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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 47 of 69

COMMERCIAL The Wool Clip

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 4

Report on Appraisement No. 27 held by Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Company Limited, Sydney, September 6, 1940:—…

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Gifts to Army Ambulances, Soup and Sheep Included

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 6

One hundred and fourteen gifts of £500 each for the specific purpose of buying motor ambulances have been made to the Army…

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Western District Centres Wongarbon. Agricultural Bureau Two Interesting Addresses Pigs as Wheat Sideline

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Wongarbon Agricultural Bureau was held on Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. K. D. Morphelt. Those…

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Drover Blames Car Driver for Killing 280 Sheep Near Creek Mob of 5000 Scattered on Approach—— High Speed Traveller Refused to Stop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 4

According to allegations made by Mr. J. Kerton, a Coonamble drover, in Gilgandra, a reckless car driver caused the deaths of 280 sheep in a mob of 5000 travelling from Dubbo to Gilgandra…

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Sheep Sale at Dunedoo

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 September 1940 · page 2

On Friday next, 20th instant, Messrs O. L. Milling and Co. will hold a special sheep sale at Dunedoo, when they will yard 3500 fat…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 September 1940 · page 4

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. report: We submitted our Appraisement 28 on Wednesday of last week, and finalised the…

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Price of Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat are unchanged. Bulk lots ore quoted at 3/11¼, and bagged parcels at 4/2¼ per…

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Pastoral Foot Lice in Sheep Method of Treatment

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 8

During the past few years sheep from many districts have been found infested with foot lice, but the…

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Wool Appraisements

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 8

We received the following wire from Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. on Wednesday: 7372 bales of wool were appraised at our Sydney catalogue…

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Cold Change Causes Sheep Losses

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 1

Following the cold change last week, casualties among recently shorn sheen have been reported. At "Gundair" 6OO sheep were lost…

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Australian Wheat Smaller Crop This Year Serious Shortage Expected Aboard

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 7

Up to the end of July 41,000,000 bushels of Australian wheat had been exported out of 191,000,000 bushels delivered to the pool, and it is expected that the quantity that will remain unsold on December 1 will be about…

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Newcastle Wool Appraisement Centre

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 12

“Nenco” at Newcastle will submit for appraisement its third catalogue of the season, comprising 3,000 bales, on the 26th and 27th…

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Price of Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat are unchanged. Bulk lots are quoted at 3/11¼, and bagged parcels at 4/2¼ per…

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Open Forum the Wheat Farmers of Gwydir and Mr. Scully. (To the Editor “Watchman.”)

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 10

Sir,—Now that Australia is in the turmoil of a general election seems rather an oportune time to draw the electors’ of Gwydir…

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Mr. Scully Addresses Electors Plight of the Wheat Grower

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 11

Mr, W. J. Scully sitting member for the Gwydir electorate, addressed the electors of Coonabarabran on Thursday night. The meeting was chaired by Mr. W. Malou[?], President of the Coonabarabran branch of the A.L.P., senator…

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The Future Of Wool American Faith Holds Looking for an Outlet

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Air hostilities and the, probability of stocks accumulating apparently have not disturbed the faith of…

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A Pledge to Growers But No Wild Promises Mr. Thorby on Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 3

"I do not attempt to enter into competition to see who can offer the highest promises for wheat. I do, however, pledge the…

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The Man on the Land Page Dairying Care of the Separator Effect on Cream Quality

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 8

The operation of the separator and the care devoted to its cleansing have a material effect on the quality of cream…

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Agricultural Wartime Vegetable Crops Commercial Possibilities

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 8

With their limitation of overseas supplies of various primary products, war-time conditions have also opened…

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Rainfall Crops Benefit Considerably From Good Rains

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 5

The dry weather was broken on Friday last. Good steady rain began to fail on Thursday night, and showers…

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