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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

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London Wool Sales London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1948 · page 4

There was a keen domestic and European demand for wool at the sixth series of London wool sales, which opened yesterday. The tone…

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The Country Producers Wool Refund

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1948 · page 5

The annual report of the Country Producers' Selling Company Limited published elsewhere in this issue, reveals that the…

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Field Day for Trangie Experiment Farm

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 September 1948 · page 3

A Field Day is to be held at Trangie Experiment Farm on Wednesday, October 6th, at 1 p.m. An invitation is…

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Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 4

Reports from both Brisbane and Melbourne where wool sales have been in progress during the week show values to be fully…

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Farmers at Peak Hill Discuss Wheat Ballot

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 3

Between 30 and 40 farmers met at Peak Hill to listen to arguments for and against the wheat stabilisation proposals on which they have to vote shortly. The secretary of the Wheatgrowers' Union, Mr. W. W. F. Pratt…

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[?] Hear Objections to [?] Wheat Plan

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 1

[?] one of the largest meetings of wheat[?] Narromine was called by the Farmers and [?] to enable farmers to bear the Associating [?] before voting on the new stabilisation plan…

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This Is the Scheme the Wheat Man Has to Vote on

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 2

Wheatgrowers have to decide whether they are is favour of the new proposal to stabli[?] wheat prices or not. There have been many arguments for and against the schon[?]r and this explanation by the Minister. Mr. Graham, will be read with interest…

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Junior Farmers Plant Trees

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 4

Junior farmers are giving a lead in planting trees on farms. The four finalists in the Tree planting State Championship…

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Progressive Farmers Return From World Tour

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1948 · page 2

The Rural Bank Progressive farmer Team of 1948, which has been on an extended tour of the United States, Canada, and the…

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District Wool

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 14

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: We sold 6,700 bales of wool at our Sydney auctions on Tuesday. Values remained unchanged…

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Wheat Plan Some For, Some Against

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 6

A sharp division has developed amongst farming organisations in NSW over the Federal Government's wheat…

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Sydney Wool Sales Winchcombe Carson Ltd. Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 5

We sold 6700 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Tuesday. Values were unchanged from the recent reduced levels…

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High Costs of Farm Products

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 5

"Yes," replied the farmer "When a man is supposed to know the botanical name of what he's raisin' an' the…

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Brewarrina Cattle Sale

The Western Herald · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 4

Messrs. Acland Brierty & Co. (Brewarrina) and N.Z.L. & M. A. Co. (Sydney), auctioneers in conjunction, will hold a cattle sale at…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. wired as follows:—We sold 6,700 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Tuesday,…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 5

Dalgety & Co. Ltd. submitted a catalogue of 5,890 bales on Monday, the 20th September, drawn chiely from early shearing districts of…

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Country Producers Wool Refund

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 2

The Annual report of the Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. published elsewhere in this issue, reveals that the trading profit for the put year…

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Over a Million Bushels of Wheat Left in Narromine District

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 1

With the next harvest drawing closer every day there still remains in the area handled by the Narromine railway officers over a million…

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Important Decision Farmers Have to Say "Yes" or "No"

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 8

Wheatgrowers and thoss who are dependant on then are taking a keen interest in the stabtlisation plan on which a vote is to be taken this…

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Farmers to Pay More, Then Apply for Subsidy, on Superphosphate

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 3

Wheatgrowers who paid their £6/3/ a ton when ordering their superphosphate supplies had hoped that the alterations in prices would…

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