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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

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Big Sheep Sale

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 14 September 1944 · page 3

Messrs. Goldsborough Mort and Co. advertise 15,000. sheep for sale at Coonamble on Thursday, September 28. Full details later…

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Wheat Acreage

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 14 September 1944 · page 1

The Agriculture Minister, Mr. Scully, revealed last week that formers had been able to plant a little more than half of the…

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Wheat As Bran Substitute for Horses

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 September 1944 · page 15

Bran is a good horse feed, but it is not essential and during the present shortage can well be replaced by wheat, states the…

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Wool Transport Disturbing Portion Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 September 1944 · page 1

The General Secretary, of the Graziers' Association Mr. J. W. Allen, said yesterday no wool had left some…

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Of Interest to Farmers

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 14 September 1944 · page 3

Messrs. A. Kember and Son advise farmers who are considering cutting wheat and oat crops for hay, that they will have a…

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Crops Will Be Good

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 14 September 1944 · page 2

Mr. S. Rudkin, Senior Agricultural Instructor for the district was a visitor to Gilgandra on Friday. Commenting on crop…

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Car Stolen in Trangie, Found in Dubbo Crop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 September 1944 · page 6

A largo sedan car, owned by Mr. Peter Ferrari, of "Westwai," Tran-gie, was stolen from outside the Memorial Hall at Trangie on Friday…

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Co-operative Farming

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 September 1944 · page 11

Co-operative farming under voluntary organisation, should receive encouragement, according to the Rural "Recbristruction…

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Maryvale Lack of Moisture Crops Thinning Out

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 September 1944 · page 12

Again rain is urgently needed throughout the district. Grass has gone off, and the crops are showing signs of…

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Monthly Crop Report Coonabarabran-MudgeeDistricts

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 14 September 1944 · page 3

Mr. G. Nicholson, senior agricultural instructor, reports for the month of August on the pastoral and agricultural condition of the…

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Narromine. Rain Will Help Crops After Frost Setback

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1944 · page 4

Steady soaking rain set in on Thursday and continued throughout the day. The rain was needed urgently for crops and grass, which were showing…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 September 1944 · page 6

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report: Our Sydney wool appraisement was dealt with on Monday and Tuesday last. It comprised a…

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Cattle Slaughtermen Strike at Homebush

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.-As a protest against the suspension of an employee 3 yesterday, beef slaughtermen stopped work at H[?]mebush today after 71…

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Riverina Crop Failure Forecast If No Rain

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, TUESDAY.-The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) said today that unless rain fell within a week in certain places of the…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 September 1944 · page 14

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. report: Appraisements in Sydney at the moment are showing a substantial decrease in…

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District Wool

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 September 1944 · page 4

Prices obtained at Winchcombe Carson's Sydney wool appraisement last Thursday included: Harold Parsons, Baradine,…

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Wool Report

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 September 1944 · page 4

Report on Appraisement No. 142 held by Australian, Mercantile Land and Finance Company, Limited, Sydney, 11th…

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Aircraft Used to Find Lost Cattle

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 September 1944 · page 2

Major Buchanan, of Mount Terrace, Tooraweenah, mentioned in passing, that after much riding he was unable to find a…

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Fashion's Mount Crops and Herbage Rain Benefits

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 September 1944 · page 10

Since my last report we have about 40 points of light rain, which will help the crops and herbage…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 22 September 1944 · page 3

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. reported on 15th September:—The outstanding feature in the wool trade at the moment is the falling…

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