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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 21 of 50

Contrasts in Wool Use Exchange And The Staple

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 2

The [?] general competition [?] wool at record sales [?] gamine demand for the [?] combined with…

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Farm Record Books To Be Kept by Soldier Settlers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 3

Between twenty and thirty ex-servicemen recently settled on the land under the War Service Land Settlement Scheme are to keep…

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Rain Favours Late Sown Crops

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 7

Weather conditions during the month have been mild to cool with several frosts. Rain occurred on at least seven days mostly in the form of moderate showers, total falls ranging from 1-21/2 inches. The rainfall at Dubbo for the month was 143 points which brings…

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Refresher Courses for Ex-servicemen At Yanco Experiment Farm

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 4

The following eight-week courses in the principles of farm management have been arranged by the Department of Agriculture, and will be…

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Wool Report

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 3
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

On Tuesday, 31st May, New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co. Ltd., brought forward their No. 13 Catalogue…

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Debarred From Wheat Growing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 2

An R.S.L. soldier settlement conference will discuss a motion from Glen Innes sub branch that ex-Servicemen who have…

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Scientists Fight' Against Disease in Cattle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 6

Rinderpest, that highly infectious and fatal disease in cattle, which in the middle 1920's broke out among dairy…

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Hands Off Wool Industry Say Graziers to Govt. Growers Council Wants Open Auctions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 1

Fears were expressed at yesterday's meeting of Dubbo DiStrict Council and affiliated branches of the N.S.W. Graziers' Association, that the wool industry would be nationalised if financial assistance…

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To Encourage Young Farmers Wheatgrowers Union Assists

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 8

The Central Division of the Wheatgrowers* Union has donated £25 for the most improved and progressive Junior…

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Review of Crop Conditions by District Agronomist

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 1

Weather conditions during the month have been mild to cool, with several frosts. Rain occurred on at least…

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School of Instruction for Junior Farmer Club Members

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 1

A School of Instruction in Home Science for 26 girl Junior; Farmers, between the ages of 14 and 21 years, will be held at…

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Sad Fatality District Farmer Killed by Rifle Bullet

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 6

The entire district was shocked to learn on Tuesday of a fatal accident to one of our most [?] popular district…

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British Labour Warns Farmers London, Thursday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 1

"We have not abandoned the principle of land nationalisation, but we believe that we have adequate powers to enable us to acquire land." Mr. Shinwell told the Labor Party Conference…

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District News Narromine Promising Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 4

As a result of the recent rains and fine sundays district crops are coming along nicely. In most parts there has been a…

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Bourke Cattle Sale

The Western Herald · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 1

To-morrow (Saturday) Messrs H. M. Ware & Whittaker and Dalgety & Co. (auctioneers in conjunction) will hold their special…

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Charleville Cattle Sale

The Western Herald · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 4

The Australian Estates Co. sell by public auction at Charleville on Thursday, July 21st, 1100 head of Shorthorn cattle. On the same day…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 4

We sold 8600 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Thursday last. Values were well maintained, competition keen and general. We…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 9

The Fanners & Graziers' Co-op Grain Insurance & Agency Co. Ltd. reported on 31st May :— We submitted a catalogue of 8,490 bales…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 7

Dalgety and Company Limited submitted a catalogue of 5,220 bales, embracing a number of super to good style wools mainly from…

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