Pastoral Employees Union Wants Increase in Station Hands’ Wages
An application by the Australian Workers’ Union for an increase in the rates of wages for station hands employed on pastoral…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1946
920 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 15 of 46
'Wheatgrowers Are Being Robbed' Stabilisation Plan Strongly Criticised "Wheat Farmers Will Put the Government in or Out"
There was strong criticism of the Government's Wheat Stabilisation Plan at a meeting of the Peak Hill Farmers and Settlers' Association. Members present said that the Government would…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Twenty Million Wool Scheme Factory Desired at Coonamble Bonafides of Company to Be Investigated
Recently the Coonamble Municipal Council received a letter from Mr. W. H. Mather, consultant to the directors of the Australian Wool Development Co., of Sydney, which at first gave aldermen quite an encour aging outlook for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Single Farms for Servicemen Should Local Men Have Priority?
The question of providing single farms for returned servicemen, and also of giving priority to local men,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Water for Small Farms Minister Explains Charges
No charge would be made for initial investigational work in connection with the Government's scheme to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Junior Farmers' Show. Amazing Entries for
The remarkable number of entries have already completely shattered last year's record of 376. Over 400 entries have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Field Afternoon Junior Farmers Visit To W. Cole's
A MOST enjoyable and instructive field afternoon was spent at Mr. W. Cole's by a large party of Junior Farmers on Thursday of last weak. Considerable knowledge was gained in selecting the most suitable vegetables andpreparing them for shows…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Monument to a Pioneer— And a Bad Farmer How To Kill a Farm
Every man on the land should read this article. It’s an accurrate account of how a pioneer farmer ruined his property in fifty years. Everyone will recognise this man as he and his counterpart in every farming district…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Report
The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reported on 4th April :—The greater proportion of the current season's clip has now been…
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Goldsbrough, Mort and Company Limited report as follows:—For our Appraisement No. 186, which was finalised yesterday, we brought…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steer Riding and Cattle Drafting
Steer riding and cattle drafting will be seen at the Peak Hill Show, following a generous offer by Mr. A. J. Matthews to provide over 40 bullocks, plus a prize. There will be an open prize of £12, with £2 for the runner up, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One Sheep Brings £8/10/-
An account of sales from Messrs. Parker and Wright for the sale of a sheep, donated by Mr. P. J. Shreeve to the recent stall for Food for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →More Uses Of Wool
Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report—Prior to the war French buyers were the chief factors in the sale of short wool sheepskins in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australians Wool Research. Sydney
Canberra.—The Minister for Post War Reconstruction, Mr. Dedman, told the House of Representatives yesterday, that more than Seven…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Prices Labor Government Attacked SYDNEY
The need for a wheat marketing price which would encourage growers to stay ami encourage returned servicemen to settle, on the land, was stressed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Report
The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. report: Our last appraisement, prior to the Easter recess, will be held to-day and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brighter Future More Uses for Wool
Prior to the war, French buyers were the chief factors in the sale of short wool sheepskins in Australia. They are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Junior Farmer's Show Record Display—1032 Exhibits Magnificent Progress of Movement
FROM every point of view, the Junior Farmers' show on Saturday last was an unqualified success, and reflected the greatest credit on all concerned. The Agricultural Hall was crammed with exhibits of vegetables, poultry,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British Pedigree Cattle
British pedigee cattle are uncou[?] anywhere in [?] Although the great producer countries—the Dominions, Argentine Urg[?] and the U.S.A., have larger number of dairy and beef cattle, they rely on fresh stocks from Britain to maintain their quality. Early British breeders developed methods of close breeding which made their stock un[?] sand to-day Britain in the country [?] exporting the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Exhibitors
Wool exhibitors at the forthcoming Dubbo Show are asked to leave their fleeces at Stevenson Bros. Machinery Depot, in Macquarie Street, on or…
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