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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 15

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report: Our catalogue in the current series of Sydney wool appraisements was finalised last Thursday…

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Wool Report

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 1

Schute Bell, Badgery, Lumby Limited report the following prices at a recent wool appraisement: J. E. Colley, Neilrex, A.A…

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Seed Wheat Distribution Plan

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr Graham, MLA) stated last week that he had completed arrangements which…

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Appraisement Delays Road Trasport of Wool

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 1

The Commissioner for Rail ways, Mr. Hartigan, received a deputation from the Farmers and Sellers'…

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Wool Average Lower Dry Season Effects

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 15

Figures issued by the Central Wool Committee show that at the date they were issued appraisements in Australia this season…

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An Unusual Case Shearer on Charge of III-Treating a Sheep

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 3

Dudley Roy Hooker, who was charged at the Cootamundra Police Court last week with cruelly ill-treating a sheep, pleaded not guilty…

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Oat Crops Few and Far Between Says Instructor

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 6

"Oat crops in the district are few and far between, and yields are much below the average, consequently, seed oats for next year's planting will be very scarce." This was stated by the senior district agricultural instructor (Mr. S. Rudkin)…

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Mr. Rudkin's Report Advantage of Sound Farming Practice Up to 12 Bags Per Acre

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 13

Mr. S. Rudkin, Senior Agricultural Instructor, in his report on the central west for November, writes: Conditions for haymaking and harvesting for grain have been favourable. However, two periods of strong winds and excessive…

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Planting Record Mechanised Farming

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 December 1944 · page 11

An example of the great strides being made in mechanised farming comes from the farm, of a big…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 8 December 1944 · page 5

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. reported on 1st December :—Our final catalogue of the half year in Sydney is set down for Friday…

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Wool Tax Is Bare-faced Robbery Writer's Opinion to "News" (To the Editor)

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 December 1944 · page 3

Sir,—I would be pleased if you would grant me space in your paper for the following:— Mr. Hoy's remarks regarding…

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No Tarpaulins On Wool Trucks

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly the Deputy Leader of the Country Patty (Mr. Drummond) drew attention to the fact, that owing to the shortage of…

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Wheat for Stock Feed Ration Basis Outlined

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 4

Wheat is now subject to control, so far as being made available for the feeding of stock is concerned. Before last meeting of the Dubbo…

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Courses feed for Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 5

The establishment of technical schools in country town throughout the State, giving not only trade courses, but courses in agriculture…

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Unclean Premises Dubbo Dairyman Fined £5 and Costs

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1944 · page 1

Pleading guilty at the Dubbo Police Court yesterday to having unclean dairy premises Charles Reuben Henry McGuire was fined…

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Wool Appraisements

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 2

Winchcomba Carson Ltd. wire: 7340 bales of wool appraised at our Sydney catalogue on Wednesday. Results incliuded: C. M…

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Wheat Acreage Restrictions Urgent Review Advocated

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 1

“The present wheat acreage restrictions should be revised as a matter great urgency so that plans can made to remove the threat of acute…

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Farm Cottage Burned Fire at "Pine Risk"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 1

A four-roomed cottage at "Pine Ridge," the property of Mr. A Palmer. Narromine road, was destroyed by fire about midday on Monday…

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Crop Of Garden Fetes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 4

It is quite like old times, all these garden fetes in December. In pre-war days there was always a crop of them, the idea being that it was a handy…

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Monthly Crop Report Coonabarabran-Mudgee Districts

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 14 December 1944 · page 4

Mr. O. Nicholson, Senior Agricultural Instructor, reports as follows:— The weather prevailing tor November was far from favourable, it being…

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