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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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Wheat Crop Yield Above First Expectation Near Record At Estimated 18 Bushels To Acre

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 1

Wheat yields from district crops have been considerably above expectations, reports the Dubbo Agronomist (Mr. R. W. Shelley), who adds that in some cases crops have yielded six…

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First Advance on This Season's Wheat

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture. Hon. E. H. Graham. M.L.A.. said last [?] that he had been advised by the Minister for Commerce and…

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Narromine Silos Full No Trucks To Move Wheat

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 1

Narromine silos have been closed since last Wednesday, and wheat has had to be dumped at the railway yard until they open…

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Two Mushroom Crops Dubbo Experiment

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 2

Two crops of mushrooms been been harvested from an experimental plot sewed by two Dubbo men in a space…

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Fire Destroys Oil Store Shed: Farm House Saved

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 1

A farm house was narrowly saved from fire when a store shed only six yards away, containing drums of oil, petrol and kerosene was completely demolished by flames at the property of Mr. A…

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Farms for Soldier Settlers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 5

The Minister for Lands (Mr. she[?]han [?] last week that be has app[?] on [?] in the [?]…

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Commonwealth Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1949 · page 7

At the Homebush sales last week the yarding included a larger proportion of aged ewes than usual. The market for,…

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Wheat Variety Trials Phenomenal Yield At Gilgandra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1949 · page 7

Phenomenal yields were obtained from the wheat plots established at Mr. Hector Wilson's property at Gilgandra…

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Announcement on New Wheat Price Delayed Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1949 · page 1

Delays in announcing the new price for home-consumed wheat were criticised by the Secretary of the Farmers and…

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Japanese N Order for Wheat From Australia Tokio

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1949 · page 1

Japan has placed on order for £8,125,000 worth of Australian wheat and barley. The order includes 18 cargoes…

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1949 Oat Crop Better Than Last Year

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1949 · page 7

Yields of oats for 1949 should be heavier thanN last year reports the Department of Agriculture, which ,says crops improved considerably following the good spring rains…

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District Wool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: We sold 9,200 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Tuesday. Values were buoyant and…

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Comments by Wheat Competition Judges. Crops Entered Will Average 42 BUSHELS. Bencubbin and Bordan Are Still Best Producers and Justify Farmers' Confidence

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 15

IN his report on the inspection and judging of wheat crops in the Central Slopes Division of the Royal Agricultural Society's Reid Wheat Competition, the judge, Mr. G. Nicholson, Cereal Specialist of the…

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November Review of Crop Conditions. Wheat Yields Will Be Almost a Record. Results of Wheat and Oat Variety Trials at Wongarbon and Gilgandra

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 6

EXCEPT for a few showery days, the weather daring November was mainly fine, warm to hot and humid at times, with cool nights, but 300 points fell at Wellington and some light hail was also experienced in a few…

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First Advance for 1949 Wheat

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) states that he has been advised by the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr…

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Millmen Hold Only Small Stocks of Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 7

Currency changes have beep an influence on prices for wool this season, but the great Impetus behind competition is the…

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New Estimate of 1949 Wheat Harvest Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 2

"There is now every prospect of this season's wheat harvest yielding 76,000,000 bushels of grain, while the oat harvest is…

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Wheat Humpers Want Overtime on Saturdays Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 1

The movement of portion of the wheat harvest might be delayed because lumpers in North Western N.S.W. refused…

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Death of Farmer Passing of Geoff Rouse

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 1

There was general regret throughout the entire district on Monday of last week when it became known that one of our…

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All Together Shops Could Help Farmers (To The Editor)

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 3

Sir,—A friend of ours has been visiting Cyeckoslovakia. She says the country reminded her very much of Australia, and the…

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