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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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"Wool the Versatile"

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 3

Sheer wool draped like silk. This fabric is Botany's sheer "Baronette"...... a 100 per cent, virgin wool in Cadet Blue…

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Dereta—in Wool

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 13

Diagonal Whipcord woollen coat in rich scarlet, trimmed black buttons. Deap collar, full sleeves. Now showing at the B.I.F…

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Additional Bulkheads for Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 3

Following many requests from wheatgrowers that arrangements should be made to enable them to build bulkheads at various stations throughout…

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Galvanised Iron for Wheat Storage

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 7

"The publicity given to the necessity to provide additional supplies of galvanised iron for the protection and/or storage of…

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Dine at Home in Wool

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 3

Beige wool crope makes this dinner-at-home frock with a rolled-down neckline, rucked sleeves and accordion-pleated skirt. Note the bunch of Spanish chestnuts which trim the waistline…

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Wheat Farmers' Meeting. Mr. John Howse Present to Gain First-hand Information of District's Needs

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 11

A meeting of 30 representative wheat farmers was held in the C.W.A. Rooms, Yeoval, last…

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Additional Bulkheads for Wheat May Be Built By Wheatgrowers

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 5

Following many requests from wheatgrowers that arrangements should be made to enable them to build…

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Championship Field Wheat Competition Western Division Comprehensive Report By District Agronomist

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 6

Mr. R. W. Shelley, District Agronomist, has submitted the following report covering the Western Division (Zone 1)…

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Distribution of Bags Provided by Master Bakers Reserved For Wheat Certified Pure Seed

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 1

The question of the distribution of the bags which the Master Bakers are supplying for seed wheat in the Gilgandra district,…

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Farm Buildings No Permits Necessary For These Structures

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 4

The Secretary of the Department of Building Materials, in a letter to Amaroo Shire Council, has quoted the…

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Dubbo Man's Enterprise Saves Crop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 3

A well known district farmer, Mr. J. Druitt, has Jumped into the limelight by displaying, initiative enough to have a binder built…

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Cumnock News District Farmers Meet Report of Deputation to Sydney Received Bulkhead to Be Erected

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 2

AT a meeting of Cumnock district farmers on Friday night of last week, which was called to receive the report of the members of the deputation that was sent to Sydney to obtain a bulkhead for Cumnock, Mr. P…

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[?]Odangora Crops Damaged. Inch of Rain

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 2

Over one inch of rain fell here last week-end and wrought a great deal of damage to the crops…

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Galahs Strip Crop

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 1

Mr. William Woodlock, of Nyngan, had a crop of wheat, from which he expected to obtain 500 bags. but a plague of galahs…

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Progressive Farmer Competition Finalists to Face Judges

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 2

The State Judges have narrowed their choice of Regional representatives in the Rural Bank Progressive Farmer Competition to…

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Scabby Mouth Sheep

The Western Herald · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 4

At a well attended meeting of Pastoral workers, held in Bourke on Sunday the 23rd November to discuss the disease called "Scabby…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 6
Also in Narromine News and Trangie Advocate

Goldsbrough Mort & Co. report as follows:— For our sixth sale of the season we offered a catalogue of 6,617…

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Growers, Railways, Silo Officers All Co-operating As Wheat Pours In

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 1

As the result of close co-operations between wheatgrowers, silo authorities and the railways, wheat is being handled more smoothly this [?] at Narromine than over before [?]…

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Farmers Leave Harvest To Build Bulkheads

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 3

Although [?]…

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