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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

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Better Deal for Small Settlers Mr. Tully Explains Provisions to District Farmers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 2

With the object of strengthening the position of soldier settlers and other small holders who are under financial obligations to the Crown, the Minister for Lands (Mr. J. M. Tully) has been in the Wellington district during…

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Poultry Farm Establishment & Selection of Site

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 12

There is considerable interest to-day in poultry farming, and few good "going concerns" are for sale, but the…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 5

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. reported on 28th January:—At our Sydney, appraisement on Wednesday we offered a catalogue…

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American Wool Publicity. Spirited Efforts

The Western Herald · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 5

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: In the United States a pessimistic outlook on the future of wool is far from generally taken, but…

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Wool and Fibre Research. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 1

Urging that Australia should embark on a planned compre[?] research programme, involving investigation of both [?]…

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40,000 Sheep Unkilled Through Absenteeism Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 1

Almost 40,000 sheep remain unkilled in Sydney as a result of absenteeism at Homebush abattoirs this week. It was estimated that at the close…

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Mumbil Carriers Busy Wool & Wheat Carting Clash

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 2

Everyone was disappointed on Tuesday last when no rain was recorded. For a time it seemed as if there would be a good fall…

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Small Farmers and Modern Equipment Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 1

Dr. S. L. Nackindee, of the Department of Agriculture, said at the week-end that it is apparent that with the advent of the…

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Wool for Europe Tests for the Sheep's Staple

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 3

With the rising tempo of the war in Europe and in the East, the problem of relief for the war-suffering people…

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Sheep Blowfly Breed Plain-bodied Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 15

Blowfly strike in sheep does not occur by chance, nor is it related, except in a very minor way, to the health…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 11

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report:—Much discussion has taken place recently regarding the strides of artificial substitutes for…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 2

Report on Appraisement No. 127, held at Sydney, February 3, 1944, by Australian, Mercantile Land & Finance Company Ltd.:…

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Zebru Cross Cattle Valuable Experiments

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 9

A discussion of the use of Zebu-cross cattle in Australia is given in Bulletin 172, just issued by the Council for…

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Most Wool Transported Rationing and Stock Prices

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 1

The wool transport position improved so much in late December and January that arrivals of the ship to date in Sydney and…

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Farm Routine Checked By Fire Control Order

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 5

Disagreeing with the emergency regulations which have withdrawn discretionary powers from shire councils in the granting of permission…

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Westella Farmers Busy Dry Spell Broken Good Substantial Falls

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 14

As it has been very dry for the past few weeks, most of the farmers were wanting rain to replenish the dams for the stock. Early…

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Wool Figures

The Western Herald · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 1

Melbourne.—Since a resumption of the wool appraisements in January, 331,269 bales have been appraised, and the total quantity…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 5

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. reported on 4th February :—Our Sydney catalogue in the current series of appraisements is being…

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Some Facts about Wool Substitute & Synthetic Fibres. (Abstracted from statements preparedly Dr. L. Clunies Ross)

The Western Herald · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 4

1. Prior to the war, the major development in the production of substitutes for Wool occurred in Germany, Italy and Japan. In 1939…

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Wheat Acreage Increase Expected Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 1

It was anticipated that an appeal would be made to increase wheat acreages dining the coming planting said the acting cereal specialist of…

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