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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

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Wool Expert to Speak at Dubbo Visit by W. E Mather

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 2

At the invitation of the Dubbo, Chamber of Commerce, Mr. W. H. Mather, wool consultant, will address a public meeting in the Roxy Theatre next Thursday night. This was announced yesterday by…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 7

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reported on the 29th May:—Very little wool is being received into Darling Harbour at…

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Rabbits Profitable to Farmers

The Western Herald · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 7

Menace of the rabbit, Australia's worst pest, is now painfully real—farmers are letting sheep go to concentrate on "rabbit-farming." This…

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State Cycling Championships For Victory Bay Carnival in Dubbo Police, Railway and Farmers Will Contest Tug-of-war

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 June 1946 · page 5

Mr. Ben Ison, secretary of the Dubbo Cycle and Athletic Club, announced yesterday that plans were complete for the holding of the Victory Day sports and cycling carnival at the oval…

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Future Wool Prices. Marketing Prospects

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 June 1946 · page 2

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

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Wool Expert's Visit

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1946 · page 5

Dubbo district woolgrowers and others, on the land look forward to the visit to Dubbo next Thursday of Mr. W. H. Mather, well known wool…

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District Sheep

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 June 1946 · page 12

Prices obtained at Homebush last Monday included Noel Knight, Coonabarabran, 198 wethers to 31/1, average 27/10; H. E. Jones,…

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Cattle From Binnaway

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 June 1946 · page 3

Sales of Binnaway stock at Winchcombe Carson’s Homebush auction last Thursday included J. D. Thomson, l cow £12, 2 vealers…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 June 1946 · page 11

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Led. report: Interest for this week has been chiefly centred on the Stud Sheep Sales, which…

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WOOL Equalisation Payment

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1946 · page 5

Many growers have made inquiries us to the equalisation payment which growers will receive next July. The average price at which the whole…

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Sheep Taken From Drought Area

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1946 · page 5

During the past few weeks over 100,000 sheep have been transported by motor transport from Bourke to Cobar…

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Wool Classing, Farm Mechanics and Dressmaking Favored as Educational Classes

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 June 1946 · page 4

A recent visit to Coonabarabran by officers of the Technical Education Branch of the Department of Education resulted…

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Eastern Wool Needs. Japan Wants Supplies

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 June 1946 · page 14

Japan was not devoid of wool supplies when the Pacific war ended. Reports state that at a recent date the quantity on…

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Eastern Wool Needs Japan Wants Supplies

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 June 1946 · page 8

Japan was not devoid of wool supplies when the Pacific war ended (writes Winchcombe Carson Ltd). Reports state that at…

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CUMNOCK Signs of Withering. Early Sown Crops

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 June 1946 · page 7

The continued dry weather is fast approaching drought stages. Early sown crops are showing signs of withering, and…

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No Fox Farming in C’bran District

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 June 1946 · page 11

It is unlikely that fur farming will be permitted in the Coonabarabran area. Opposition to such a plan was expressed at the…

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Buildings in Rural Areas Farmers Under Disadvantage

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 June 1946 · page 12

The Coonabarabran Shire building inspector, Mr. G. Young, reporting to the last meeting of the Council, stated:…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 14 June 1946 · page 7

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reported on the 6th June:—Interest for this week has been chiefly centred on the Stud…

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Eastern Wool Needs Japan Wants Supplies

The Western Herald · Friday 14 June 1946 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report. Japan was not devoid of wool supplies when the Pacific war ended. Reports state that at a recent…

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Local and General Wool Appraisement

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 20 June 1946 · page 9

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report 2006 bales of wool were appraised at our Sydney catalogue on Tuesday. We secured for F. Lord,…

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