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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 50 of 72

Diversified Farming Advice to Junior Farmers

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 11 September 1941 · page 2

A greater modification of Australia's agriculaural policy than ever before would probably result from the war,…

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The Farm Home Vegetable Garden Maintenance of the Organic Content of the Soil

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 September 1941 · page 15

Organic matter plays a very important part in the soil. It helps to maintain tilth, holds moisture…

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Erosion Causes Alarm Council To Help Farmers Grader For Hire

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 11 September 1941 · page 5

Cr. A. J. Sullivan suggested to Tuesday’s meeting of the Shire Council that it should consider the purchase of a grader for contour draining, to be hired out to farmers throughout the shire…

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Farmers Relief Bill Debt Adjustment Necessary Fine Speech by Mr. Renshaw

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 11 September 1941 · page 10

The member for [?], Mr. J. B. Renshaw, M.L.A., delvered an excellent speech in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday night last in support of the Farmers’ Relief Amendment Bill. Mr Renshaw said that approximately…

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Wool Traffic

The Western Herald · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 4

The wool traffic has been heavy of late and early morning sees many lorries waiting to enter the railway yards and discharge their…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 7

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. reported, on the 5th September:— Our appraisement catalogue No…

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Control of Sheep Blowfly

The Western Herald · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 2

A new sheep blowfly dressing containing boric acid, tar oil, bentonite, and a wetting agent in water is described by F. G…

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Australia's Wool Clip

The Western Herald · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 7

The following remarks were made by Mr. Harold Bell, Chairman of Winchcombe Carson Ltd. at the annual meeting of the Company…

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Wheat Futures Jury Rejects Claim for £1237 by Wellington Agent

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 September 1941 · page 6

At the Dubbo Supreme Court which concluded on Thursday, a jury of four required only a brief retirement before returning a verdict for the defendant in the case in which Raymond Arthur Brown, general agent, of Wellington,…

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Moonee Valley Skipton Looks Best in Race for Stakes Wheat Sheaf for Sprint and Contact a Chance

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 September 1941 · page 4

Bringing together three-years-olds of great quality, the Moonee Valley Slakes this afternoon promises to he a race of a type all too rarely seen. The event with match High Title, All Love, Tea Cake and Skipton…

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Eumungerie Rain Need to Help District Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 September 1941 · page 3

Weather conditions have been very unsettled during the past week, but no further rain has been registered, excepting a lew drops. Many crops…

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Marginal Wheat Areas Reconstruction Plan Government Grant

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 September 1941 · page 3

The Minister for Commerce, (Sir Earle Page) announced to-day that the Commonwealth grant of £500,000 to the States…

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Wheat Futures Jury Rejects Claim by Wellington Agent, Gambling Transactions Alleged

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 September 1941 · page 4

At the Dubbo Supreme Court, which concluded on Thursday last, a jury of four required only a brief retirement before returning a verdict for the defendant in the case in which Raymond Arthur Brown…

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Maryvale District Benefits by Light Showers More Wanted for Crops

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 September 1941 · page 6

Light showers of rain passed over this morning and at midday, (Tuesday) light rain began to fall. A good fall is urgently needed…

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Wheat Market Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations: Millers' lots for home consumption, bulk 3/11¼; prices for export on application to the board…

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Cahill, M.L.A., To Seek Wool Appraisement Establishment At Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 6

Consequent upon his visit to Dubbo on Friday last, with other parliamentary members, Mr. F. J. Cahill, M.L.A. for Young, intends to ask a question in the Legislative Assembly on the subject of freights and the advisability of having…

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District News Narromine Show Gate Receipts Fall by £20 Stunted District Crops Show Urgent Need of Rain

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 3

Gate receipts for the two days of the Narromine show totalled £98/17/3, about £20 less than the last show which was held in 1939…

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Wool Report

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 1
Also in The Wellington Times

Report on [?]ppraisement No. 55, held by The Australian Mercantile, Land and Finance Company Limited, Sydney, 9th September,…

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District Wool

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 2

The Yarragrin clip from W. R. Mills, Mendooran, was appraised in Winchcombe, Carson’s last Sydney wool catalogue, wethers 17d, 16¼d,…

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