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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 66 of 69

Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat to-day were steady. Bulk lots were quoted at 3/11¼ and bagged parcels at 4/0¾ per…

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Review Of Wheat Crop Competitions Adverse Season Cuts Down District Yields Bencubbin Favoured Variety

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 4

The remarkable effect an adverse season has had on wheat crop yields throughout the district is…

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Wool in America Large Requirements

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 14

In Australia wool auctions have been suspended for the duration of the war, and one clip thereafter. By way of…

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Britain's Wool Trade the Stock Position

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 12

Despite the war, with its loss of European outlets for mill products, Great Britain has managed to export woollen and…

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Wool Report Exclusive to Campbell's Newspapers

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 3

Members of the A. T. F. are exploring many countries and we find them on sun-parched deserts of Northern Africa, and on the…

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Supremacy of Wool Vegetable Fibres Cannot Equal Usefulness

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 2

We are told by the world's greatest authorities that all artificial fibrous materials cannot equal the usefulness of well bred wool, for there are outstanding: properties in wool which cannot be found in, nor can they be placed into, these…

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Farm Economics Some Vital Considerations

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 12

Addressing a recent conference of the Agricultural Bureau, Mr. D. Herborn, of the Rural Bank", drew…

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Farm Engineering Producer Gas Units "Satisfactory on Most Tractors."

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 12

The cheaper cost of operation and the possible limitations, because of war conditions, on the use of…

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Cumnock One and a Half Inches of Rain Replenishes Household Supplies Crops Not Affected

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 4

The net return from the Catholic bazaar, held recently, was in the vicinity, of £145. A novel feature was [?] contest between the men and the…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 9

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. reported on 29th November—For Appraisement No. 36 which was finalised o Wednesday, we submitted…

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Wheat Truckings

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1940 · page 2

In the Dubbo railway control district in the last week, 400 trucks or wheat, including 200 bulk trucks were carried through the district. The…

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Youth, 16, Drowns In Farm Tank

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1940 · page 1

Hugh Balderston about 161 was drowned in a large tank on the property of Mr. Weadley, of Wongarbon, carly last night…

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Butter Pay

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 December 1940 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Wellington Butter Factory on Friday last, the pay for cream delivered during…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 December 1940 · page 5

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. report: During the week, he State, generally, received bounteous falls of rain, which did not…

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Price of Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 1

The Australian Whest Board's quotations for export wherat to-day were steady. Bulk lots wore quoted at 3/11½ and bagged parcels at 4/0½ per…

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Serious Matter Loitering of Sheep Absent Drover Fined £10

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 5

"This is a very serious matter," commented Mr. K. G. Cookson, P.M., at the Dubbo police court yesterday, when he fined Ernest…

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Nine-bag Crop Gollan Farmer's Reward

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 5

A crop yielding nine bags of wheat to the acre was grown by Mr. Dan Gollan, of Gollan, during the recent season…

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Local & General Wheat Receivals

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 December 1940 · page 3

The arrival of wheat at district railway stations appears to be fairly consistent, notwithstanding that it was anticipated that the harvest…

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Price of Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 December 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations for export wheat to-day were steady. Bulk lots were quoted at 3/11½ and bagged parcels at 4/0½ per…

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Local & General Newcastle Wool Sales

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 December 1940 · page 7

Nenco's Newcastle appraisement catalogue No. 19 was finalised on 4th December. The top price was 28d for 7 bales AAAW, account H…

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