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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 1

It is understood the price to be paid by the British Government for wheat will be about 3/9 a bushel. It is also understood that…

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Appraising Scoured Wool. Low Grade Wools Bring Better Prices When Scoured

The Western Herald · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 4

Mr. H. G. Morgan writes us as follows from Sydney :— "Since I arrived in Sydney, I have been in contact with various…

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Commercial Wool Appraisements Resumed This Week Shipment Abroad

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 8

Appraisements were resumed in Sydney on Monday and have continued during the week, reports Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd…

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Huge Purchase Of Australian Wheat British Government Buys Adelaide

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 6

The British Government has accepted the Australian Wheat Board's offer for the purchase of 56,000,000 bushels of wheat and…

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Surplus Wheat Disposal Problem Attitude of C.S. and S.I.R.

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 4

In connection with the surplus wheat problem, Mr. G. Wilson, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Secretary of the…

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Carriers Refuse to Deliver Wheat Action Leads to Better Facilities at Eumungerie

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 6

Carters who threatened to return wheat to the properties of the growers unless better facilities for receiving the grain were provided…

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Fodder Conservation Share Farming As a Method

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 2

Home weeks ago my nephew induced me to visit Boothenba. I am pleased that I accepted the invitation. Through the courtesy of Mr. Gavel, we were…

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Farmers Must Organise (To the Editor)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 8

Like a great majority of Australians I still have faith in Australia, but unfortunately I have lost faith with the ones whose responsibility it is to cater…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 4

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., report:—Fat stock market, Thursday's Flemington sales: 2749 cattle were yarded, aggregating 4,998 for the…

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Far West Children's Health Scheme Wool Appeal

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 4

The response by the wool growers off the district, to the wools appeal on behalf of the Far West Children's Health…

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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Wheat Breeding Experiments

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 3

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has just issued its Pamphlet No. 91, dealing with one of the technical…

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Wheat Sale 56,000,000 Bushels for United Kingdom "Satisfactory" Price Reported

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 4

The sale to the United Kingdom of 56,000,000 bushels of wheat and l50,000 tons of flour at a price which is regarded as…

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Price of Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 1

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

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Wheat Breeding Results of Experiments

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 6

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has just issued its pamphlet No. 91, dealing with one of the technical problems of…

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NARROMINE Much Wheat Harvest Over District Weddings

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 6

Although harvesting operations have been concluded for some time there is still a large quantity of wheat on the farms. Most of it is…

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Wheat Sale 56,000,000 Bushels For United Kingdom "Satisfactory" Price

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 6

The sale to the United Kingdom Government of 50,000,000 bushels of wheat and 150,000 tons of flour at a price which is regarded as…

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Sheep and Wool Classes Lack of Support

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 9

The secretary of the Coonabarabran Pastoral and Agricultural Association has received the following letter from the…

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Rust in Wheat Crops Ford Resistant: Dundee Susceptible

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 2

Heavy rains last November in several sections of the wheat belt stimulated extensive development of stem rust in crops…

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Bournewood Silos Closed All Wheat Away Farmers Fortunate

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 4

The local silos closed on Saturday last, Most of the farmers around this district were fortunate enough in getting all their wheat away…

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Pastoral Increasing Interest in Pasture Improvement

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 1

"The activity in regard to the establishment of sown pastures that has been in evidence in recent years was continued in 1938-39, and…

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