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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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Wool Price to Remain High

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 1

This season's will clip would be worth about £160,000,000 end £200,000,000 to Australia, said Dr Edgar Booth…

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Yeoval-Cumnock News Rats and Mice have Ravaged Cumnock Wheat Stacks

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 10

THE weather during this week has been cool, following a light fall of rain on Sunday and Monday, only about 20 points being registered at Cumnock. Wheat harvesting and delivery of grain has finished, and trucking out…

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Dairy License Withheld Until Standard Is Improved

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 2

Coonamble Muncipal Council has decided to withhold issuing of [?]stration to Mr., G., H., Firth's [?]iry until such time as the…

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Turnips As Fodder Crop

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 8

The District Agronomist at Orange (Mr., Madson) urges Tableland farmers to make sure of good supplementary winter…

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Petrol for Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 2

The Secretary of the Liquid Fuel Control Board in response to political representations, said the Board was prepared to review the…

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Monthly Crop Report

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 6

In his monthly, crop report, the District- Agronomist, Mr. s. C. Morris. states that the wheeat harvest in the Mudgee and Coonabarabran…

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Bright Wool Outlook Consumption Exceeding Production

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 3

The outlook for the second half of the Australian wool selling season: is promising. Great Britain and the Continent have purchased the…

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Oat Variety Trials at Trangie Farm

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 3

The Agronomist at the Trangie Experiment Farm (Mr. Neville S. Tickner) has submitted the following information regarding the…

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Anthrax in Sheep a Timely Warning to Stockowners

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 3

With the approach of the anthrax season, stockowners are warned by the Division of Animal Industry of the Department…

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Wheatgrowers' Union. International Wheat Talks

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 1

A very urgent request to the Prime Minister, the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture and the State…

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Sheep Markets Rising Good Feed in Stubbles

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 7

The recent improvement in seasonal conditions has had a decided effect on the sheep markets, and with the…

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Brisbane Sale Results. Wool Prices Rise in England

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 3

With the Sydney market in recess until Monday, 24th instant, all interest daring the past week has naturally…

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Desert Turned Into Farmland Expected to Carry Two Sheep Per Acre

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 2

A rush of applicants for land in the for-Mile Desert of South Australia has resulted from the successful so[?] experiments carried out by the…

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Brisbane Wool Sales Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 1

There was widespread competition at the Brisbane wool sales today. Values were very firm at last week's closing…

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Rural Cup Presented To Macquarie District Sheep Breeder

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 4

Winner of the Macquarie District Sheep Breeders' Cup sponsored by the Rural Bank for the best district flock of 100 export lambs, Mr. F. J. Harper, "Glendall," Mullengudgery, received…

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Effects of Rains Sheep Valves Higher

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 5

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report: Full publicity has been given the wonderful rains which have…

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Wheat Stealing Charges Two Men Before Court

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 2

Wilfred Arthur Machim, 28, laborer, and John Clarence Bayley, 31 years, were charged at me Coonabarabran Court on Monday afternoon with stealing 100 bags of wheat, valued at £150,…

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Sheep Dog Trials Being Considered for Next Gilgandra Show

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 1

When the holding of sheep dog trials for next Gilgandra show was being considered at Friday's committee meeting,…

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Farmers to Tour New Zealand

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 4

The New Zealand tour, organisd by the Rural Tours Committee, epresenting several rural organsations commenced from Sydney…

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Desert Turned Into Farmland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 5

A rush of applicants for land in the 90-mile Desert of South Australia has resulted from the successful soil experiments carried…

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