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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

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Control Of The Sheep Blowfly

The Western Herald · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 5

We have received a number of articles on Sheep Blow-fly, giving particulars of various treatments. The first of these interesting…

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300 Sheep Lost in Bush Fire

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 2

Mr. W. J. Thomas, of Ulamambri, lost 300 sheep in a bush fire which broke out on his property recently. The adjoining property of Mr. M. B…

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To-day’s Wheat Prices Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 2

The Australian Wheat Board’s quotations are unchanged to-day. Millers’ bulk lots for home consumption are quoted at 3/11½ per bushel…

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Baled Wool Crashes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 3

When a motor lorry, loaded with many bales of wool, was proceeding up Darling Street yesterday morning, one bale slipped from its position and…

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Wheat Prices Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1942 · 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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Bulk Wheat Storage Control Plan Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. Scully) announced today that the Commonwealth Government, through the Australian Wheat Board, shortly might…

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Wool Report

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 4

The Country Producers’ Selling Co. Ltd., Sydney, report:—As our appraisement No. [?] is not being [?] until the 27th January, although…

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America and Wool Prices Supplies for Russia

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 2

Action by the American authorities in placing a maximum limit at which wool can be sold in the States has prevented any…

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Dry Pastoral Areas Drought in West and North-west Critical Stage Approaching

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 26 January 1942 · page 4

Despite a number of recent heavy storms in western and north-western New South Wales, the seasonal outlook over the…

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Wheat Prices Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 1

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

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Wheat Prices Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1942 · 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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Quality in Wheat Notes on Recommended Varieties

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 4

Yielding capacity is the primary consideration with a farmer with respect to a wheat variety, but the…

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Record Wool Price 34½d at Tasmanian Appraisement Equalisation Dividend

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 7

The second half of the wool appraisement season is now [?] under way and big offerings are being dealt with…

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Rust-Resistant Wheat Discovered in South Australia Mat Outyield Popular Varieties

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 7

Wheatgrowers have been heartened by the news that a rust-resistant wheat, chistened Warigo, has been developed…

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America and Wool Prices Supplies for Russia Shortage of Skilled Labor

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 3

Action by the American authorities in placing a maximum limit at which wool can be sold in the States has…

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55 Million Sheep Wool Production Record Huge Wages Bill

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 3

Figures issued by the Commonwealth Statistician (Dr. S. R. Carver) show that there are 55,568,000 sheep in New South…

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Our Sheep Flocks

The Western Herald · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 4

Figures recently issued by the Government Statistician show that New South Wales pastured 53,580,000 sheep. That total is…

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Wheat Storage

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 2

It was mentioned by the Minister for Commerce, Mr. W. J. Scully, in Canberra that be was giving consideration to the question of the storage…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 6

The Country Producers Selling Company Ltd. reported on the 21st January:— As our appraisement No. 68 is not being finalised…

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Control Of the Sheep Blowfly. the Mules' Operation

The Western Herald · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 7

After classing and culling for susceptibility to fly, the next most important, and from the experimental evidence that is piling up…

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