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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

985 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 13 of 50

Slow Sheep Cost Drover £14/5/9

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 8

At Parkes Police Court on Thursday the Molong Past[?]res Protection [?] proceeded against a Parkes [?] for failing to travel sheep the…

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Wool Store Position Constitutes "Awful Shame"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 5

Great regret was expressed by Mr. J. Druitt at the monthly meeting of Dubbo Branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association on Saturday night at the unsatisfactory position regarding the Dubbo…

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Wool Store for P.w.g. Depot

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 2

At a meeting of the Australian Postal Workers' Union (Country Committee) held at the postal Institute rooms on…

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"Venomous Propaganda" Attack on F. and S. in Wheat Committee Campaign

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 3

A request that those voting for the State Wheat Committee should give their lowest preference to men who opposed wheat stabilisation was described as "venemous propaganda against the Farmers and Settlers' Association," by speakers at Saturday night's meeting of the…

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Farmers and Settlers Meet at Tomingly

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 2

A meeting of the above, branch ws held in the Tomingley Hall on Saturday, April 2. It was decided that the…

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Wool Sales

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 6

Messrs. Hinchcombe Carson Ltd. report by wire this morning: Privately and at auction we sold 9200 bales of wool at our Sydney…

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Proposed New Wool Selling

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 3

A special sub-committee of the Australian Wool Growers' Council has recommended the setting up of a Wool selling organisation embracing Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, in partnership…

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Cauliflower Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 4

Bathurst district agronomist, Mr. R. C. Madsen, reports that cauliflower yields can be called "satisfactory to good," although…

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Bean Crops Suffering

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 6

Vegetable growers in the Forbes district are raced with a serious problem owing to the acute labor shortage…

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Coonamble Farms For Land Settlement

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 5

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) has announced that 22 farms in the Coonamble district will be released to…

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Monthly Crop Report

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 5

The following crop report is compiled by Mr. F. C. Morris District Agronomist, covering the Coonabarabran–Mudgee dist…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 5

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reported on 7th April:— Reports to hand from wool centres that have been selling this…

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Latest Telegrams Drop in Wool Prices at Sydney Sales This Week. Wool Sales Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 1

Although there was keen and more general competition at the closing wool auctions of the week, there was no alteration of values…

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Record Sorghum Crop

The Western Herald · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 1

Brisbane.—A one million bushel crop of Sorghum is expected from 3000 acres planted at Peak Downs to provide food for Britain. J.R…

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Bulk Handling Will Replace Bags For Wheat

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 5

Oldtimers who remember the days when wheat was handled in four bushed bags are smiling at the report thai three bustle bags are considered too heavy and that two bushel bags are likely to be adopted in the future…

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What Wheat for New Zealand Has Cost Growers Apprehensive of Future Deals

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 4

Discussion in the Federal Parliament during the [?] session to begin on May 18 on the new International Wheat Agreement will offer a renewed opportunity to review the working of the New…

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Important Conferences at Trangie Exp. Farm

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 8

Meeting in conference at the Trangie Experiment Farm last week were Mr. Poggendorff. Chief. Division of Plant Industry: Dr. Macindoe…

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Stud Cattle Purchased

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 5

Mr. Norman Priddle of "Roseneath," Curban, recently purchased from Whitney's well known "Coombing Park'…

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District Wool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd report: Privately and at auction we sold 9,200 bales of wool at our Sydney sales on the 13th inst…

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Bonanza Rains for Wheat Districts Farmers Rejoice

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 1

With the lambing and wheat sowing seasons in full swing, good rain over the district in the past 48 hours is worth a King's Ransom, said Mr. A. T. Ellis, stock inspector of Dubbo Pastures Protection Board, this morning…

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