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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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State Wheat Committee Voting Important

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 2

Elections of wheat grower representatives to the State Wheat Committee will be held on Friday, April 22, 1919. The…

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Mayoral Minute on Dubbo Wool Store

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 2

At Tuesday's Council meeting the Mayor (Ald. E. B. Serisier) presented an interesting Minute dealing with the Wool Stores position and the result of the taxation appeal arising out of the acquisition…

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Coonabarabran Man Acquitted on Wheat Receiving Charge

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 1

BRUCE MCALLISTER GEOFFREY - RUSHTON, OF COONABARABRAN, WHO PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO RECEIVING 100 BAGS OF WHEAT, THE PROPERTY OF THE AUSTRALIAN WHEAT BOARD, KNOWING SAME TO HAVE…

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State Wheat Committee Ballot LEO G. Burke and J. Noel Barbet Fob No. 1 Elector- Ate

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 8

Mr. L. G. Burke and Mr. J. N'. Barrett have been nominated by the Wheat growers' Union for the NSW State Wheat Committee…

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W.G.U. Assists Balladoran Farmers Efforts To Obtain Silo

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 3

From the last issue of "The Wheatgrower"—Keen appreciation is expressed by Balladoran farmers to the new…

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Acreage for District Crops "Much the Same As Last Year," Says Expert

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 1

The District Agronomist (Mr. R. W. Shelley) considers that in some Shires the tired to be sown for wheat this year is estimated at slightly more than last year, whilst in others the…

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Farmer Claims Damages

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 6

A writ of summos, was last week issued by the Sydney agents of Mr. G. F. C. Griffin, Solicitor, Dubbo, on behalf…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 3

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reported on 31st March:— At a mass meeting of members of the Storemen and Packers' Union…

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Record Cattle Sale at Sooth Grafton

The Western Herald · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 9

Goldsbrough Mort & Co. Ltd., South Grafton, at their Special Annual Sale last week sold through the local sale yards 5,406 cattle for…

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Wool Sales Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

Prices at Melbourne and Brisbane wool sales dropped yesterday. In Melbourne top grades have fallen 5 per bent since Monday and…

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Many Nominations for Wheat Committee

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham MLA) said yesterday he was gratified at the large number of wheatgrowers who had accepted…

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New Industry for Narromine Wool To Be Classed And Pooled For Sale

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 7

A new industry is expected to commence in Narromine shortly. It is to be a wool classing and pooling business, handling clips in the way…

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The Rice Crop

The Western Herald · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 4

It is up to the people of the State to unite in approaching their parliamentary representatives to protest against the Government's…

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Magnificent Gift by Golds-brough Mort & Co. Ltd to Fairbridge Farm Schools for Child Migration

The Western Herald · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 4

At a meeting of the Fairbridge Farm Schools Council held on Wednesday, 30th March, Sir Frederick Tout and other…

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Latest Telegrams Drop in Wool Prices at Brisbane and Melbourne. Big Developmental Work in Wyndham Area. Meat for Britain From Wyndham Area Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

Canberra. —The expenditure of £1,500,000 in developing the Wyndham area, to step up beef exports to Britain by 10,000 tons…

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The Wool Position Situation Generally Promising

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report :—The wool market at sales held in Australia has shown little change and the selections…

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Five Year Dairy Plan Now in Full Swing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 2

"The Department of Agriculture has selected 33 dairy farms, including properties in inland areas, for the purpose of showing dairy farmers how to obtain increased yields from their herds by…

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Crop Preservation by Ens'lage

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 4

Preservation of crop material as silage is actually a pickling process similar to preservation of pickled onions or…

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Candidate Addresses Farmers on Wheat Committee Elections

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 3

The vital necessity for farmers to record their postal votes at the State Wheat Committee elections to be held on April 22 was stressed by Mr. Ellis Griffith when addressing a well attended meeting of…

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Wheat Committee Ballot Narromine Farmers To Meet Tonight

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 1

Portal voting pipers for the Wheat Committee ballot have been received by wheatgrowers. They have to be returned in time to reach Sydney before Friday of next week. Then will be seven members of…

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