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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

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Gollan Second Wheat Growth Will Delay Stripping

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 November 1940 · page 6

The crops are rapidly ripening, but as most crops seems to have quite a lot of second growth, it will delay stripping considerably…

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Advances to Wheatgrowers Purchase of Seed Wheat

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 November 1940 · page 3

The Minuter for Agriculture, the hon. A. D. Reid, stated that he wished to remind wheatgrowers who will not…

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Wheat Report for Month of October By Agricultural Instructor

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 November 1940 · page 6

The following report on agricultural conditions in the area under his jurisdiction has been prepared by Mr…

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Wheat Yields May Not Reach 30 Million Bushels Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 November 1940 · page 1

The N.S.W. Director of Agriculture, Mr. McDonald, said last night that this State would be lucky if its…

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Fashion's Mount Crops Look Well Despite Dry Weather

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 November 1940 · page 6

The weather still continues to be very dry, and a good fall of rain is urgently needed. Good changes for rain have worked up at different…

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Seed Wheat Supplies

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1940 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Reid) said yesterday that wheat-growers who will not harvest sufficient wheat for seed purposes, are expected…

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Price of Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat are unchanged. Bulk lots are quoted at 3/11 1/4, and bagged parcels 4/2 1/4 per…

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Field Wheat Results of Competition MR. S. H. Morris Wins

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1940 · page 4

In addition to winning the oat crop competition, Mr. Morris was successful in the field wheat competition, also conducted by the P…

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NARROMINE Wide District Suffers Cyclone Damage Footballer Injured Wheat Competition—Mr. and Mrs. North Farewelled

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1940 · page 3

Although the town of Narromine escaped the attention of Thursday's cyclone, extensive damage was done in parts of the district…

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Three Cattle Waggons Derailed in Shunting at Dubbo Accident Dislocates Traffic in Northern Yard—Five Vehicles Damaged in Crash

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1940 · page 1

Three empty cattle waggons were derailed, and, with another two, more or less extensively damaged, in an accident in shunting operations at the Duhbo railwny yards early this morning…

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Oat Crop Competition Mr. S. H. Morris Wins Wongarbon Man's Success

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1940 · page 5

The oat crop competition conducted by the Dubbo P.A and H. Association, and judged by the agricultural instructor (Mr. A…

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Field Wheat Judging Baradine Crops

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 1

A feature of the Royal Agricultural Society’s championship field wheat competition in the northern division this year is the success of…

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Pastoral Lessons From Drought

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 8

A drought is doubly disastrous if pastoralists fail to learn from their experiences. In this connection there is much to…

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Coonabarabran Wool

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 7

C.F. Gage’s wool clip from Coonabarabran was appraised at fleece 14¼d, 13½d, 12¾d, in Winccombe. Carson’s Sydney catalogue…

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Wheat Payment Mair Says Urging Farmer's Case

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 1

The full amount made available by the Federal Government for assistance to wheat farmers in N.S.W. was…

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New Season's Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 2

The honour of delivering the first of the new season's wheat has fallen on Mr. Harry Purseglove, of Geurie, the consignment being…

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Butter Fat Question in Parliament

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 7

Mr. Dunn: Is it a fact that, from the Minister's answer to a question in the House recently that he would not move to rigidly enforce the…

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The FARMER & His Markets Wool and Uniforms Greece's Requirements

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 10

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Recently some comment has appeared regarding the number of women now wearing uniforms and…

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Wheat Industry Price Stabilisation

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 3

Mr. Dunn: Can the Premier say whether it is a fact that recently he attended in Melbourne a conference representing the State of N.S.W…

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Premiums on Hard Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 2

Mr. R. A. Brown, produce mer-chant, Wellington, has been advised by his Sydney principals that the Wheat Board will pay premiums to…

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