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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

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Control of Potato Blight in Autumn-sown Crops

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 8

Autumn-sown potato crops on the coast, now being planted, will be very liable to blight, if the season is wet…

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Young Cowra Farmers Bitter “Closer Settlement in Reverse”

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

Many of the 30 young farmers who attended the Land Board this week (says the “Cowra Guardian”) were very bitter over the fact that despite…

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Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Association

The Western Herald · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 4

A meeting of the Committee of the Bourke P. & A. Association will be held in the Council Chambers at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 4th…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 5

The Fanners & Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd. reports on 23rd inst.:—We submitted our Appraisement Catalogue No. 129 on Monday 21st…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 5

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. reported on 26th February:—Our catalogue in Sydney series No. 129 is being finalised to-day. It…

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Sheep and Wool Course Programme Changed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 2

Sheep and wool instruction programme in Dubbo, as part of technical education activities, has been changed. In future classes at Dubbo will be…

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Butter Supply Cut

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 March 1944 · page 8

Butter supplies to catering establishments, hotels, cafes, and those establishments which supply casual meals…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 March 1944 · page 2

The Country Producers' Seeing Co., Ltd. report:—In our appraisement No. 130, which was finalised on the 1st instant, we submitted a…

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Prime Sheep Firm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 5

Supplies of Sheep and lambs at Homebush on Monday were 48,417. Prime lines made late figures but competition for others was dull. Estate G…

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Western Sheep Sold

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 5

Vast improvement was shown in the sheen offering at Homebush on Tuesday. Demand for grown sheep was not nearly as strong as last sale…

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Wool Appraisement

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. wire Monday: 6147 bales of wool appraised at our Sydney catalogue to-day. Results included: G. T…

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Wool Appraisement, No. 130

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 2

In our appraisement No. 130 on Wednesday of last week we offered a catalogue comprising wool mainly from the central and southern tablelands…

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Other States Interested N.S.W. Farm Mechanisation Scheme

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 3

It is particularly gratifying to me to learn that at the recent meeting of the Commonwealth Agricultural Council a direct approach was made…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 12

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report:—We submitted a catalogue of 4,115 bales for appraisement in Sydney on Friday, 25th ult…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers Co-op. Co. Ltd. reports on the 3rd inst. Our Appraisement No. 130 was submitted oh the 1st inst., and…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 5

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. reported on the 2nd March:—In our appraisement No 130, which was finalised on the 1st…

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Wool and Rationing Practical Publicity

The Western Herald · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—Probably the best advertisement wool was ever had is the ability of the British Empire people…

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Ice Cream Manufacture Butter Fat to Be Reduced Sydney

The Wellington Times · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 1

Plans are being considered to reduce the amount of butter fat in ice cream to make more cream available for…

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C P Vigilance in House Protection for Dairy Farmers

The Wellington Times · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 13

Through the vigilance of the Country Party in the State Parliament, an important amendment was included in the…

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Control of Sheep Blowfly. Direct Attack Unlikely to Solve the Problem

The Western Herald · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 3

In the light of investigational work in sheep blowfly control carried out during the last ten years, notably at Canberra, it had…

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