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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

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Holiday Clothes in Wool

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 16 December 1948 · page 1

Wool clothes are packable and naturally crease resistant; they take up less space, do not require tissue paper…

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Wool Brings 12s. 3d. per Found

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 16 December 1948 · page 8

At Sydney wool sales last Monday At Sydney wool sales on Tuesday, wool from the Yass district brought 12/3 per lb. at…

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Bank Chairman Talks of Big Wool Cheque

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 16 December 1948 · page 4

The wool cheque of £155,000,000 for the 1947-48 season was four times the pre-war…

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Wheat Stabilisation Bill Mr. Renshaw's Speech in Parliament

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 16 December 1948 · page 3

Speaking In the Legislative Assembly in favour of the Wheat Stabilisation BUI, Mr. J. B. Renshaw, MLA., (Castlereagh) said that as long as he could remember the average wheatgrowa has been anxibus to secure stabilisation of…

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Landowners Can Obtain Assistance Under the Farm and Water Act

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 16 December 1948 · page 2

The Farm Water Supplies Act, 1946, empowers the Water Conservation and Irrig ation Commission to assist…

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11A Wheat Pool Complaints About Dockage

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 2

A number of wheatgrowers have complained about the 4th [?] of 2/- on No. 11 Pool not being [?] on 11A Pool, which covered [?]…

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Letters to The Editor Wool Fools and Bullswool

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 2

SIR. Before flying into print "Merno" ("News" 3/12/48) should define what is a fool? If one who prepares for a rainy day is a fool…

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Price for This Season's Wheat

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce, and Agriculture (Mr. Pollard) announced recently that the guaranteed price for 1948-49…

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Coonabarabran Electrical Contractor and Farmer Endorsed by Country Party to Contest Lawson Seat

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 1

A very large and enthusiastic meeting of the Country Party Electoral Council for the new Federal division of Lawson, at Dunedoo on Saturday last endorsed the candidature of Mr. Laurence John Failes (49), an electrical contractor and farmer of Coonabarabran, to contest tie seat at next year's general election…

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Handling of the Wheat Harvest

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 1

The State Superintendent of the Australian Wheat Board, has advised Mr. Charles Cutler M.L.A., Members for Orange. that…

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Record Price for Polwarth Wool

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

The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Company Ltd. reports that on Thursday last they sold nine bales of polwarth cross…

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A Reserve Would Help Control Our Wool Prices

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 5

It will be necessary to study the short coming of the old open wool auctions, to arrive it the benefits of a Growers' Reserve Fund…

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Silo S[?]nce For Next Senson Early [?] By Peak Hill Farmers and Settlers

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

At Saturday [?] and [?] in Mr. [?] of [?] to be made the [?]…

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Farm Management Refresher Courses For Ex-Services

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

Short refresher courses in the principles of farm management have been arranged for ex-servicemen by the Department of Agriculture…

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Police Recover Stolen Wheat Bags Sydney, Thursday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 1

Five men who ponce alleges had stolen hundreds of pounds worth of wheat bags from the Australian Wheat Board's depot…

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Cumnock News. Best Quality Wheat for Many Years Samples Go to 67 lbs

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 7

The local wheat silos which filled on Tuesday of last week re-opened on Monday last. The quality of…

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With Harvest Almost Complete Wellington District Wheat Yield Is Expected to Be 1,380,000 Bushels

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 1

WITH harvesting operations in Wellington and district almost completed, it is confidently expected that the district yield will be well over 1,380,000 bushels. The season has been an excellent one for most farmers, as, although the quantity of grain is below the original estimation, the quality should ensure good returns…

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Review of Crop Conditions December, 1948 Central West-dubbo Centre

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 December 1948 · page 5

Apart from a few scattered light showers, the month (to the 24th) has been warm to hot and dry with a few windy days. reports Mr. R. W. Shelley, District Agronomist…

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Wheat [?] at [?]

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 31 December 1948 · page 3

Up to close of [?] on Friday last, [?] received at T[?] bags. and 1,700 [?] and been trucked…

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[?]on Hay Trials at Trangie Experiment Farm

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 31 December 1948 · page 5

The expeciement piots at the Trangie Expertment Farm are well known to [?] farmers, particularly to those who inspected them during the Field Day held last October. Articles that are being published [?] plats are show harvesting results…

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