supplies Future Consumption

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1940 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:—In Australia, those interested in wool are anxious to see a steady flow of shipments maintained in the first…

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Pastoral a New Outlook Made Possible By Pasture Improvement

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 July 1940 · page 11

Without grassland improvement holdings would have to become progressively larger instead of smaller…

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Dairying Hints for Dairy Farmers Methods that Make For Success

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 July 1940 · page 11

Some sound hints on dairying practice were given by Mr. F. W. Hancock, a dairy farmer in the far South…

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The Farm Improvement of Products Part Played by Agricultural Shows

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 25 July 1940 · page 4

Discussing at a recent conference of farmers, the work of agricultural societies, Col. G. C. Somerville, Secretary…

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Farmers Should Grow Their Own Foodstuffs and Cut Living Costs

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 25 July 1940 · page 3

"When I was actively farming, I never thought it below my dignity to take a case of eggs into the storekeeper…

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Simple Fatal Accident Well Known District Farmer Killed in Fall, Aftertripping Over a Stone

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 25 July 1940 · page 2

The community of Gilgandra and district was shocked and grieved on Saturday to learn of the tragic death of Mr. Rayford William Semmler, of "Rising Farm," which ead event occurred early that morning…

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