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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 6 of 52

War, Wool and Politics Appraisement Centres

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 February 1943 · page 2

Referring to the statement of Mr. J. J. Clark, M.H.R., that certain wool firms were attempting to sabotage the…

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Silo Deficiency Alleged Geurie Wheat Men Demand Adjustment

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1943 · page 5

Because of a defect in the weighbridge at Geurie, wheat-growers who delivered wheat to those silos in the past season calculate that there was an average loss of 4cwt. in every five tons of grain carted…

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Wool Appraisement Sabotage of Scheme Alleged by Clark: Government Sincere

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1943 · page 2

In a statement on the proposed establishment of wool appraisement centres at Moree, Werris Creek and Dubbo, the member for Darling and Assistant-Minister for Commerce (Mr. Clark) has charged certain wool firms with attempting…

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Waste of Farmyard Manure More Than Ever Indefensible

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 February 1943 · page 6

The waste represented by neglect to make systematic use of the animal manure available on dairy…

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Farmers and Price Fixing a New Political Deal Imperative

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 February 1943 · page 14

For three days last week members of the N.S.W. Farmers and Settlers' Executive sat discussing…

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Sheep and Cattle Dearer

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 2

Pitt Son and [?]gery Ltd., advise the News that [?] sheep and [?]hs [?] p[?] yesterday, including a prop[?] great trade and prime…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 4

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. reported on the 4th February : We submitted a very nice catalogue of wools in…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 4
Also in Narromine News and Trangie Advocate

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. announce that 6749 bales of wool were appraised at their Sydney catalogue on Monday. Local…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 5

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. reported on 5th February:—Our Sydney wool appraisement catalogue No. 98 was finalised on Tuesday…

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Wool Appraisements. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 1

The Melbourne Wool Appraisements for 1942/43 season totalled 2,218,810 bales, of which 1,808,339 were appraised before December 31…

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Wool Appraisal Centres "Attempted Sabotage" of Federal Plan

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 1

In a statement on Monday, Mr. J. J. Clark, MP, who assists the Minister for Commerce, Mr. Scully, said that certain wool firms were…

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Govt. Abuse of Power On Wheat Alleged Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1943 · page 3

Asserting that, as a result of two National Security regulations covering wheat harvesting employment, the wheat industry had been saddled…

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Friends in Adversity Finish Farm Job

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 February 1943 · page 1

When the former Postmaster-General and Minister for Defence (Mr. H. V. C. Thorby) was injured during the week, no labor was available on his…

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Butter Pay

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Wellington Butter Factory on Thursday night last, the pay to…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 8

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. report: Our appraisement No. 98 was inspected for preliminary valuation on the…

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Stud Sheep Sale to Be Held

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 5

At a recent meeting of the New South Wales Sheepbreeders' Association it was decided to conduct the annual stud…

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The Poor Farmer Grasshoppers and Rabbits Plagues Likely

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 7

Farmers look like having a busy time ahead, what with the warning issued by a senior agricultural instructor of…

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Collective Farming or the Independent Producer

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 5

There can be no disputing the fact that, ideologically, the independent robust yeoman type of farmer is the…

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District News Trangie Life on German Farm Described by Prisoner

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1943 · page 4

Word has been received from Sig Neville May, who is a prisoner of war in Germany. He states he is working on a farm for an elderly couple,…

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