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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

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Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1946 · page 4

Pitt Son and Badgery. Ltd. report:—G. W. West, Elong Elong AAAW 31d. L. H. Bucknell, Molon, AAAH 28d., [?] 21d…

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Seed Wheat From Australian Wheat Board Purchase Applications Close December 15

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1946 · page 2

December 15,1946, is closing date for receipt of applications from fanners for purchase of seed wheat from the Australian Wheat Board…

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Wheat Engorgement Will Kill Horses

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1946 · page 6

During the harvest season there are frequent inquiries from wheat districts as to the treatment of horses which have gorged themselves on wheat, and…

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Wool And The Dollar World's Waller Clip

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1946 · page 6

The wool market shows no sign of showing any appreciable decline. Any change in prices has been upward for the liner merinos and fine…

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Govt. To Proceed With Country Wool Stores

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 1

The Government intends to proceed with the establishment of country wool stores, and there has been no decision to use the Sergeant Edward Blake, the first serviceman to pass the nurses' final examination. Sgt. Blake is on the administrative…

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Seed From Wheat Board Applications Close Dec. 15

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 5

December 51 is the closing dale for receipt of applications from farmers for purchase of seed wheat from the Australian Wheat Board. This…

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Will Wool Prices Be Maintained Opinions and Facts From Overseas

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 5

The question that is uppermost in the minds of all those Interested in the wool trade in Australia to-day is, "can the present high level of wool values be maintained throughout this selling season?" The Australian, Mercantile, Land and…

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Improving Wheat and Oats Move To Interest Local Farmers

The North-Western Watchman · Wednesday 11 December 1946 · page 2

With a view to improving the quality of seed wheat and oats, and increasing supplies of suitable varieties to farmers, the…

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Yanks Surprised At Australia Being Modern No Food Rationing Except Sugar But Butter Shortage

The North-Western Watchman · Wednesday 11 December 1946 · page 1

Writing to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hickey, of Coonabarabran, with whom he became friends while he was a major in the U.S. Army and…

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Cavalcade Storeyteller the Gentleman Farmer

The North-Western Watchman · Wednesday 11 December 1946 · page 10

The little bowed man worked in his garden patch and was happy. The people of the New Forest called him a “gentleman farmer,” and…

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Use of "666" In Sheep Blowfly Control

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 December 1946 · page 5

Experiments recently carried out by G. J. Shanahan, assistant entomologist of the New South Wales Department of Agriculture, have shown that benzene…

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Man on the Land Wool Auctions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 December 1946 · page 5

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. report:— This company's catalogue, which totalled 5656 bales, was submitted to…

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Promising Wool Outlook. Special American Activity

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 December 1946 · page 10

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Buyers have shown move discrimination in purchasing particular lots of wool at…

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Scarcity Of Seed Wheat Questions In Parliament

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 December 1946 · page 8

Attention was directed in the Legislative Assembly to the shortage of seed wheat, when two members of the Country Party asked questions on the…

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Single Unit Farms. Mr. Dedman's Reply

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 December 1946 · page 2

Following recent publicity given to a reply to Mr. John Howse (Member for Calare) by the Minister for Post-War…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 7

The Country Producers Selling Co. reported on the 5th December:—We. submitted a most attractive selection of wools in our Sale No. 5…

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Silos Closing After Brief Wheat Harvest

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 3

Wheat at the rate [?] day was [?] at the Peak Hill silos on Monday are Tuesday of last week, and again this week on…

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Record Price for Greasy Wool. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 1

Adelaide—A new record price for South Australian greasy wool of 70d per lb. was established yesterday, for bales from…

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Higher Wheat Subsidy Present Price Is Below Cost

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 6

Maximum productions would not be achieved next season unless wheat growers were given an increased drought subs[?] of The present…

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Presentation Made to Shearwood Family by Farmers and Settlers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 5

On Friday evening relatives and grands of the late Thoma Shearwood gathered at the CWA rest froms when a presentations was…

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