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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

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Dubbo Wool Stores Opposition To Opening

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 October 1946 · page 4

Private interests concerned were offering considerable resistance, to the country, wool appraisement, scheme for the purpose of sabotaging the opening…

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Seed Wheat. 1947 Planting

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 October 1946 · page 9

Owing to the failure of wheat crops in certain areas in N.S.W., The Department of Agriculture and the Australian Wheat Board…

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Beneficial Effects of Rain Some Light Crop Yields Expected (Mr. Shelley's Report for September)

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 October 1946 · page 7

THE outstanding event of the month was the soaking rain which fell steadily over three days (18th-29th September), and although only light showers were received in parts of the district, most of the area received 150…

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Wool Sales in Country Buyers Delaying Proposal, Says M.P.

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

Tho wool buyers attitude of refusing to attend sales in country areas was sabotaging the proposal to establish appraisement centres…

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Farm Water Supplies

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1946 · page 2

The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission issues the following statement:— "The objects of the Farm Water…

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Devastating Hurricane In West Indies Desperate Efforts to Warn Ships and Coastal Residents Tobacco And Rice Crops Destroyed Miama, Florida

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1946 · page 1

A hurricane which is approaching Florida at a hundred miles an hour, caused a considerable number of casualties in the Pine Del Rio area of Cuba, according to a message received by Pan American Airways, at Miami. No details have…

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Local Wool

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 4

Prices secured at Winchombe Carson’s last Sydney wool auction included Great Western Investment Pty Ltd., Gwabegar, wethers…

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Seed Wheat Arrangements for Supply

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 4

Following upon a detailed review of the wheat crop prospects in all parts of New South Wales, an…

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Seed Wheat for 1947 Planting

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 4
Also in The North-Western Watchman

Owing to the failure of wheat crops in certain ureas in NSW, the Department of Agriculture and the Australian Wheat Board…

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U.S.A. Wool Demand Domestic Prices Raised

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 1

Winchombe Carson Ltd. report: The rise in prices for the United States clip of 3 cents to 5 cents per lb., announced by the U.S.A…

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Dubbo Wool Store Delay. Buyers' Refusal to Attend

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 13

Opening of the wool stores at Dubbo, and other country centres was being sabotaged by the attitude of wool buyers…

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Trade and Wool the World Wants the Goods

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 4

W[?]chcombe Carson Ltd. report The boyancy of wool prices raises hopes of the maintenance of the market on about recent figures…

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Drought Kills Many ’Hoppers Pests in Wheat at Bugaldie

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 3

According to Mr. R. P. Gilder, Coonabarabran stock inspector, very large numbers of grasshoppers have died from starvation…

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Annual Meeting Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. Successful Wool Auctions Reviewed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 12

The speech below was delivered by Mr. Harold Bell, Chairman of Directors of Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. at the…

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Summer Crop Advice by Dubbo District Agriculture Instructor

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 October 1946 · page 2

Mr. R. W. Shelley (Agricultural Instructor, Division of Plant Industry), Dubbo district states that a number of enquiries have…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 1

The Country Producers Sellings Company td reported on the 3rd October, 1946 : Our catalogue No. 3 of…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 11 October 1946 · page 1

Greasy merino fleece sold to 38¼d for six bales of A. J. M/Otranto (Barraba)at Sydney Wool Sales yesterday. This concluded three…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 October 1946 · page 12

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report: At our sale of the Mid instant, we, offered a catalogue comprising…

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Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 October 1946 · page 9

Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd. report: At their Sydney auction of the 8th instant, Pitt Son and Badgery Ltd., submitted a wide…

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