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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

1,424 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 41 of 72

Sheep and Wool Exam. Successes Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1941 · page 1

Gordon Howe, Ewen MacInnes and Harold Payne, of Dubbo, passed the second year wool and sheep training examination conducted by the Sydney…

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Farmer Wounded When Man Told To Leave Property Peak Hill Shooting Police In Search Of Alleged Assailant

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1941 · page 4

When a Peak Hill farmer requested a young man, who was shooting on his property and disturbing lambing ewes with his dogs, to leave the land, il is alleged that a shot was fired, and the farmer, Owen Robert Leary,…

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Sheep Population Reaches Record Figure Wool Clip Biggest in History

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 5

Australia’s sheep population has now reached the gigantic total of 123,000,000. a figure far in advance of any previous…

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Unshrinkable Wool

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 1

The chief of the Division of Industrial Chemistry, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Dr. J. W. Work) states that the…

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123,000,000 Sheep

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 3

Australia is easily the greatest sheep-raising country in the world, the number of sheep now being 123,000,000, the highest on record…

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"More Meat, Less Wheat"

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 6

War-time exigency, future market indications, and the basic principles of good farming all pointed to a policy of 'Grow Less Wheat,'…

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Wheat Market Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations: Millers' lots for home consumption, bulk 3/111; prices for export on application to the board…

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Empire Use of Wool Russian Mill Output

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd report:— The war has produced con trasting experiences in the activity of woollen mills and the…

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Show Sheep Tagged at Bullaway and Caledonia Outstanding Young Rams

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 9

Sheep from the Merino Sheep Studs at Bullaway and Caledonia, also two sheep belonging to Mr. Catha Keeping,…

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Do Damage to Crops Kangaroos in the Eumungerie District Farmers Ask for Open Season

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 1

A meeting of the Eumungerie branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held last week, the president (Mr. J…

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Live Stock Mineral Deficiency a Serious Cause of Wastage in Cattle

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 10

It is from the apparently minor complaints of cattle, neglected until their consequences, can no…

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Empire Use of Wool Russian Mill Output Transport Is Trouble

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 5

The war has produced contrasting experiences in the activity of woollen mills and the consumption of wool in…

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£30,000 Loss in Nth. Dubbo Flour Mill Fire Early Today Cascade Of Flame From Gutted Silo Store Sheds, Wheat Burned-brigade's Remarkable Save

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 1

One of the most disastrous fires in the history of Dubbo partly destroyed the Dubbo Milling Company's premises at North Dubbo this morning, and caused damage conservatively estimated to exceed £30,000…

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Junior Farmers Club Social Held on Saturday Night Mr. Nock Attends And Addresses Members

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 1

A combined meeting of the Junior Farmers' Club and the Advisory Committee was held at the Distinct School on Saturday…

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Help for Farmers

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 1

An outline of the State Government's four-point plan for the rehabilitation of rural industries was given by the Minster for…

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Charcoal Burning Farmers Should Build Own Gas Producer Units

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 6

Mr. George Wilson, Country Party Member for Dubbo, and primary producers'…

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Yeoval News the Weather Heavy Frosts Experienced Some Crops Backward

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 15

[?] heavy frosts have been ex-perienced each morning for the past few days, but warm days have followed them…

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The Man on the Land Page the Farm Home Care of the Lawn Limited Value of Soil Topdressing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 10

There is a considerable amount of misapprehension amongst householders regarding the practice of…

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Plenty of Farmers

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 1

Labor Ministers are conferring with private members on the details of new Bills while such Bills are in the drafting stage. For…

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Soldiers’ Farms

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 4

At meeting of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. on Friday night, a letter was received from the Coonabarabran Shire Council relative to…

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