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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

858 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 41 of 43

Mendooran Wheat Silos

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 5

On Wednesday the manager of the local silos received a pleasant surprise on weighing a load of wheat sent in by Mr. Cecil Davey…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 8
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. wired Wednesday: We sold 6200 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Tuesday…

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Locally Manufactured Wheat Elevator

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 2

A further step is the ever advancing western decentralisation of industry displaying the ingenuity of…

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Sound Values at Orange Cattle Sale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. of Orange report a very successful clearance at their special cattle sale of 1,000 head held at the…

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Wheat Trials Results of Experiments

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 6

Harvesting of the early and late gown Sections of the Wheat Variety Experiments established on Mr. Hector…

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Wheat Variety Trials Conducted At Gilgandra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 2

Harvesting of the early and late sown sections of the Wheat Variety Experiments established on Mr. Hector Wilson's property at Gilgandra, was carried out on 22nd November under ideal conditions…

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Revised Estimates of District Wheat Yields

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 6

The effects of the dry spring and strong winds can be more clearly estimated, and a general reduction in yield in…

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Harvest Progresses District Yields Good Quality Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 1

Harvesting in the Wellington district has been in fall swing for the past fortnight the wheat is…

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Binnaway Wool 82 Pence at Sydney Auction

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 3

Wool prices at Sydney auctions on Tuesday continued to an upward trend and ewes sold on behalf of D. L…

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Farmers Tour of N.Z. Many Western Men Making Trip

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 1

More applications have been received from the Coonabarabran area than from any other town in the State for…

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Junior Farmers' Gilgandra Branch

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 8

November was quite an active month for Gilgandra Junior Farm er Club members. During the month the wheat project…

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Rabbit "Farmer" Leader of Opposition

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 6

Mr. Vernon H. Treatt, leader ct the Opposition in the NSW State Parliament was among 14 land holders recommended, for prose…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 3

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reported on the 25th November:—The 5th series of wool auctions for this centre in the…

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Local Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 4

At Winchcombe Carson's sales on Tuesday 6200 bales were sold, values at times showing a further upward trend. H. B. Conroy…

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What Can We Do About Wool Prices?

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 2

It [?]ting opposition [?] that growers should. [?] forego part of the pres[?] high wool prices Still, healthy…

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Half Milli[?] of Wheat From Tim[?]ongle Shire

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 6

The month has been warm to [?] with a few windy days and [?] light showers. One heavy [?] to one inch occurred about the [?]…

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Pure Seed for Farmers How the New Scheme Works

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 3

For many years the Trangie Experiment Farm grew large areas of pure [?] of both wheet and cats for sale to farmers and supplied seed to…

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Bush Fire in Crop Paddock

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 3

Seventy acres of crop and 100 bags of wheat were destro[?] Saturday afternoon when a fine broke out on "Tralee," the property of Mr…

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Big Sheep and and Cattle Yarding and Satisfactory Prices at Monthly Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 December 1948 · page 1

CONSIDERING the seasonal outlook, prices obtained for sheep were generally regarded as being satisfactory at last Tuesday's monthly stock sale conducted by the Wellington Associated Agents. Prices obtained for cattle,…

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