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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

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Wheat Stabilisation Scheme

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 2

Commenting upon the operations of the Wheat Stabilisation Scheme in New South Wales for the coming season, the Executive Member of the…

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Liens on Crops and Wool Clips Minister For Lands Announces New Policy

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 1

When recently travelling through the country the Minister for Lands, Mr. J. M. Tully, states that he had…

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Mammoth Cattle Station Manned Entirely by Native Stockmen

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 1

Away down on the lonely western coast of the Cape York Peninsula of North Queensland, approximately 400 miles south of Cape York, the…

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War on Substitutes To Safeguard Wool Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 1

Legislation submitted by the Commonwealth for adoption by all States contains drastic measures aimed at preventing deception in…

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Dairying Dairy Science Schools, 1944

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 15

Dairy science schools for those desiring to qualify for certificates for milk and cream testing and cream grading are…

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Sheep Blowfly Investigations

The Western Herald · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 4

Recent advances in the prevention and treatment of blowfly strike in sheep are discussed in Bulletin 174 just issued by the Council for…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 5

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. reported on 14th April:—Wool appraisements resume in Sydney on Monday next after the Easter…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 4

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reported on the 13th April:—Our appraisement No. 134 will be complete for…

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Protest Against Closure of Sheep and Wool Classes Junior Red Cross to Aid Returned Soldiers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 6

At its last meeting, the Trangie Parents and Citizens' Association received to write to the Department of Technical Education for…

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Wool Classing Class

The Western Herald · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 4

If a sufficient number of students enrol, it may be possible to establish a wool-classing class at Bourke. Instruction would be…

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Prisoner of War Labor to Assist Farmers Early Establishment of Centre at Narromine

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 1

As announced in the "News" last Friday, a prisoner of war [?] centre is to be established in Narromine. This will serve [?]…

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Rehabilitation Scheme Dingo in Sheep's Wool (To the Editor)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 6

The special rehabilitation scheme of Mr. W. H. Mather ("Liberal" April 18) contains much that is just plain non sense. Fifty thousand ex-soldiers are…

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Sydney Wool Prices

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 4

At their Sydney [?] last Thursday [?] Carson Ltd. [?] selection included [?]…

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Three Drovers Fined For Loitering Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 4

Three drovers were each fined £5 with £2/2/- professional fees and 8/- cest of court, when convicted at the Dubbo police court yesterday on…

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Contour Planting Helps American Crop Yields

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 4

New York.—According to the US Department of Agriculture, farmers in the United States are discovering a double advantage in contour planting of crops—it boosts yields as well as conserves the soil and moisture. In contouring, they…

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US Farmers Will Rely Help from Towns

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 6

Chicago: Col. Philip G. Bruton, Labor Director of the US War Food Administration, told a farm labor conference that the nation would…

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NARROMINE All Farming Delayed By Lack of Rain

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 3

The continued dry weather is causing much anxiety to men on the land. Farming operations are practically…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 14

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report: Our catalogue was offered on Monday last, and embraced a seasonal offering of 3,000 bales…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 13

The County Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. report:—Our catalogue No. 134 was preliminarily appraised on Thursday, the 20th instant…

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Rice Farm Labor Needs Supplied, Still Idle Leeton

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 1

Manpower officials at Leeton are perturbed at the apathy of rice farmers who have failed to absorb workers brought to the irrigation…

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