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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

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Wool Season Reviewed

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 7

Australian sheep have declined 20,493,830, the total being 105,068,740, compared with 125,562,-570, in 1942. New South Wales…

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International Wool Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 7

Mr. Douglas V. Boyd, chairman of the Australian Wool Board, who has been elected chairman of the International Wool…

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Merino Wool Shortage. Combing Types

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 9

The world shortage of good merino wools is being emphasised to the trade in Yorkshire by the fact that great difficulty is…

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Reduced Wheat Sowings Caused By Absence of Rain

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 5

Absence of rain has seriously interfered with the cropping programme. Instead of the area sown to wheat showing an…

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“Wheat Prices Only Legalised Robbery by Govt. (To the Editor)

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 5

Sir,—I would like to give some details of the way the wheat grower is treated by the Government with regard to the wheat that he…

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On the Land News and Reviews America Needs Merino Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 5

A review by Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. points out that America is likely to continue in need of good length, free or fairly free, Australian merinos…

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Backfrom America Son of Balladoran Farmer

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 1

Mr. Alfred Owen Plummer, eldest son of the late George Plummer, of Balladoran, has [?]ben in a visit to Dubbo after…

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Federal Government Will Not Budge on Single Farm Issue State Government Attitude

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 5

A question was asked by Mr. Stephens (C.P., Byron) in the Legislative Assembly on the single farm issue in connection with soldier settlement. He asked the Minister for Lands (Mr. Telly) could he…

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Poultry Farmers Propose Direct Action

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 6

The following statement is issued by the Associated Poultry Farmers of Australia:—The decision of the Executive…

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Free Information for Farmers

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 1

A 32-page pamphlet containing the titles of all the publications of the Department of Agriculture has recently been issued. Every farmer…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 6

The Country Producers' Selling Company Ltd. reported on the 23rd May:—Our appraisement No. 188, which has been now finalised…

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Wool and Wheat The Govt. and Taxpayer's Position. (To the Editor 'Wellington Times')

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 7

Sir.— Mr. J. P. Breen is egging taxpayers into thinking they are to subsidise woolgrowers to the extent…

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Direct Selling by Poultry Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 5

Mr. F. Gaudry, president of the A.P.F.A., said that wonderful support had been given to the association in its decision to wake a gesture of…

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Sheep Dog Smothers Lambs

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 5

Thirteen lambs were killed at Greenethorpe at the week-end, when a dog got into the recreation ground, and forced them into a…

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Newcastle Wool Prices

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 4

Results secured at Winchcombe Carson’s Newcastle wool appraisement last Friday included: L. C. Worgan, Inverell, wethers, 17[?]d…

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The Government’s Wheat Plan

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 5

Sir,—I am of the same opinion as Bill Hampton on the Government’s success as highwaymen. What they have done to wheat…

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Future Wool Prices Marketing Prospects

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 11

Millmen in the United Kingdom have expressed their desire to know the level of minimum reserve prices at which wool…

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"Dubbo As a Potential Wool Centre"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 6

At Tuesday's Council meeting, a letter was read from Dubbo Chamber of Commerce, advising Council that arrangements had been made for Mr…

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'Plastic Wool' Will Fight the Ersatz Challenge

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 3

Prior to the war French buyers were the chief factors in the sale of short wool sheep skins in Australia…

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Wool Provides 40 p.c. of Export Trade (Written specially for the “North- Western Watchman” by W. H. Mather, Wool Consultant)

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 6

You will naturally be very surprised to know that Australians. a race of people who pride themselves in progressive…

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