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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

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Dubbo Pastures Protection Board Issues a Warning Must Choose Between Sheep and Rabbits Act Should Be More Harshly Enforced

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1946 · page 4

Concern with the infestation of the Dubbo Pastures Protection Board district by rabbits was expressed by the Chairman of the Board (Director F. Firth) at a board meeting on Thursday…

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Farmers and Settlers Association Annual Dinner and Ball Important Toasts and Speeches

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1946 · page 2

The third Annual Dinner and Ball of the Dubbo Branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, held at the Royal Theatre on Thursday night, were very successful functions. More than 200 members and visitors attended the dinner,…

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Dubbo Wool Store

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 1

Ald. Kelly informs the "Liberal" that the Wool space available at the Dubbo Wool Store, on the information of the Works Manager is 4 acres and…

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Estimation of Sheep Blowfly Numbers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 7

Attempts to estimate the density of sheep blowfly populations are described in Bulletin 195, just issued by the…

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Wool Storage Centre at Dubbo Vigorous Action By Municipal Council

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 6

At Tuesday's Council meeting, Aid. Kelly moved, pursuant to notice:— "That in view of tile completion, to all intents and purposes, of the Government Wool Storage Centre at Dubbo, the desirability of its use…

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District News Narromine Crop Failure Feared

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 3

With the approach of spring, and the majority of the crop not covering the ground, it is feared that the wheat and oat crops will be a total failure…

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Soldier Sons May be Released for Farm Work

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 4

As a result of representations made by Mr. Scully, Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, to his colleague Mr. Ford, Minister for…

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Outlook For Crops Daily Becoming Worse

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 6

The outlook for crops is daily becoming more serious and unless rain falls shortly a complete crop failure is imminent. Should this occur it will create an all-time record. Crop deterioration is so serious that even with relief rain little more than seed…

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Estimation Of Sheep Blowfly Numbers

The Western Herald · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 8

Attempts to estimate the density of sheep blowfly populations are described in Bulletin 195, just issued by the Council for Scientific…

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Local Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 7

Mr. R. W. Shelley, Agricultural Instructor for Dubbo district, sends the following information, extracted from a state-wide census of…

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Black Market Meat Farmer Fined SYDNEY, Friday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 1

At the Manly Court today, Frank Watts, farmer, was lined £30 for illegally slaugtering ten pigs at his piggery at Narrabeen North, on July…

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Promising Wool Outlook. Smaller Merino Production

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 September 1946 · page 3

The only practical guide to wool values locally available is the sales of fellmongered lines being privately effected. The…

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Cotine Tobacco. [?]ew Crop for Wellington District

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 September 1946 · page 5

Drug Houses of Australia [?] (and their associated [?]ses, Elliotts and Australian [?]ug Pty. Ltd., Sydney, and…

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Sydney Wool Sales SYDNEY, Tuesday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson report strong competition, at the opening of tho Sydney Wool Auctions to-day, chiefly from the Continent. Yorkshire and America,…

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Wool Mills Proposal Company May Be Formed For The North West

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 4

The formation of a company with suggested nominal capital of £100,000 to operate woollen mills in north-western areas was suggested at the first…

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Seed Wheat Supplies

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 9

It is essential that farmers in drought stricken areas should have the opportunity of obtaining supplies of suitable varieties…

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Wheat And Politics

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 2

WITH the Elections in the offing, the Australian Country Party is justifiably concerned with pal[?]ing on record the part it has…

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Wheat Varieties Important Local Changes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 12

A survey of the figures recently produced by the Government Statistician, in co-operation with the Wheat…

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Country Wool Selling Centres Woolbuyers’ Opposition

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 3

At a special general meeting of members of the New South Wales and Queensland Woolbuyers’ Association, held (recently,…

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South African Wool Sales CAPETOWN

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 1

Wool prices at the first auction since 1940 averaged twice the pre-war level, and 25 cents over last year's prices…

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