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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1945

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Wool Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 4
Also in The Western Herald

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. report on the 14th inst: We submitted our catalogue No. 158 on Friday, 9th instant, the…

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Black Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 4

Mr. A. J. Wedlock wishes to acknowledge the receipt of a bag of black wool from Mr. A. Hossick, Gumbalie, towards the Lady Fisk…

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Wool Stock Safeguard

The Western Herald · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: It is estimated that by June 30 next, the world's accumulated stocks of wool will be…

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WOOL Exports and Stocks Six War Years

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 2

A special report by the well known firm of Winchcombe Carson Ltd. emphasises that war-time circumstances have produced changing conditions in…

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Fruit Crop Prospects Production Drop Narromine Citrus

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 2

Due to the effects of hot dry weather, high winds, frequent duststorms anil hail damage, a big drop in fruit production in inevitable this season…

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Many Uses for Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1945 · page 1

Wool leads all textile fibres for war purposes. It has been used to make self-sealing aeroplane fuel tanks, oil filters, parachute knee-pads, munition…

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Farmers and Settlers Discuss Direct Action May Change From Wheat But No Strike Threat

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 1

A meeting of the Narromine branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in the town hall on Saturday evening, Mr. J. H. Tuck, president, being in the chair, and there was a…

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Loitering Sheep

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 2

Following a Barradine complaint that a mob of 2,000 sheep Were loitering, inspector C. Antaw reported to the Coonabarabran P.P. Board…

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Wool Report

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 1

Report on Appraisement No. 158 hold by Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co[?]pany Limited, Sydney, [?]…

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Wool Exports and Stock

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 4

War-time circumstances have produced changing conditions in the [?]olinp[?] concerning…

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Training Wool Workers Improved Textiles

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Plans to train workers for the wool manufacturing industry to the highest degree of skill to ensure that Australian made…

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Wheat Industry "Sunk" If 4/3 Insufficient

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 1

Canberra, Thursday—Mr. Curtin told a delegation of wheat growers yesterday, that if the industry did not succeed at 4/3 a bushel it was doomed…

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Wheatgrowers' Request to Prime Minister Farmer's and Settlers' Five Points of Claim

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 2

Acting in the interest of wheatgrowers the Farmers and Settlers' Association yesterday made a five point request to the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin), seeking better terms in the handling of grain…

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Sheep Sale Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 2

Messrs. Roache and Matthews and the Commonwealth Wool and Produce Co. report in connection with their special sheep sale on the 16th instant:…

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Wool Publicity

The Western Herald · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 4

Canberra.—Under the wool use promotion bill, now before the House of Representatives, the wool publicity and research act of 1936…

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Black Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 4

Mr. A. J. Wedlock desires to acknowledge a donation of half a bale of black wool from Mr. F. W. Dorrington (Marion Downs) towards…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 7

The Country Producers' Selling Company Limited reported on the 14th March:— As is usual and expected at this time of the year,…

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Bungling Charge Against Minister Farmers and Settlers' District Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1945 · page 1

Speaking on the shortage of wheat in New South Wales, at yesterday's meeting of the Dubbo District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, a member of the State Executive (Mr. T. Shearwood) attributed the situation to…

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Farmers Deny They Advocated Strike Methods

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1945 · page 3

"Some people had the idea we were talking strike when we demanded 5/2 a bushel, for all wheat grown on registered areas. That was not a…

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