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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1945

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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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Cost of Wheat Production in Australia Far Removed From Main World Market

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 6

High costs, associated with the production of wheat in Australia, provided a gloomy outlook for the future, as within a couple of years it would be impossible for the Common-wealth to compete against Russia on the world wheat market,…

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Public Meeting Demands [?] For Wheat Repeat to Co-operative with Government [?] Request Granted Deputation Proposal To Meet Federal Minister For Agriculture

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 1

"That [?] meeting [?] that the Federal Government pays 5/2 per [?] on all wheat grown on all wheat grown on registered areas for the [?] and falling that, the farmers refuse to co-operative [?] Government in increasing the [?]age sown…

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District Member Supports Wheatgrowers' Claim Favors at Least 5/Per Bushel for Next Year's Crop

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 1

In an interview with the "News" representative at the Court House hotel on Saturday afternoon. Mr. C. G. Robertson, MLA, stated that he was in [?] second with the claims of primary producers in connection with next year's crop of at least 5/ per [?]…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 11

Goldsbrough, Mott & Co., Ltd., report:—For our appraisement No. 15½. which was fanalised on 5th inst., we brought forward an…

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Wheat Growers' Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 11

At a meeting of the Yeoval district wheat growers, held in the Australian Hall on Saturday afternoon last, the…

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Wheat Shortage Action To Retake Nauru Urged

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 5

Action to re-take Nauru and Ocean Islands from the Japanese so that the use of super-phosphate from these sources could be restored to the…

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Man Gaoled for Six Months Many Sheep Concerned In Gilgandra Case

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 3

Francis Henry Webb (36), was sentenced to six months' gaol by Mr. T. H. Brooke. P.M., at the Gilgandra Police Court on Tuesday, when he pleaded guilty to five charges of sheep stealing…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing Man Convicted on Five Charges Sentence of Six Months Imprisonment

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 3

Frances Henry Webb (36), laborer, a discharged soldier from this war, pleaded guilty to nine charges involving sheep at the Gilgandra Police Court on Tuesday. On five counts of stealing sheep he was sentenced to six months…

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Dubbo Wool Stores' Foundation Stone to Be Set by Mr. Scully on

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Scully) will officially lav the foundation stone of the Dubbo Wool Stores at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. There will be a reception to the…

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EDITORIAL Food Comes from Farms

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 2

THERE will have to be a re-shuffle of ideas after the war concerning conditions on farms, both from the point of view of the proprietor…

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Farm Mechanics New Tech. Course

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 4

Messrs. R. Harris and A. Brown, of the Technical Education Branch, were in Wellington during the week-end…

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District News Wongarbon Farmers Busy Ploughing In Progress

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 8

Farmers are busy ploughing. Many acres have now been gone over, in readiness for the new crop. Another fall of rain…

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Wool Stores Foundation Stone Laid at Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 2

The laying of the foundation stone of the new wool appraisement store on Saturday, by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. W. J. Scully), marked a step forward in the progress of Dubbo and district. Three other Parliamentarians were…

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NARROMINE Fanners Seeking 5/2 A Bushel, for Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 2

In common with otter towns, a public meeting has been called for Thursday February 22 to discuss the matter of increase in wheat acreage. The…

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Straying Cattle

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 1

Stating that he saw 13 head of straying cattle on the Baradine road, Cr. J. Holder Keeping asked Impounding Officer Ryan why they were…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 4

The Farmers' and Graziers' Co-operating Co. Ltd. reports on the 12th inst:—Our appraisement catalogue No. 155 was submitted on…

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The Wool Position

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 1

Mr. Justice W. F. L. Owen, Chairman of the Central Wool Committee, has issued the following statement:…

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Wool Average Price Slaughterings Compared

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 4

Despite the less attractive clip generally grown in New South Wales and some of the other States, because of the…

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Junior Farmers' Club Broadcast

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 2

An interesting and important broadcast will be made for Junior Farmers on Monday next, 26th February, through many…

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