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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 27 of 50

The Wool Outlook As Sellers See It

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 3

Messrs. Shute Bell Badgery Lumby Ltd., in a wool survey, state that a study of the Australian Pastoral Scene indicates…

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Gherkin Crops Show Good Returns Leeton, Tuesday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 3

Gherkin production in the Leeton area in recent years has given high returns for small areas said the…

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Sheep Suffer, But Rain Aids Crops: Record Snowfalls

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

Dubbo shivered yesterday as temperatures dropped and icy cold winds swept in from the plains, but the weather this morning was considerably warmer…

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"A Wool "Survey

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 3

Report from Schute Bell Badgery Lumby: An announcement has been made that the Joint…

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Mange Mite Affecting Dubbo Sheep

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

Mange mite was affecting sheep in the Dubbo district and infestation was much more prevalent than was generally…

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Wheat Prospects Official Review

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 1

Farmers are expected to sow 300,000 to 400,000 more acres of wheat this season than they did last…

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Mortality in Sheep After Eating Yellow Vine

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 3

Sheep have died recently in north-western districts of the State as a result of eating leaves ansd staike of a…

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Wool Store Lease to P.m.g.'s Dept. To Be Depot And Training School

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

The Commonwealth Wool Store at Dubbo has been leased to the Postmaster General's Department, which will use it mainly as a storage depot and line training school…

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Breelong Farmers Share in Fodder Championships Third Prize to Messrs. Gilmour and Gellert

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 1

Forbes and Peak Hill farmers won first prizes in the R.A.S. Central Western Division Fodder Championship. Mr. T. I. Bray, Waugan,…

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Farms for Soldiers

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 2

A 5000 acres property at Cano windra has been sold to the Government for £35,375. The property, which is on the Belabula…

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Early Potato Crop Treatment of Seed

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 3

[?]ssing points for growers of the early potato crop, A. C. Orman, Special Agrononalist of the Department of…

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Junior Farmers' Club

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 6

At the usual monthly meeting of the Gilgandra Junior Farmers' Club it was decided to co-operate in the District Competition, for…

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Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 1

Owing to the strike and cancellation of wool traffic on the railway, there has been a heavy accumulation of wool in town…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 7

The Country Producers Selling Co Ltd. reported on 15th July:— It was recently announced by the National Council of Wool Selling…

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Foreign Matter In Export Wool Precautions Necessary When Baling

The Western Herald · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 7

More or less regularly each year a general complaint is sent out from Bradford regarding the amount of foreign matter—…

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Record Yield By Jersey Cow Produces Over 1,000 Lbs. of Butter in 365 DAYS

The Western Herald · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 5

"Avon Valley Ladylike' (97168) a pure bred Jersey cow, owned by Mr J. G. Wilson of Avon Valley, Gloucester, has completed a 365…

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Wool Store Was Meant for Better Purposes

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

The decision of the Commonwealth Government to lease the Dubbo Wool Store to the Postmaster General's Department for a storage depot and line training school must come as a bitter disappointment…

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Fashions In Wool

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 8

[?] wool jersey striped in duck[?] and cocoa has been cleverly used for the jacket dress from Victor [?] The jacket is simple…

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Silage for Sheep Trials Show Supplement Needed

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 6

[?] carried out by the Depart[?] of Agriculture at departmental farms have shown that [?] can maintain life in…

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Wheat Payments From Pools 11 and 11A

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1949 · page 6

A statement issued by the Australian Wheat Board says that while [?] too early to quote final figures, [?] total payments should be:…

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