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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

1,078 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 34 of 54

Historic Narromine [?] Adorned Our First [?] Waggon Loads of Wheat F[?] Mr. Co[?] Recalls Olden [?]

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1942 · page 1

The day man in South Australia [?] adorned the back of a £10 note is Mr. [?] Gardans, is a statement made in a se[?] paper recently…

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Local & General Sheep From Gwabegar

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 2

A line of 88 wethers from A. Harold Parsons, Gwabegar, made to 26/7d, avg 23/9d, at Winchcombe Carson’s Homebush…

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Rationing of Wool Reduces Substitute Supply

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—The effects of wool rationing for civilian purposes and the economy in colthing being…

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Local Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 6

[?] Carson Ltd. reported on the 5th that 1689 [?] of wool had been appraised at their catalogue that day. W. J…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 5
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The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. reported on the 30th July:— We submitted our first appraisement for the new…

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Bourke Special Cattle Sale

The Western Herald · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 3

Messrs Dalgety & Co. (Sydney) and H. M. Ware & Whittaker (Bourke) will sell by public auction on Saturday, 22nd August, at…

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Monster Special Sheep Sale

The Western Herald · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 6

A monster special sheep sale will be held at the Bourke Trucking Yards on Wednesday, September 9th, at 2 p.m., when 20,000…

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The Wheat Market Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 2

In the local wheat market to-day the demand for the produce trade was fair, but in the export flour section trading was very quiet. Rates were…

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Heavy Losses in Sheep Town Dogs Cause Trouble

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 1

Lan[?] with properties [?] the town have [?] heavy losses in [?] suring quite [?] that the [?] has…

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Wheat Confiscation Objected to by F. AND S. Association Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 3

A resolution of protest against the Federal Government’s proposal to confiscate that portion of 1941-42 yheat crop not…

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Wool Report

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 10 August 1942 · page 4

The Country Producers’ Selling Co. Ltd, Sydney, report:— As our second appraisement for the 1942-43 season was not finalised until…

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The Wheat Market Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 10 August 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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25 Lb. More Wool to Every Bale

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 10 August 1942 · page 4

An urgent appeal for assistance from woolgrowers in conserving supplies of woolpacks is being made, by the Central Wool Committees…

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Delay in Shearing Wool Tops in England

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 10 August 1942 · page 4

Rain in New South Wales has interfered with zone shearing arrangements and arrivals of wool at the seaboard have been below…

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Vegetable Weevil Method of Control in Well-established Crops

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 10 August 1942 · page 1

Mr. T. McCarthy, Chief Entomologist of the Department of Agriculture, advises that in areas where the larvae or grubs of the…

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Local and General Bourke Special Sheep Sale

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1942 · page 2

In this issue the Farmer [?] Gra[?] Go (Sydney) and it M[?] W[?] and Whittaker (Bourke[?] [?]sod aucito[?] in conjunction…

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Marginal Wheat Areas Elimination by Government Approves the Advance of £607,000

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 13 August 1942 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce Mr. Scully, announced that the Government had approved of the advance of the sum…

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The Farm Home Culinary Uses of Lemons

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 13 August 1942 · page 4

Not only do lemons enter into the preparation of all sorts of dishes—they, have many other culinary uses. The following are…

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Wool Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 6

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co Ltd reports on the 11th inst. We submitted our second catulogue of the 1942 43 season in…

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