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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

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Bourke Special Cattle Sale Wonderful Success

The Western Herald · Friday 28 August 1942 · page 4
Also in Narromine News and Trangie Advocate

On Saturday last Messrs Dalgety & Co. Ltd., and H. M. Ware & Whittaker yarded 1,380 cattle—the number being slightly less than…

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The Wheat Market Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 28 August 1942 · page 3

Very fair inquiry prevailed for wheat for the produce trade in the local market to day, [?] business was again dull in the export flour section…

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Narromine Sheep Sale Almost Full Clearance Elected

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 28 August 1942 · page 1

Messrs Ballhausen and Irvine held their special sheep sale on Friday last at Narromine saleyards, when they yarded some 4000 sheep…

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Control of Brown Vegetable Weevil. in Well Established Crops

The Western Herald · Friday 28 August 1942 · page 6

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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Wool Report

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 31 August 1942 · page 4

The Country Producers’ Selling Co. Ltd., Sydney, report:— Our appraisement No. 83 was finalised on the 26th instant. The…

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Bourke Special Sheep Sale

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 31 August 1942 · page 2

A big special sheep sale will be held held at Bourke on Wednesday, 9th September, when 22,000 head of first-class sheep will be offered an account…

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Wool Shearing Problems Labour in England

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 31 August 1942 · page 4

Arrivals of wool at the seaboard in New South Wales, though to date less than a year ago, have recently shown…

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Warning to Farmers Examine Binder Canvases

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 31 August 1942 · page 4

A grain binder without canvases is as useless as a binder without wheels. This will be vividly realised by the farmer who…

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Probable Difficulties of the Coming Wheat Harvest Move To Have Silos And Big Stacks Open Together

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1942 · page 1

Exercising the minds of Narromine farmers is the likelihood of a shortage of carriers and farm workers in the coming harvest…

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Free Service for Farmers Why Not Consult The Department?

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1942 · page 6

Farmers are demanded that in the Department of Age[?] there is still available to the [?] a service of value to all who were their living…

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Butter Price May Rise 3d.. lb

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 3 September 1942 · page 1

An increase of at least 3d. a pound in the retail price of butter is strongly recommended in the interim report of…

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Pressin[?] More Wool [?] Every Bale

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 3 September 1942 · page 3

Over a [?] of years the average weight [?] wool per bale in the Commonwealth generally has gradually [?] the figure for all…

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Junior Farmers Poultry Competition Won by Norman Bray

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 3 September 1942 · page 3

On Monday Mr. B. Smith, of Balladoran, and Mr. G. Mills, of Gilgandra, visited the poultry projects of members of the…

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Daylight Saving Dairymen Protest

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 3 September 1942 · page 3

Daylight saving is not popular with dairymen in the north, and members of the Federated Milk Producers’ Federation have…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 4 September 1942 · page 5

The Country Producers Selling Company Ltd. reported on the 27th. August:— Our appraisement No. 83 was finalised on the 26th…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 4 September 1942 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. wired as follows on Wednesday, 4,000 bales were appraised at our Sydney catalogue to-day. Results included…

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Wee Waa Cattle Sale

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 4 September 1942 · page 3

1600 good quality cattle are advertised to be offered for sale at Wee Waa Wednesday, 16th September, by Goldsbrough, Mort and…

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Bourke Special Sheep Sale

The Western Herald · Friday 4 September 1942 · page 4

On Wednesday the 9th of September the Farmers & Graziers, Sydney, and H. M. Ware & Whittaker of Bourke, will yard not less…

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Nyngan Special Sheep Sale

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 4 September 1942 · page 3

Upwards of 15,000 store sheep. 2000 fat sheep, and [?] head of cattle are listed for sale at the big special sheep sale to be held at A. Lyne and…

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