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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

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Farmers and Settlers

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 26 September 1946 · page 2

At the meeting of the above Association on Friday 6th inst. taken place, Mr. R. Stanley, chair after the election of Officers had…

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District News Narromine Rain Will Benefit Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 26 September 1946 · page 2

The rain of last week will be of great benefit to the crops, particularly south of the town where the growth is better, unfortunately the falls in this area…

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Junior Farmers Field Afternoon at Ken Tonkin's

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 September 1946 · page 15

A very successful field afternoon was held at the project of Ken Tonkin on Tuesday last. Ken was completely in…

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Cumnock News Improved Outlook. Prospect of Light Crops

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 September 1946 · page 16

The rain which fell during last week was general throughout the district. While it was too late in many cases to save…

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Butter Coupons

The Western Herald · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 4

The Director of Rationing, Mr. J. B. Cumming, announced that when the last of the 52 coupons marked butter on page 5 of the food ration…

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Kaluga Stud Sheep

The Western Herald · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 5

The attention of Graziers in this district is drawn to the advertisement in another column of the well-known Kaluga Stud Sheep…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 9

The Country Producers' Selling Company Limited reported on 19th September : Our next catalogue for the new series of wool sales to…

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Record Wool Price. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 1

A new season's record price of 48½d. was paid at yesterday's session of the Sydney wool sales. The price was paid for ten bales of…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 September 1946 · page 7

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report. This company offered its second catalogue of the current season on…

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Will Wool Values Hold. Position in U.S.A.

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 September 1946 · page 8

Fears have been expressed that present prices for wool will not for long continue. No person can be completely…

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Outlook for Wheat and Oat Crops Unusually Favorable Conditions Needed

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 3 October 1946 · page 2

The outlook for the wheat and oat crops has not substantially altered, although individual areas will benefit from the…

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Seed Wheat for 1947 Planting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 October 1946 · page 5

Owing to the failure of wheat crops in certain areas in N.S.W., the Department of Agriculture and the Australian Wheat Beard have established a plan for the telention of f.a.q. wheat, and some premium wheat, at country staring sites…

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Lice Infested Sheep P.p. Board Prosecutes Grazier

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 October 1946 · page 3

Arthur R. H. Moss was proceeded against by the Coonabarabran Pastures Protection Board, with being the owner of 250 sheep…

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Mr. Scully and Wheat Costs Inquiry a Political "Death-Bed Repentance"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 October 1946 · page 2

"Mr. Scully's announcement of the names of members of a commttee, to inquire into the cost of producting wheat, reads like a political death-bed repentance," said the chairman of the Central Council of the Country Party (Mr. E. J. Eggins…

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Progressive Farmer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 October 1946 · page 5

News has been received by the Rural Bank from the office of the Australian Consulate General in San Francisco, that Mr. A. K. Gardmer, winner of the…

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Baradine News Meeting of Farmers’ Union To Form Co-op. Society

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 3 October 1946 · page 9

About 30 persons attended the meeting of the Farmers’ Union held in the Memorial Hall on Saturday afternoon with the object…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 4 October 1946 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: We sold 5300 bales of wool at our Sydney sale on Wednesday. Strong competition from the Continent…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 4 October 1946 · page 7

The Country Producers Selling Company Ltd. reported on the 26th September:—We offered a very attractive…

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Wool Sales Western Prices

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 4 October 1946 · page 8

Winchcombe Carson wired yesterday; We sold 5300 bales of wool at our Sydney sale on Wednesday. There was strong competition from the…

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Novel Aerodrome Proposal Combined Experiment Farm and Landing Ground Suggested by New Alderman

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 4 October 1946 · page 1

A suggestion that the Narromine aerodrome should be used as an experimental farm for irrigation and [?] farming, with the landing strips left for the use of aeroplanes, was made at Monday night's meeting of the Narromine Municipal Council when newly-elected Alderman…

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