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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

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Western Wool Appraised

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 6

Some 4,530 bales of wool were appraised at Winchcombe Carson s Sydney catalogue on Wednesday. Results were:-Keith Bush, Yass…

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Government to Help Wool Industry

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday. - The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) announced last night that the establishment of a wool consultative…

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Sheep in New South Wales Numbers Consistently High

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: For five years, N.S.W. has consistently pastured over 54,000,000 sheep the latest figures issued by the…

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Transport of Wool By Road Advocated

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.-In the Legislative Assembly the deputy leader of the Country Party (Mr. D. H. Drummond) drew attention to the serious position…

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Better American Wool Outlook British Situation

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 15

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—Fears of a sharp drop in wool values an the United States have apparently subsided. The New…

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100-Bag Limit Wheat for Stock Feed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 13

To ensure equitable distribution of available feed wheat the State Superintendent of the Australian Wheat Board…

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Wheat for Fodder: 100 Bags is Limit

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 5

The chairman of the District War Agricultural Committee (Mr. S. Rudkin) states in order that there will be an equitable distribution of wheat for…

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Wool Exports and Stocks Post-war Aspects

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 14

(Returns issued by the Central Wool Committee state that at June 90, 1944, the stocks of accumulated wool in…

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Horse Fell While Mustering Sheep: Tragic Death of Soldier Grazier

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 6

Recently returned from active service, John Neville McClymont (32), grazier, of "Kurrajong Park," Tooraweehah, died as the result of a simple accident when his horse fell while mustering sheep on the afternoon of October 19…

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Wool Appraisement Centre and Killing Works Would Aid Existing Dubbo Industry: Carbonising Works May Soon Re-open

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 2

Speaking at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Australian Carbonising Wool and Textile Co. Ltd., held at Dubbo on Saturday, Mr. G. D. Bassett, MLC, was quite optimistic about the future…

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The Man on the Land Page Big Lift in Wheat Likely Scully Announces Easing Of Licence Restrictions "Doubling Up" Next Season

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 14

It was officially announced recently by the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Scully) that wheatgrowers would be allowed to double up their acreage next season where crops this year had failed…

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Junior Farmer Movement 11,000 Members

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 15

The value of the Junior Farmer Movement was again str[?]kingly exemplified on October 25 at a field day held at…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 3 November 1944 · page 5

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. reported on 27th October :—A very representative catalogue was submitted by us in Sydney…

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Wool Research. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 3 November 1944 · page 1

Melbourne.—After the war a striking extension of the use of wool for clothing will follow the application of the Federal…

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Narromine Silos to Open Next Wednesday Wheat Must be Clean

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 3 November 1944 · page 1

The "News" was noticed Yesterday Morning that official advice has been reastred that the Narromine [?] will be open on wednesday…

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Wool Has Big Bearing On Nation's Stability

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Representing 42 per cent, of Australia's exports, wool and its price has an enormous bearing on the economic prosperity and…

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Partly Decomposed Body Discovered in Disused Farm House

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1944 · page 1

The body of a man, believed to have been dead from seven to ten days, was found in a partly decomposed state on the verandah of an…

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Crop Failure Means Shortage of Foods

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.-As a result of the drought in Now South Wales 1.000,000 acres of wheat and 500,000 acres of oats have been lost, according to an…

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Anticipated Yields Reduced Pinched Wheat Will Be Harvested Mr. Rudkin's Report for October

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 November 1944 · page 6

The greater part of the district received little rain during October—approximately half-an-inch spread over two or three falls. From a cropping point of view this was of no benefit; consequently, anticipated yields will now be…

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Wheat Crop Forecast

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 November 1944 · page 1

The first or preliminary official forecast of the wheat harvest of the State based upon conditions existent as at 6th October, 1944, is…

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