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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 7 of 69

British Government Will Pay Up to 4/1½ Per Bushel for Our Wheat Freight Charges Will Affect Average Price

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 8

The British Government has acceded to a request from the Australian Wheat Board that the price of the 1,500,000 tons of wheat sold to Britain be disclosed. The Board states that the price for 400,000 tons is 4/1½ per…

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Charges On Wool Are Excessive, Say Graziers Will Ask for a Reduction 7/-For Bale Was Charge On One Clip

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 5

Trangie branch of the Graziers' Association on Saturday decided to urge me Central Executive to make representations to the Central Wool Committee to reduce the charge of 1½ per lb. for handling and…

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Pastoral Provision Against Drought An Essential Part Of Sheep Husbandry

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 8

Lush and bountiful feed at the beginning of the summer is no gearantee that similar conditions will remain throughout the season…

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Pastoral Provisions Against Drought An Essential Part of Sheep Husbandry

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 13

Lush and bountiful feed at the beginning of the summer is no guarantee that similar conditions will remain…

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Successful Stock Sale at Dubbo Good Prices For Sheep and Cattle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 3

The Commonwealth Wool & Produce Co. Ltd., Dubbo, held a successful sale at its Dubbo saleyards on Tuesday. A large crowd…

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Wheat Trucked

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 4

In order to somewhat relieve the congestion at the Mendooran silos and bulkhead, 14 trucks of wheat were dispatched from the station…

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Wheat Lumping Contest

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 4

A marathon wheat-lumping contest was decided at Merrygoen last week between two lumpers employed at the silos, whose prowess in…

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Wheat Storage Bulk Certificates

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board has ordered that wheat accepted into temporary accommodation at railway stations must be dealt with…

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The FARMER & His Markets British Wool Needs. Effects on Rag Trade

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 10

Winch[?]mbe, Carson Ltd., report: The mills in the United Kingdom are running at high pressure. Raw material has been made available…

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Final Payment To Wheat Growers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 5

The Rural Bank of New South Wales, which is the distributing authority in this State, announces that the rate of the…

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Big Wheat Sale “Satisfactory” Price

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 1

The sale to the United Kingdom Government of 56,000,000 bushels of wheat and 150,000 tons of flour at a price which is regarded as…

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Price of Wheat Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 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' parcels)…

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Wheat Price Average 3/11¾

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 6

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

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Binnaway Wheat Plots Experiments at “Boogadah.”

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 10

It is customary to secure good yields at “Boogadah” and the results for the past season are [?] exception. Furthermore, grain…

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The War Day by Day Wheat Prices

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 6

The British Government has acceded to a request from the Ausrtralian Wheat Board that the price of the 1,500,000 tons of wheat sold to…

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Final Payments Soon Last Season's Wheat Bounty

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 13

It is hoped that the final payment of bounty on last season's wheat crop will be made to growers soon. The amount is governed by the…

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Commercial the Wool Clip Appraisement No. 11

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 3

Report on Appraisement No. 11, held by Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Company Limited, Sydney, January 22, 1940:—…

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British Wool Needs Effects on Rag Trade

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 6
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Winchombe Carson Ltd. report:— The mills in the United Kingdom are running at high pressure. Raw material has been made available…

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Wheat Trials at Borah Creek Bencubbin Experiments Outstanding

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 10

Mr. A. Alston, of “Rosyln,” Borah Creek has been conducting wheat trials for the Department of Agriculture over the past seven years…

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