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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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Perth Wool Prices Lower Perth, Tuesday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1949 · page 3

Wool prices were down about 10 per cent, on June figures at the first auction of the 1949-50 season in Perth today…

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"Growers Want Orderly Wool Scheme" Parkes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1949 · page 2

"The majority of wool-growers throughout the Commonwealth desire the establishment of some form of…

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Review of Crops in the Central West

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1949 · page 6

M[?] to warm conditions were experienced during the month with cold nights and some heavy frosts. A few cold windy days with light…

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Correspondence. Kempsey Flood Relief Show Societies' Appeal Urgent Need for Dairy and Beef Cattle (To the Editor)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 1

Dear Sir.— I have received word from the Committee of the Agricultural Societies' Council of New South…

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Goonoo Starts Shearing 20,000 Sheep TAMWORTH

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 2

Shearing has commenced on the oldest and largest sheep station in the north, Goonoo Goonoo, owned by the…

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Now Over 50 Million Sheep in N.S.W.

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 1

Figures issued yesterday by the Commonwealth Statistician, Dr. Roland Wilson, show that on March 31 last…

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Crops Assured. Over 250 Points of Rain Over District

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 1

Further good falls of rain in much colder weather on Monday and Tuesday brought this month's total so far to 251…

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Mary Vale. Abundance of Feed. Crops in Excellent Condition

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 3

The district throughout is looking exceptionally well at present. Since the beginning of the spring weather the grass…

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Bourke Pastoral and Agricultural Association Rodeo, Gymkhana & Sheep Dog Trials Friday & Saturday, Sept. 23 & 24

The Western Herald · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 6

Next Friday and Saturday, September 23rd and 24th, the Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Association will hold their…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 4

The Country Producers Selling Company Ltd reported on September 8th:— During the week sales have been…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 7

The N.Z.L. & M.A. Co. report on the 8th instant:— There have been no wool sales in Sydney during the past week,…

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Bourke Fat Cattle Sale

The Western Herald · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 10

Messrs Ware & Whittaker (Bourke) and Dalgety & Co. Ltd. (Sydney) held a most successful sale of fat cattle at Bourke in the…

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Pasture Species Improvement At Trangie Experiment Farm

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 7

Pasture phases in arable rotations not only provide needed rest to cultivated land but, at the same time, help to restore fertility to the soll…

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Field Day Trangie Experiment Farm

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 4

A held day is to be held at Trangie Experiment Farm on Wednesday, October 5, Farmers and graziers are invited to attend and…

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Farmers Support Claims for Irrigation Area Interesting Figures Quoted Before Inquiry Committee

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 2

"Erratic rainfall, which is either a feast or a famine, is the greatest hindrance to sound farming and husbandry in this district." This is an extract from a joint statement submitted by the…

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Fodder Dropped From Plane to Starving Sheep Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 1

About 2000 sheep stranded in flooded areas west of Moree, are being kept alive by feed dropped to them by…

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Field Wheat Championship Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 7

Entries' for the Royal Agricultural Society's 1949 Field Wheat Championship close next month for the Northern,…

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18-Inch Sample of Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 1

An 18-inch sample of wool clipped from a 12-months-old pure-bred Lincoln ewe was brought into…

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More Demand for Wool New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 1

A leading U.S. importer estimates that British woollens sold in America and American woollen goods made from…

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Meat, Butter, Eggs, British Contracts May Be Reviewed Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 1

It is beleived that the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) takes the view that devaluation of sterling should be regarded by…

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