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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1945

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Wool Report

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 3

Farmers and Graziers' Co[?] Co. Ltd. reports on the [?]ast.:- We submitted our…

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Wheat Growers' Union

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 2

The annual conference of the central zone of the Wheat Growers' Union of NSW was held recently at Orange. The following…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing In Gilgandra District

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 5

Detective-Sergeant J. A. Burke and other police have been investigating the alleged theft of a number of sheep in the Gilgandra district. The…

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Monthly Report by Agricultural Instructor Production Targets For Wheat Increased 25 Per Cent

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 4

With further getter rain over the cropping areas in the district, one fall during the middle of the month and…

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Poultry Farming Former Local Man Doing Well Mr. D. A. MacLean At Wenthworthville

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 1

The following article from a recent issue of "Poultry" will be read with interest locally:- When Mr. D. A. MacLean…

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Tomato Crops Hit by Rabbits, Heat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 2

On account of the shortage of water, rabbits and the extreme boat, the area under tomato processing in the Dubbo District, was…

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Farmers Want 5/2 Per Bushel

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 2

The meeting of wheat-growers, to be held at Dubbo Council Chambers oh Saturday afternoon, will probably…

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Stubble Mulch Farming

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 1

Mr. G. Nicholson, Senior Agricultural Instructor, Coonabarabran, writes:— Of late much has been written…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 5

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reported on 31st January The man on the land in many parts of the State this week has…

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Bourke Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 3

At Winchcombe Carson's last Sydney wool appraisement E. Norris, Ben Lomond, secured wethers 17¾, 16d, ewes 17d, 16d, 15½d; J…

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Appraised Value of Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 1

Melbourne.— The appraised value of wool catalogued so far this season is £38,394,553, as revealed by the Central Wool…

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Wheat Quota Abandoned No Limit to Planting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 8

[?] of the drought, wheat [?] quota restrictions are to be [?] for the 1945-46 season…

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Farmers' Mass Meeting On 1945 Wheat Price

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 4

The public meeting of wheatgrowers, to be held at Dubbo Council Chambers this afternoon, promises to overflow the meeting room…

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Farmers Demanding 5/2 a Bushel

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. — Reported intention of the Federal Government to guarantee a price of 4/3 a bushel (bagged basis) for all wheat next…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 7

Pitt. Son and Badgery Ltd., report: Our Sydney wool appraisement No. 155, the eighteenth catalogue of the season, was finalised…

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District News Wongarbon Suspected Wheat Theft Police Notified

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 6

On Sunday morning of last week the local wheat shed was in disorder, and, on making investigations, it appeared that…

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Govt. Wheat Policy Forecast 4/3 Bus. & No Restriction Scully Plan in Melting Pot

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 3

Canberra reports in recent days indicated that a change would be made in the Federal Government's wheat policy providing for an all-round price of 4/3 a bushel, bagged basis, on a grower's full production, and no limitation to…

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Orange Peel Good Cattle Feed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 1

An officer of the Department of Agriculture states that the hundreds of tons of orange peel dumped in Sydney rubbish tins each season by…

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Mass Meeting of Wheat Farmers Demands 5/2 a Bushel

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 2

"There will be bread rationing, if not this year, next year, unless we have increased production of wheat," said Mr. E. G.Hoy, a member] of the State Executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, at a mass meeting of farmers held in…

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Feed Wheat Shortage Graziers' Protest

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 3

The Graders' Federal Council of Australia has protested to the Minister for Commerce and Agricultural, Mr. Sc[?], against the…

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