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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 14 of 50

Sydney Wool Sales

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. wire as follows: Privately and at auction we sold 9200 bales of wool at our…

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Lower Wool Market

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— Despite the slightly lower range of prices ruling for merino wools,…

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District Wool Sales

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 2

On Monday, llth April, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. brought forward a good average selection in the…

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83 Pence for Wool

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 7

At Sydney wool auctions this week wool from 'Roseneath," the Mudgee property of Mr. H. L. Rayner, of Coonabarabran,…

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12,000 Sheep at Dunedoo Stock Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 5

O. L. Milling and Co, report that the stock sale at Dunedoo was an outstanding one for the number of stock…

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Better Classes of Wool Up 5 P.c

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

Reports from Sydney Wool Sales yesterday show that better classes showing fine quality, rose 2½ to 5 p.c…

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Junior Farmers

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 5

A well attended meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Gilgandra Junior Farmers' Club was held at the Intermediate High…

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District Farms for Land Settlement

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 1

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) hat announced that 22 farms in the Gulargambone district will be…

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Wool Selling Prospects British Activity

The Western Herald · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: -Although some irregularity has been noticeable in prices for faulty merino wools, particularly if…

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Proposals For Controlling Sales of Wool are Interesting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 6

The Government should be asked to give financial hacking to the new wool stabilisation scheme but woolgrowers should have a majority on the board controlling the scheme. That is one conclusion arrived at after reading the full report…

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Seven Entries Win Seven Ribbons Trangie Cattle Man's Success At Sydney Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 1

Mr. K. G. Mackinnon, of "Dandaloo Station." Trangie gained ribbons with every sent by him to the polled' Shorthorn section at the Sydney Show…

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Trangie Experiment Farm Wins In Sydney With Aberdeen Angus

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 1

Cattle from the Aberdeen Angus stud at Trangie Experiment Farm again successful in winning prizes at the Royal Agricultural…

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Fire Damages Wheat Grader

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 6

A wheat grader owned by Mr. H. Willis, of 66 Darling Street, Dubbo, was extensively damaged by fire late yesterday…

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Goldsbrough Mort's Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 2

Goldsborough, Mort and Co. Ltd., In their latest bulletin review results of their wool sale on April 19. The report says…

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U.S. Tests of Our Merino Wool Sydney, Friday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 1

Fourteen bales of selected Australian merino wool are now on their way to the U.S. to undergo tests by text le experts who…

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Balancing Rations for Dairy Cows

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 2

The two Good substance required in greatest amount by dairy rows are starch and protein. All good dairy…

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District Wool

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 April 1949 · page 5

Principal results at Golds[?] Mort and Co. Ltd's [?]ale on the 19th inst. included [?] F. Dunne, Wellington AAAW…

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Fly Strike Causes Loss of Millions of Pounds of Wool. Causes, Treatment and Methods of Prevention

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 April 1949 · page 7

THE control of blowfly strike imposes a heavy burden on sheepmen. Many thousands of sheep die each year as the result of the strike, the wool yield of many thousands more is greatly reduced and many fleeces are ruined. The blowfly is thus responsible for the loss of millions of pounds of wool to the sheep industry…

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Wheat Board Ballot Results Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 2

The State Electoral Commissioner, (Mr. E. Bennett) has announced, the result of the poll for the Wheatgrowers…

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