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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

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The Wheat Market Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 17 July 1942 · page 3

Inquiry from the produce trade for wheat in the local market to-day as very quiet, while in the export flour section trading, was extremely dull…

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Wool Appraisement Dubbo May Be No. 1 CHOICE

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 17 July 1942 · page 1

Reporting on the recent visit to Dubbo. by members of Parliament and officials, the Secretary of the Dubbo Chamber of. Commerce…

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Junior Farmers League

The Western Herald · Friday 17 July 1942 · page 4

At the meeting of the Bourke Branch of the Agricultural Bureau last Wednesday night, the voluntary work of some 11 children in…

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Insects Menace Vegetable Crops Control Measures Not Adopted by Growers

The Western Herald · Friday 17 July 1942 · page 6

Recent surveys of several important vegetable growing areas have shown that many growers have failed to take the necessary action…

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Soya Bean Wool

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 20 July 1942 · page 4

Substitute wool is being manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from Soya beans. Reporting this the “Wall Street Journal” says this…

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The Wheat Market Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 20 July 1942 · page 3

Trading was very quiet in both the produce and export flour sections of the local wheat market to-day. Rates were unchanged…

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New Wool Season Opens 27th JULY

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 20 July 1942 · page 1

The Country Producers’ Selling Co. Ltd., Sydney, report:— [?] 1942-43 season will commence on July 27th in Sydney. Owing to the…

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Opening Wool Offerings Burr and Its Effects

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 20 July 1942 · page 4

Zone shearing has much accelerated the consignment of wool to the New South Wales seaboard though shed operations at…

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Junior Farmers Advisory Council Formed at Dubbo

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 20 July 1942 · page 1

At a meeting held at the residence of Mr. C. J. Rowcliff, on Wednesday afternoon last, it was decided to form an Advisory…

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Win the War With Wool

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 6

A fleece of wool represents twelve months production from each of our millions of sheep, they can differ in weight,…

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The Wool Industry Local Mills Absorb Greatest Quantity in History

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 7

Wool selling brokers are now busily employed in calculating and preparing documents in connection with the…

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Nyngan Sheep Sale

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 3

A good attendance of buyers was evidence at the sheep sale at Nyngan on Tuesday 21st July held by Messrs A Lyne and Co in…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 5

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. reported on the 16th July:— The 1942-43 season will commence on July 27th in…

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The Wheat Market Sydney, Friday

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 3

In the local wheat market to-day trading was very quiet both in.the produce and export flour sections. Values were unchanged,…

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Dubbo Junior Farmers' Club

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 4

At a recent inspection of member gardens, the Supervisor (Mr H J Maxwell) found some with excellent vegetable plots One member…

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Wool Report

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 4

The Country Producers’ Selling Co. Ltd., Sydney, report:— It was officially announced during this week that the first series of…

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The Wool Position

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 3

Mr. Gordon Bennett, managing editor of “The Farmer and Settler,” writing under the heading “The Country as I See It,” reviews the wool…

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The Wheat Market Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 3

There was a slight improvement in the demand for wheat for export flour in the local market to-day, but trading in the produce section was again…

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Wool Season Opens To-day

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 3

To-day is the opening day of the 194-2-43 wool season. Opening appraisements were commenced in Sydney today…

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“Keep Farmer on His Farm” Object of Wheat Stabilisation M.P.’s Comment on Federal Scheme

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 4

“The object of the Federal Government’s wheat stabilisation scheme is to keep the farmer on his farm so that his land will be…

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