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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

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Wongarbon Fire Crop Burned

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 November 1944 · page 4

About noon on Friday last a fire started in a wheat paddock, at Mr. B. L. Giddings' farm, Blackdown, Wongarbon…

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Wool Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1944 · page 4

The Country Producers' [?] Co, Ltd report: Owing to [?] No. 148 [?] the eve of the [?]…

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Fodder Price Increase Pretest from Farmers Described as "Raw Deal"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1944 · page 2

A strong protest against the action of the price control authorities in advancing fodder rates sharply, immediately after city and country…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 November 1944 · page 15

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd., report:— The selection offered at our appraisement No. 148 was of good…

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Newcastle Wool Prices

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 23 November 1944 · page 1

Prices obtained, at Winchcombe Carson's Newcastle wool apprais ment last Friday included: E. Holliworth, (Tambar Springe,…

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Seed Wheat Arrangements Complete

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 November 1944 · page 13

It was stated by the Premier, Mr. McKell, that the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Graham, Las now completed…

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A Five Bag Crop of Wheat Grown on Two Inch Rainfall

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 November 1944 · page 13

During his recent inspection of crops in the district, Mr. S. Rudkin, Senior Agricultural Instructor, saw a two hundred acre' padaock of Gular on Mr. T. C. Donnelly's farm "Glengerra" Obley Road, Dubbo. As the rainfall curing the growing period was…

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Sheep Drenching Experiments by C.S.I.R.

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1944 · page 2

Variations in the course taken fay liquids when swallowed by sheep are discussed in a bulletin, just issued, by the Council for Scientific arid Industrial…

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Sheep Killed on Railway Line Heavy Loss To Owner

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 23 November 1944 · page 3

Mr R. Burns., senr., of "Wilga Glen," Coonamble, suffered a heavy loss on Monday morning last when 7.1…

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Farmers Protest Against Middle Man's Profit Recent Rise in Produce Benfits Speculators

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 23 November 1944 · page 2

Farmers throughout this area are up in arms against a hand-out that has been given middlemen who purchased all the available hay oats, etc., at a fixed price and then benefitted from the recent rise of £1 ton in…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 3

Pitt, Son & Badgery report:—overseas wool authorities stress the evidence or the trend of public demand towards the better…

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Five Bag Wheat Crop on Two Inch Rainfall

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 8

During his [?] in the [?] two [?]…

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Wheat Meal As a Substitute for Bran and Pollard

The Western Herald · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 1

Producers of essential supplies of pig, poultry and dairy products for the Services were advised by the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A…

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One[?] Half Million Bushels [?] Wheat Required Important Statement by Premier McKELL

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 2

It [?] Mr. McKell, at the weekend that the [?] Mr.Graham, has now completed arrange[?] wheat supplies for 1945 sowings. These are [?] will be accepted from growers by…

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District Growers of Approved Seed Wheat Helpful Information Provided by District Agricultural Instructors

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 2

Mr S. Rudkin, agricultural instructor, of Dubbo, and Mr. Eric C. Powell, agricultural instructor, of Parkes, have supplied the "News" with a list of "approved seed" growers, together with the variety, from which we provide details…

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Wool Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1944 · page 4

The Farmers & Graciers' Co-operation Co reports on their 23rd instant: who submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No. 149 on Tuesday, 21st…

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Butter Output Novel Competition

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1944 · page 2

The scheme which has been launched to give every dairy factory supplier an individual farm goal is receiving very encouraging local support, reports Mr…

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Sheep Classer Fined For Acting as Agent

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1944 · page 4

Claude Herbert Suttor well-known sheep classer, was fined £5, with 8/- costs at the Dubbo Police Court yesterday, when he pleaded guilty to…

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Wool Appraisements at Dubbo Provision Should be Made for Combing Mill

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1944 · page 2

Wool appraisement and carbonising works in country centres denote progress, but they are not economical assets to the fullest degree, for they…

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Allowed Cows to Stray Dubbo Dairyman Fined

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 November 1944 · page 2

Sidney Mawbey was fined on two charges of having permitted stock to stray in the streets of Dubbo when he appeared at the Dubbo police court…

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