Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1940

1,368 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 60 of 69

Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 8 November 1940 · page 7

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. reported on the 31st October:—As we finalised our appraisement 32 on Friday…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

New Season Wheat Brisk Railway Handling

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1940 · page 2

Bagged new season's wheat is being loaded in the Dubbo railway control district at Springridge, Premer, Tamarang and Yanergee, in the northern…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Stabilised Price Commonwealth Plan for Wheat Industry Melbourne, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1940 · page 6

A plan for the stabilisation of wheat production by the Commonwealth Government was announced to-day by the Minister for…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Eumungerie Soldiers Farewelled Tributes From District Farmers Begin Harvest

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1940 · page 6

A farewell evening was tendered to Gunners H. Cox, S. Brown and M. McMillan last Wednesday night in the local Diggers' Hall. There was a large…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 November 1940 · page 4

Schute, Bell, Badgery, Lumby Ltd. report: Under the arrangements recently entered into with America for the storage of…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Help to Buy Cattle

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 November 1940 · page 2

At a recent meeting of the Directors of the Wellington Butter Factory, it was decided to prospect methods by which the factory could…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Sheep Saved by Massaging

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 November 1940 · page 6

A Dunedoo, grazier recently raved a number of sheep which were on the point of perishing, during a cold snap which followed…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Will Urge Increase Guaranteed Wheat Price Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 November 1940 · page 1

Mr. A. Wilson, independent Country Party member for Wimmera, will probably hold the balance of power…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Wheat for Feeding Starving Stock Conditions of Purchase

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 November 1940 · page 3

Graziers have expressed concern about the short supplies of necessities for feeding starving stock. Linseed, the bulk of…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Wheat Price Stabilised 3/6 Per Bushel F.o.r

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 November 1940 · page 4

A plan for the stabilisation of wheat prices has been adopted by the Commonwealth Government. Making…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Price of Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for wheat for export were steady to-day. Bulk lots were quoted at, 3/11¼ and bagged parcels at 4/0[?]…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Seed Wheat Supplies Minister's Advice to Growers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture Mr. Reid) announced to-day that farmers requiring seed wheat are expected to make their, own arrangements directly…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Merino Sheep and Wool Progress Made During Past Thousand Years

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 2

The progress made by merino sheep during the past thousand years retails like fiction. Let us reflect on tire work and apply any helpful information which can be secured, to our work of to-day…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Northern Wheat Championship

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 1

The Northern wheat championship, which embraced the Baradine to Inverell districts, was won by Waddell Bros., of Oakwood,…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Splendid Wheat Samples

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 6

Messrs. Stockings and Sullivan have delivered to Gular Railway Station 600 bags of Gular wheat, which has produced a record…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Price of Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat were steady to-day. Bulk lots were quoted at 3/11¼ per bushel and bagged parcel at…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Seed Wheat Supplies Announcement by Minister

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 5

The Minister for Apiculture. Major the Hon. A. D. Reid, M. C. M. L. A. announced that farmers requiring seed are expected to…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Sales of Wheat to the East

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 10

Captain Dunn: Will the Minister for Agriculture say whether it is a fact that recently large quantities of wheat have been sold to the East…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Wool Greasy and Clean Its Yield

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 8

Wool, like most raw materials, los[?] considerable weight in its preparation for manufacture. It is shorn,…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Wheat Prices Mair Silent on Canberra Talks

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 3

The Premier (Mr. A. Mair) stated in the Legislative Assembly that he did not think it possible to accede to the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →