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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1945

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Additional Subsidy Stock Feed Wheat. Canberra

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 March 1945 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Scully, announced that the Government had decided to pay an additional subsidy of…

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Wool Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 3

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd reports on the 22nd inst: We submitted our Catalogue No. 159 on Tuesday the 20th inst., the…

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EDITORIAL Wheat Problem

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 2

IT is not to be expected that the farming community will be pleased with Mr. Curtin's attitude on the price of wheat. At considerable…

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Government Attacked on Wheat a Sound Analysis and Trenchant Attack

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 3

The wheatgrowers of Australia had lost confidence in the Federal Government because of the deplorable conditions existing in their industry…

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Rabbits on Holding Dubbo Farmer Fined

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 4

Convicted of having failed to destroy rabbit on his property known as "Cakbank," Coolbaggie, Thomas H. Williams was fined £3, with £3/3/-…

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Russia and Wool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 8

Post-war times hold prospects of increased wool buying by some countries. The Russian manufacturing industry is…

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Loitering Sheep Eleven Miles in Four Days

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 2

A serious view was taken by the Coonabarabran P.P. Board, when sheep were allowed to loiter on travelling stock routes, said Mr. E…

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Junior Farmers

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 4

A meeting of the Gilgandra Junior Farmers' Club was held at the Intermediate High School last week. Owing to the vice…

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CONTRAVENED N.S. REGULATIONS Poultry Farmer Fined

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 3

Robert F. Lemon, poultry farmer, Coonabarabran, was charged at the Court of Petty Sessions last week, before Mr. G. L. Berry, P.M., that…

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Farm “Black” Gunnedah Unions Angry Over P.O.W. Opinions

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 3

At a meeting of local representatives of the A.W.U., A.R.U., Coalminers’ Lodge, Shire and Municipal employees and A.L.P., the matter…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 5

Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd. reported on 23rd March:—Some very interesting remarks concerning the outlook for wool were made…

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How Much for Wheat? Overseas Prices Overseas Guarantees

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 6

Mr. B. Cole, president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, writing in the Association's official organ. The Land,' asks the following…

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Australias Wool Production LARGER U.S.A. BUYING

The Western Herald · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: The mills in Australia have consumed much increased quantities of wool since the war, the quantity…

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Five Million Acres Of Wheat Department's Aim

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1945 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture aims at a total acreage of 5,000,000 acres of wheat and 1,000,000 acres of oats, stated a letter received by the Dubbo District War Agricultural Committee at its last meeting…

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Progressive Wool Plan Visualised for Dubbo in the Postwar Years

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1945 · page 4

In response to several enquiries made by readers of the "Dubbo Liberal" I would repeat my carefully considered opinion, that in conformity with the verdict of world economic authorities, Australia will be compelled seriously to consider…

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Newcastle Wool Prices

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 1

Amongst prices secured atWinchcombe Carson's Newcastle wool appraisement last week were Loo C. Waterford, Willow Tree…

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Wool Transport Committee Report

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 3

In a general review of the wool transport scheme implemented for the handling of the 1944 wool clip from the Coonabarabran district…

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Hundredth Anniversary Of Australian Wheat Research Pioneer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 2

This year marks the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of William James Farrer who has been described as one of Australia's greatest…

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Fallowing Proceeding Prospects For Oats and Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 7

With conditions inhumane for working and preparing fallow for panning farmers are saw going instead. [?]s rain half-an-men a over an men a the Hunter make a suspects much brighter than for some time. Cate on [?]…

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Wool Transport Committee Lack of Support by Members

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 5 April 1945 · page 1

A meeting of the Coonabarabran District Wool Transport Committee was held last Saturday week, Mr. D. I. Watt, of “Gow[?]ng,” in the chair,…

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