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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

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No Sheep Sales Glut at Homebush Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 19 October 1942 · page 3

No sales of sheep and lambs will be held at Homebush next Thursday, owing to the inability of the abattoirs to bundle all…

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Wool Records in U.s.a. Australian Mills

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 19 October 1942 · page 2

Consumption of wool in the United States during the first six months of 1942 was 14 per cent higher than for the similar period…

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Kicked By Sheep A Peculiar Accident

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 22 October 1942 · page 2

Mr. R. R. Gilleland, while attending to his duties on Mr. L. Whitelaw’s Wendouree property, Merriwa, suffered a painful Injury to…

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Treatment of Worms in Sheep Conservation of Supplies of Nicotine. Sulphate

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 22 October 1942 · page 4

Nicotine sulphate, next to phenothiazine, is the most effective drug available for treatment of black scours of sheep,…

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Cattle Sale Good Attendance and Clearance Opinion Expresed That Such Sales Be Held Regularly

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 October 1942 · page 1

The first cattle sale held in Gilgandra for many years was conducted by Messrs. Christie Bros, at the Shire…

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Truck Shortage Will Mean Stacks on Farms Farmers Urged to Prepare Dumps

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 October 1942 · page 4

Another problem bound up with the difficulties associated with rural transport this season will be a shortage of…

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Helping Farmers Townspeople Stock Hay and Receive Payment

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 October 1942 · page 1

Dubbo shop employees who have volunteered for farm Work to relieve the manpower shortage had their first…

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War Simplifies British Farm Vehicles Standard All-steel Wheels

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 22 October 1942 · page 3

Thirty thousand more farm vehicles, wanted by British farmers for this year’s harvest, will be fitted with new standard…

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Down On The Farm Volunteers Giving It a Go

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 22 October 1942 · page 2

The call for volunteer to assist the farmers has not fallen on deaf ears. Quite a number of men, women…

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Farm Work Casual Labor

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 22 October 1942 · page 2

There is a small but constant stream of youths and men inquiring at the office of the Deputy Director General of Manpower who are prepared to…

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Huge American Wool Needs Store Sheep Position

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 4

The government wool [?] [?]ments of the C[?] [?] fighting for[?] [?]g [?]mated to be e[?] in the [?]…

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Nyngan Sheep Sale

The Western Herald · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 6

By advertisement in another column it is notified that 18,000 Store Sheep will be sold at Nyngan on Friday next, October 30th…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 5

The Country Producers Selling Company Ltd. reported on the 15th October, 1942:— Practically all brokers, in…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on 15th inst:— We submitted our…

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Nyngan. Special Sheep Sale

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 3

A big special sheep sale will be held at Lyne and Co’s yards, Nyngan, on Friday next, 30th October, when 18,000 store sheep will be offered for…

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Wheat Harvesting Rates

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 2

Mr. A. Blakeley a former officer of the Allied Works Council and one-time Federal member for the Darling, who is well-known in Dubbo and the…

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The Wheat Market Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 3

In the local market to-day there was a good demand for the produce trade, but business in the export flour section was quiet. Rates were…

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Arrangements for Wheat Harvest Statement by Minister

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture and Forests (The Hon. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A.), states that arrangements for the handing of…

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Arrangements for Receival of Wheat Into Silos 1942-43 Harvest

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture and Forests (the Hon. W.F. D[?]n, MLA) states that arrangements for the handling of wheat through the…

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Huge American Wool Needs Store Sheep Position

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 26 October 1942 · page 4

The Government wool requirements of the United States for the fighting forces during 1942 are estimated to be equal to the…

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