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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

1,022 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 20 of 52

Essential Production by Farmers Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 June 1943 · page 1

In a national broadcast last night the Commonwealth Food Controller, Mr. Murphy, said that means must be found by which…

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Butter and Lines on Rationed List

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 2

Butter and certain lines of textiles, including sheetings, towels and varieties of household linen, are rationed under an extended system announced at the weekend by the Minister for Customs (Senator Keane)…

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Butter Rationing Provokes Strike—miners Stop Work Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 1

Protesting against the butter rationing, mineworkers at Hebburn No. 1, on the northern field, struck today, contending that 80z a week…

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Butter Rationing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 6

Butter rationing is causing dissatisfaction on some sections of the N.S.W. coalfields. Men at one pit, Hebburn No. [?]…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 13

Pitt. Son and Badgery Ltd. report:—Our next appraisement fixture in Sydney will be a small catalogue of approximately 800…

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Further Rationing Imposed Butter and Cotton Goods

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 2

From Monday last all butter was rationed to half a pound a week for every ration book holder. This announcement…

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Higher Wool Income Better Price

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 15

The announcement of the Central Wool Committee that to date this season 3,255,283 bales of wool have been…

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No. 5 Wheat Pool Second Advance

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce (Mr. W. J. Scully) has announced that Cabinet had approved a second advance of 3d per bushel on wheat…

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Hoarding of Butter Big Increase in Sales Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 1

Butter distributors in Sydney estimate that more than 400,000 lbs. of butter is hoarded in Sydney…

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Dairy Farming in Canada Observations by Ex Gilgandra Boy

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 1

Writing from Canada to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Withers, of Wagga, and formerly of Gilgandra, where…

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Favorable Crop Conditions Recent Rain Monthly Report By Monthly Report By Agricultural Instructor

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 1

Good seeding rains during May have secured an assured germination in crops. Those crops where patchiness…

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Prisoners for Farm Work

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 2

If a large enough group can be arranged it is expected that within the near future prisoners of war will be drafted to the…

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Farming Plant Sale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 6

A farming plain of high quality will be offered for sale by Abel Wilkins & Co., Wellington, on Saturday. The Sale of Mr F. Thompson's plant will be…

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Record Spring Planting For American Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 6

Farmers across the entire United States agricultural belt are planting this spring what appears certain now to be the greatest" acreage of…

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The Man on the Land Page Feeding of Pigs Use of Dairy By-products

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 15

Skim milk and butter milk are very high class protein supplements for grain, and are a rich source…

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Prisoners Help Farmers An English Idea

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 3

We read that short sentence prisoners in Durham Gaol, England, are allowed out of “clink” to assist farmers in harvesting their crops…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 5

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reported on 3rd. June:—During the past week great interest bas been shown at the Ram…

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Butter Rationing. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 1

Canberra.—The Government was inflexible on butter rationing, and that no concessions would be given to special groups of…

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Rationing Information. New Coupon Issue. Towelling, Sheeting and Butter Additional

The Western Herald · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 3

From last Monday every person in Australia is rationed to half a pound of butter a week. E coupons in new ration books will be used…

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Buninyong Declares Farm Course Needed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1943 · page 4

Necessity for including in the technical educational needs of Dubbo aud district an agricultural course was stressed at a meeting of the Buninyong…

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