War Prisoner Centres For Farm Labor Pool
Writing to the District War Agricultural committee, the National Service officer (Mr. M. Wall) stated that the Army authorities have now…
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Farming & the land, 1944
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Fair Vegetable Crops Throughout District Despite Many Checks
Summer crops of vegetables on the whole have been fair, but not up to last year's standard of heavy crops, stated the district agricultural…
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The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. report: The main appraisements for the current season's wool clip, in this State, have…
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Goldsbrough, Mort and Company, Limited report:—Our appraisement catalogue No. 132, which was finalised on the 27th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool and Its Uses Carpets and Crossbreds
Since the United States entered the war, the demand for [?] crossbred wools suitable for carpet making and up[?] has, to a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers Support Technical Plan
Full support for the agricultural science course proposed to be implemented by the Dubbo Technical College was pledged by a meeting of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Control of Silos Demanded by Farmers Obituary Mrs. Florence May Curran
The need for a more satisfactory system in deciding the date for the opening of the wheat silos was expressed by members of the Farmers and Settlers' Association at the Dubbo branch meeting on Saturday afternoon. At the age of 55 years the death occurred in the Dubbo District Hospital on Friday night last of Mrs. Florence May Curran, wife of Mr. L…
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Quality of the offering at Homebush last Monday was only fair, really prime wethers being scarce once more. Throughout the sale demand was…
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Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report: Our catalogue in Sydney series No. 132 was finalised on Monday last. It contained, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Nutritional Anaemia Sheep in New England
Severe anaemia and rapid loss of condition are suffered by sheep existing during the winter months on the natural…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →World Wheat Situation Decrease in Carryover
It is still impossible to obtain reliable statistics of wheat production and stocks in U.S.S.R., China and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →False Representations to Australian Wheat Board
At the Gunnedah Quarter Sessions, before Judge Storkey. Thomas Turner, hotel-keeper, Tambar Springs, and Leslie Francis Smith, farmer, on remand…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trangie and District Happenings Minister To Urge Consideration of Abattoirs for Trangie Shire Council Support Solicited Truckings of Cattle and Sheep From Trangie Railway
A deputation from the ALP, consisting of Messrs. R. A. White, J. W. Latham and T. McKell, waited on the Trangie Urban Committee on Tuesday and presented a letter received by the local branch of the ALP from Mr. Baddeley, through Mr. C. G. Robertson. The letter which was in reply to a [?] the ALP for a clothing [?] abattoirs to be established of Trangie, stated that while he did…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool and Its Uses Carpets and Crossbreds
Since the United States entered the war, the demand for coarse crossbred wools suitable far carpet making and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Position Dangerous Cropping and Grazing Outlook Monthly Report By District Agricultural Instructor
Rainall for March in the Central West has been very light Local storms of some sevcrity were recorded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Leeton Cannery Record Dubbo Women Help Save Peach Crop
Dubbo women are among the staff at the Leeton cannery which cut in a day of seven and a half hours last Sunday a total of 179 tons of peaches. This is the equivalent of 1100 standard boxes an hour or 24 tons, in the same time…
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The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. reported on the 30th March:—The main appraisement for the current season's wool clip…
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Quotations will be received for the cartage of about 2000 bales of greasy wool approximately 300 tons weight from Boorara to Bourke, a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm Statistic Returns Wanted by Police
Agricultural and pastoral returns should be completed by all landholders in the Dubbo police district and forwarded to the police station…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Robber Control Bungle Criticised by Farmers
Dissatisfaction with the metred employed in making tyres available and the failure of the rubber control authorities to recognise the…
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