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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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Silo Space Needed for Lighter Wheat

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 8

Inspectors from the Australian Wheat Board have been investigating the possibility of providing also space for wheals weighing less than 59 pounds to the bushel…

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Delay Over Bulkhead While Wheat Rots In Paddocks

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 3

Although Peak ? has been promised a bulkhead to receive wheat. and some of the material has arrived ?othing further has been done. Farmers, harvest hands and carriers, who have been idle because of the rain, could have helped with the work but nobody idle because of…

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Wheat Derby Goes to Charter-8¼ Over F.a.q

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 1

During the week these wheatgrowers who are fortunate—or far-sighted—enough to have heavy wheats have been checking the weights…

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Flour Mill Shed to Take 90,000 ? of Low Grade Wheat

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 5

It was announced yesterday by Mr. Cecil Cale, of the Western Stores—distributing agents for cornsacks—that the grain sheds at the…

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Drive for Road Courtesy League Farmed To Curb Accident

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 6

An Australian-wide drive for more courtesy on the roads ?to reduce the soci? call. esp?ally during the Year holiday…

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Bags for Wheat Crop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 December 1947 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. W. A. Chaffey (Country Party, Tamworth) asked the Minister whether there was to be a further allocation of wheat…

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Final Wheat Forecast for N,s,w, 113 Million Bushels

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 December 1947 · page 2

A final forecast of 113 million bushels for the New South Wales wheat harvest was released yesterday by the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.). This forecast is based on prospects existing as at 21st November. Subsequent…

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Final Wheat Forecast. 113 Million Bushels

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 December 1947 · page 7

A final forecast of 113 million bushels for the New South Wales wheat harvest has been released by the…

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Member for Calare Questions Watersiders' Ban and Wheat Sacks

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 December 1947 · page 3

Following a tour of the Calare Electorate by Mr. John Howse, M.H.R., in which he was reported to…

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Wool Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 9 December 1947 · page 5

The Farmers & Graders Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd., December 2. 1947: We submitted a catalogue of ?…

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Ships Leave Without Wool Sydney, Tuesday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 December 1947 · page 1

The American freighter, Sonoma, will leave Sydney to-day without 6000 bales of wool she was to have taken to the…

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Bulk Wheat Under F.a.q. Standard

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 December 1947 · page 5

Arrangements have been put in hand whereby wheat weighing between 54 lb, and 59 1b. to the bushel may be received into bulkheads at…

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Junior Farmer Championship to Molong

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 December 1947 · page 2

Mr. Colin Ball of "The Shades" Molong, has been notified of his success in winning the sheep section of the N.S.W. Junior Farming Championship…

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Sheep at [?]

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 11 December 1947 · page 5

Supplies of sheep and lambs at Homebush last Thursday were [?] the market being very firm. W. Richardson, Merrygoen secured…

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Farmers Meet to Discuss Wheat Position Facilities Necessary To Receive Second Grade Wheat

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 11 December 1947 · page 2

Probably one of the best attended meetings of farmers held in Gilgandra was that in the Memorial Institute last…

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F.a.q. Wheat Standard Causes Farmers Concern

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 11 December 1947 · page 4

The Mendooran-Merrygoen district is at present facing a serious ing to the standard set by the hold-up with the 1947 harvest ow…

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Seed Wheat For 1948

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 December 1947 · page 7

The heavy demand for seed of rust-resistant varieties of wheat, has prompted many growers to secure their requirements during the present harvest, states the District Agronomist, Mr. R. W. Shelley…

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Final Wheat Forcast for N.S.W.

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 11 December 1947 · page 3

A final forecast of 113 million bushels for the New South Wales wheat harvest was released by the Minister for…

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Decision On Wheat Case Appeal Next Year

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 December 1947 · page 3

The Full Bench of the High Court has reserved judgment in the wheat test case appeal, Nelungaloo Pty. Ltd., Parkes v the…

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Wool Sales Suspended RECENT U.S.A. DEVELOPMENT

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 11 December 1947 · page 8

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: As a result of the stoppage of work by the tally clerks union in loading wool, auction sales of the…

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