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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

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Field Day Men at Work Investigations at the Farm

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 8

The investigations now being carried out at the Trangie Experiment Farm have been summed up in this statement…

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Students to Work on Farms During Holidays

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 6

Farmers and graziers interested in the vacation employment of University and Technical College students should contact the District…

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Britain Harvests Her Post-flood Linseed Crop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 1

Sown in land waterlogged by the serious flooding which devastated large areas of Britain's farmlands during the Spring of 1947 emergency crops of linseed are now being cut. Cargoes of furs and other luxuries were off-loaded from…

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Wheat Bags Farmers Prior Payment

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 2

Wheat fanners object to the payment of cash for wheat bags prior to the harvest, and a resolution of protest will be…

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Wheat Samples

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 5

Samples of Gabo Bencubbin and . Charter wheat displayed at Messrs. McKay and Smiths. Coonabarabran, indicate a shorter…

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About Wheat

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 3

At a meeting of the. Coonabarabran branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association held on Friday at the Mechanics' Institute…

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District Wool

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 5

Winchcombe carson ltd., report we sold 8,100 bales of wool at our sydney auction on Monday. values for merino wools were…

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The Wheat Question Too Many Organisations

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 3

With so many organisations associated with the wheat industry, it was impossible to Obtain a unanimous opinion upon the wheat question, was ihe consensus of opinion expressed by the Coonabarabran branch of the Farmers and…

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Values Firmer but Bidding Restricted at Special Sheep Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 1

ALTHOUGH values ruled 2/- to 3/- higher than at recent district sales, competition was restricted and bidding generally slow at the special sheep sale conducted by George Paul and Goldsbrough Mort at the Wellington…

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Wheat Stabilisation Nearly Achieved W.G.U. Secretary's Comment

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 7

Commenting on the result of the ballot in NSW on the wheat stabilisation proposals, Mr. W. W. F. Pratt, General Secretary…

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Dairy Train Service Back. Mail Train on Mondays, Wednesdays

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 1

Commencing from Oct. 20 next, the daily train service from Sydney to Dubbo will be resumed…

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The Missing Minntes Farmers and Settlers Secretary the Keay to the Problem

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 13

By a process of analysis and the aid of rough notes left by the late secretary, the Farmers and Settlers’ Association’s new…

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Brewarrina Cattle Sale

The Western Herald · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 10

Messrs. Acland Brierty & Co. and New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., agents in conjunction, conducted a highly successful…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 9

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company Limited report as follows:— For our third sale of the season this Company offered a catalogue…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 1

Sydney:—The market at yesterday's wool sales ruled very firm at late rates. This was particularly noticeable in the case of good…

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Tea and Butter Rationing to Continue

The Western Herald · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 1

Canberra. — The Minister for Trade and Customs, Senator Courtlce, announced in the Senate yesteray that new tea and butter…

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Sanitation On The Poultry Farm How to Disinfect Houses and Yards

The Western Herald · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 1

Any outbreak of pullorum disease in a brooder house will necessitate disinfection after infected stock have been removed, and before new…

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Erosion Control on a Mixed Farm

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 October 1948 · page 3

EDITOR'S NOTE—In this article, Mr. W. H. Lewis, a well-known mixed farmer of the Gulgong district, advices on soil erosion control on he average mixed farm. The author has had considerable practical experience with many methods of conservation farming for several years. Mr. Wright concentrates on the most economical…

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District Wool

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson report the following wool sales: E. P. Trebeck Bourimbla Stud. Girilambone, showing excellent style…

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Wool Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 5

The A.M.A. [?] Ltd. report having sold the [?] district [?]…

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