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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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Export Wheat Price Reaches Austn. Record SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1947 · page 1

The export price of wheat was increased by 1/6 a bushel today. In making this announcement, the Australian Wheat Board said the increase would take effect immediately…

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Field Day for Farmers, Millers and Bakers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1947 · page 2

"What promises to be an outstanding event of the year is the Field Day to be held at Gilgandra next week," the District Agronomist, Mr. R. W. Shelley stated yesterday. On Monday morning, visitors will…

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Dairy Technology Society Needs High Degree of Skill

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1947 · page 5

"One of the most debated issues of today is how to supply the best possible education for our citizens, and to develop to the highest degree the technical skill required in our modern machine age," says "The Australian Journal of Dairy…

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Wool Reports

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 October 1947 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company, Limited, report: For our fourth sale of the season we offered a catalogue of 5,103…

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Minister's Further Statement Efforts to Overcome Bag Shortage Forecasts Wheat Harvest of 120,000,000 BUSHELS

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 October 1947 · page 4

AN official preliminary forecast of a 120,000,000 bushels, from an estimated area of 5,550,000 acres, was released to-day by the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.)…

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Farm Machinery Priorities J. Howse, M.P., Urges Investigation

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 October 1947 · page 2

Following representations made to him by the Bogan Gate Sub-branch of the R.S.L., Mr. John Howse…

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Serious Wheat Bag Shortage

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1947 · page 2

Serious difficulties are confronting N.S.W. wheat fanners regarding the cornsaeks position. True, this is not their only worry, but it is by far the greatest. An official forecast made on 10th inst. assessed the…

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Wheat for Britain Suggestions from Conference

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1947 · page 3

Following a conference of producers called by the State Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Graham, these recommendations in connection with…

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Wool Stores for Wheat Storage

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 1

This morning two officers of the Wheat Board were conducted over the wool storrs building by the Mayor. Ald. E. B…

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Wool Stores As Wheat Storage Depot

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 7

By a singular coincidence, the sugestion was made on Tuesday in two places that the possibility of using the Wool Stores as a temporary storage place for wheat be considered. The suggestion first appeared in the editorial columns of "The…

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Quirindi Cattle Sale

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 8

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., in con Junction with William Caddell & Sons, report holding a cattle sale at Quirindi on Monday, 20th…

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Yeoval Farmers to Demand Bulkheads for Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 4

At one of the best attended meetings seen in Yeoval for many years, farmers of the Yeoval…

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Record Wheat Harvest at Coonabarabran

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 5

The heavy rain experienced in the coonabarabran and surrounding districts during the week has not spoiled the…

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Local Wool at Sydney Auction

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 5

Winchcombe Carson Ltd report: We sold 6900 bales of wool at our Sydney auctionon Tuesday. The market was buoyant with strong…

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P.a. and H. Society Held Wheat Competition

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 1

Entries in the Wellington P.A. and H. Society's Field Wheat Competition will definitely close on…

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Dubbo Mayor Gets Busy on Wheat Storage Matters

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 3

Following the discussion in Council on Tuesday night regarding the difficulties likely to be encountered by district farmers in the storage of their crops. Ald. E. B. Serisier yesterday morning sent off three telegrams dealing with the…

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Calvanised Iron Allocated for Bulkheads Apathetic Farmers Criticised Need for Overtime at Silos Stressed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 7

THE Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, has allocated 1,000 tons of galvanised iron for distribution to wheat areas for the erection of bulkheads to house the expected record wheat crop…

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Cattle Sale

The Western Herald · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 1

Attention is directed to Dalgety's Charleville Cattle Sale advt., which appears in another column. 1250 Mixed Cattle will be auctioned. The…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 7

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reported on the 1th October:— During the week apart from Monday, 13th instant, buyers…

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HANDLING ? Wheat Harvest Co-ordination Committee Set Up

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 2

A Co-ordination Committee has been set up by the New South Wales Minister for Agriculture, ? Graham, to advise him on the handling…

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