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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1941

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Australian Sheep Flocks Causes of Large Clip

The Western Herald · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 7

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: Australia is now estimated to be pasturing about 121,000,000 sheep, the largest, total ever recorded…

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News in Brief Sale of Dairy Cattle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1941 · page 4

Ballhausen & Irvine, Narromine, have been instructed by Mr. C. Cullen, of "Nellievale," to offer his Illawarra dairy herd and plant, at auction on…

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Wheat Market

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1941 · page 4

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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Labor Shortage Women Proposed for Farm Work Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1941 · page 1

Primary industries in New South Wales are suffering an acute labor shortage and farmers are anticipating difficulty in obtaining sufficient help…

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Orange Stock Market Cattle and Sheep Rise

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 September 1941 · page 9

McNeilly, Crampton and Martin report on Thursday's sale at Orange:—Cattle: About 300 yarded, mainly in the store pens. Fats…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 September 1941 · page 9

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report:—The wool appraisement machinery is now functioning throughout the Commonwealth and…

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Fine Sample of Wheat

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 September 1941 · page 7

There is on view at the office of Messrs. A. Wilkins & Co. a splendid sample of wheat, which was grown by Mr. Reub Offner at…

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Farm Labor Shortage Primary Industries Suffer

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 September 1941 · page 9

Primary industries in, N.S.W. are suffering an acute labor shortage, and farmers are anticipating difficulty in…

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Wheat Market Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1941 · page 1

The Australian Wheat Board's quotations; Millers' lots for home consumption bulk 3[?] prices for export on application to the board…

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Pastoral Feeding of Sheep An Improvised Trough

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 15

The nature of the ground surface often makes it unwise to feed even large grain such as maize merely…

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Local Wool

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 9

At Newcastle wool appraisements last week. T. J. Wark, Coonabarabran, secured 5 ew 16¾d, 7 w 15¾d, 13 e 14¼d, 5 h 13½d; J. M. Nash,…

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Wool Report

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 4

Report on appraisement No. 56 field by The Australian Mercantile Land, and Finance Company Limited, Sydney, 17th September,…

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District Wool

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 2

At the Sydney wool appraisements last Friday, Winchcombe Carson's results included: Bert H. Fisher, Gular, fleece 15 1/3 d.,…

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Slong Rain Will Help Wheat Crops in District

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 6

A fall of rain on Monday was much appreciated. Nearly half an inch was registered. Wheat crops are looking quite fresh again after the shower,…

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Blowfly Strike in Sheep Reduced

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 3

The susceptibility of sheep to flies may be reduced materially by any one of thee operations, according to the stock inspector (Mr…

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Good Rain Will Save Wheat Crops Yet Says Stock Inspector

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 1

Reporting to the Dublin Pastures Protection Board at its meeting today, the stock inspector (Mr. A. T. Ellis said that several…

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Power From Wheat Commonwealth Governments Scheme

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 2

The decision of the commonwealth Government to proceed with a scheme for the production of power alcohol…

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Merino and Crossbred Wool Stock Outlook

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 12

Considering the difficulties attached to sea transport, good shipments of wool have been made from Australia since the…

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Wheat Restriction Unwarranted “No Wonder Farmers Complain.” Says M.H.R. Australia May Have to Supply Starving Europe

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 4

“During recent months, the great grain fields of the Ukraine have been laid waste. At any time Australia may be…

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Dry Time Was Bad Time For Mob of Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 1

It was stated at a meeting of the Dubbo Pastures Protection Board today that the absence of water on the travelling stock route…

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