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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 54 of 69

The Wool Situation Storage Position Relieved

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 7

With a quarter of the clip of the Commonwealth to be stored in the United States, consumption of Australian mills…

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Bulkhead Emptied Wheat Trucked Away Material Stored

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 7

The emptying of the local bulkhead storage has now been completed, and the wheat has been trucked away…

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WONGARBON C.W.A. ACTIVITIES More Sheep Pelts Wanted

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Wongarbon C.W.A. was held in the old school. Those present were the president (Mrs. R. Greenwood), Mesdames…

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Local & General No Wheat Receivals Before November Is

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 10

The Australian Wheat Board states that wheat will not be received received at country stations from the forthcoming harvest until a…

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Local News Crop Competition

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 2

Farmers are reminded that entries for the Field Wheat Competition being conducted by the P. and A. Association close on…

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Junior Farmer's Club Field Day at "Cooya"

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 2

Members of the Gilgandra Jun ior Farmers' Club spent another two enjoyable and instructive field days during the past week…

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A Fane Crop—Seven Bag Average Expected

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 2

Speaking to a resident who had recently returned from a trip to the Warrumbungle district, we learn that there are some…

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Western District Centres (From the Liberal's Country Correspondents) Narromine Rail Plan Opposed By Farmers and Settlers Young Pilots Graduate Parents and Citizens' Work For School—Control of Baths

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 6

At a committee meeting of the Narromine branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association, held at the Court House Hotel on Saturday afternoon,…

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Dirty Dairy and Utensils Charge Against Milk Vendor Case Dismissed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 9

A case against G. E. Willis, for having failed to keep a dairy and utensils clean, was brought to the…

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The Man on the Land Page Live Stock Shelter for Live Stock Need on Australian Farms

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 10

Shelter is a crying need on many Australian farms, not only shelter from the sun but from rain and above…

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Dairying When Washing Dairy Utensils

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 10

Boiling water is absolutely necessary in dairy work to ensure cleanliness, and there should be no sparing of it. It is well, however, not…

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Pilliga Scrub Crops Four to Eight Bag Yields

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 9

Farmers who attended a field day Conducted by the Bohena and Nuable Creek Agricultural Bureau, saw a few of the wheat crops that…

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Hitler's Gift to Dutch Cattle Also Gift to Britain

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1940 · page 6

Unfortunately for Holland, there is more truth in the expression referring to the presepce of a cow in a cabbage match than in the mere…

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COMMERCIAL Season's Record Price 22½d for Rylstone Wool Strong Market in Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1940 · page 4

"In cur thirty-first appraise-ment we scoured the record price for the Sydney season, to date— 22½d per lb. for five bales sup. AAA…

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Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 October 1940 · page 2

Sellers and buyers are reminded that Messrs A. Wilkins and Co. will hold the sale as advertised—150 head of cattle—on Tuesday, 29th…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 October 1940 · page 5

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report: Our Sydney appraisement catalogue No. 31 (the seventy offering of growers' wools for this…

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Preparation to Protect Wheat on Way to Discovery Canberra

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 October 1940 · page 1

Australian. scientists hope soon to produce a preparation which will protect stored wheat from mice and…

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Summer Fodder Crops Japanese Millet and Sudan

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 October 1940 · page 5

There is a growing recognition that fodder crops are required for providing green feed for stock in the hotter months…

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Price of Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat are unchanged. Bulk lots are quoted at 3/11[?], and bagged parcels at 4/2[?] per…

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Triple Murder Grim Farm Discovery Two Men, Woman Dead Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 1

Superintendent Kelly, of Ballarat, reported early to-day that some strangers called at a farm house at Newlyn, midway between Ballarat and…

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