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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 5 of 69

District Wool Sales

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 3

A telegram from Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., covering Monday's wool appraisement catalogue Included: Munro Bros. .(Plambra),…

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The FARMER & His Markets Australia's Wool Sale. It's Advantages

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 12

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: The wool market in the United States and elsewhere has not shown signs of booming. The New York…

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Wheat Prices Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 1

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

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Ballimore Rain Badly Needed But Wheat Still Coming in Farmers Finished Harvesting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 4

Mrs. D. Gillis, accompanied by her two daughters, Marjory and Pamela, have gone to the city for a holiday…

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Wheat Lumping Contest at Merygoen

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 3

During last week a marathon wheat lumping contest was decided at Merrygoen. This resulted from discussion as to the prowess…

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Restricting Wheat Growing Broomhall's Views

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 6

Seeking advice on the international position as affecting Australian wheat, Mr. G. W. Walker (Lindley, Walker Wheat Co.), at the…

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Wheat Storage Increase for Muronbung

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 15

The following communication has been received by Mr. W. F. Duna, M.L.A., from the Wheat Commissioner, relative to bulkhead…

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Wheat Breeding Results Of Experiments

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 5

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has just issued its pamplet No 991, dealing with one of the technical…

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Britain Buys Wheat Terms Completed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 7

"The past week has been a most anxious one," said the Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board (Mr. C…

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western District Centres Narromine Wheat Problems Discussed by Farmers and Settlers Dockages on Bags

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 6

In the absence of the president (Mr. J. H. Tuck), who is on holidays, Mr. G. E. Godwin presided at a meeting of the local branch of…

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Australia's Wool Sale Its Advantages

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 15
Also in Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The wool market in the United States and elsewhere has not shown signs of booming. The New York Futures…

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Australian Wheat Sale to Great Britain

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 10

It is now stated that it was at the request of Great Britain that the price at which the 1,500,000 tons of Australian…

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Commercial Australia's Wool Sale Its Advantages

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 5

The wool market in the United States and elsewhere has not shown signs of booming, report Winchcombe, Carson Lid. The…

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Wheat Price Average 3/11¾ Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce (Senator McLeay) announced that the average price for half the wheat sold to…

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Huge Purchase of Australian Wheat by British Government

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 8

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

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Pastoral Conservation of Grass and Herbage An Example from the Central-west

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 14

A good example of what can be done by way of fodder conservation in the central-west is quoted by the Inspector of…

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Wool Industry Trade with Japan the Permit System

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 5

The position of Japan with regard to the wool industry is dealt with in a special report received by the Department of…

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The Wool Cheque Seventy Five Million Record Figures Quoted

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 3

Proceeds to Australia from the sale of a record clip this year would be £75,000,000, the secretary of the N.S.W. Graziers' Association (Mr…

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World's Wheat Position Fall in Production Unfavourable Conditions in America

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 7

The wheat crop outlook in the United States, Canada, and Argentina is unfavourable owing to lack of rain and excessive heat…

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