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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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Wheat Variety Trials Conducted at Binnaway

The North-Western Watchman · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 3

A REPORT ON THE WHEAT VARIETY TRIALS CONDUCTED ON MR. W. J. SCIFLEET’S “KIA-ORA” PROPERTY, BINNAWAY, HAS BEEN RELEASED BY THE DISTRICT AGRONOMIST( MR. F. C. MORRIS…

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Varieties of Wheat Recommendations For 1949 Sowing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 3

Following are the latest recommendations by the Department of Agriculture of varieties of wheat for sowing for grain in various wheatgrowing areas of the State…

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Keen Supporter of Farmers’ Organisations

The North-Western Watchman · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 2

Mr. F. J. Baker, an ex-resident of Wellington, who acquira a properly in the Coonabarabran district about 12 months…

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Farmers’ Conference at Nuaeau

The North-Western Watchman · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 2

At a meeting of the Coonabarabran branch of the Farmers Settlers’ Association on Friday night, Mr. Neil…

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Central Wheat Belt. Recommended Varieties for 1949 Sowing

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 6

The latest recommendations by the Department of Agriculture of varieties of wheat for sowing for grain in the…

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£2,000 Dairy Farm Competition

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 5

"A State-wide Dairy Farm Competition with £2,000 in prize money has been organised as part of this State's…

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Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 5

The Country Producers Selling Company Limited report:—. Sales were resumed in Sydney this week when throughout…

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Varieties of Wheat Recommendations For 1949 Sowing

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 7

The latest recommendations by the Department of Agriculture of varie-ties of wheat for sowing for grain in various wheatgrowing areas of…

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Mr. E. Q. Hoy Nominated For Wheat Board Vacancy

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 3

Mr. E. G. Hoy. of T[?]y, has been [?]bed as Wheatgrowers repre[?] on the A[?] Wheat Board, to all the vac[?]sey c[?]od by the [?]th of Mr. C. Field. The nomination came from his own…

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Young Farmer Found with Fractured Skull

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 4

Colin Koran, 20, of "Tilsbury," Black Springs, was found dead, by a search party on his property on Saturday…

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Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 1

At the special stock sale to be held in the Wellington Saleyards on Tuesday next, 22nd February, the selling agents, George Paul…

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District Wool

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 4

At Sydney auction sales on Tuesday Messrs' Winchcombe Carson Ltd offered 7100 bales of wool to competition from the Continent,…

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Wool Report

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 3

Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Limited report under, dater 10th February: On the 7th instant we offered…

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Businessman Wants the Rabbits Mr. Pike Says They Are As Good As Sheep and Wool

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 5

The entire countryside is alarmed at the spread of the rabbit pest and even Governments are sitting up and…

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Station Hand Charged With Stealing Sheep

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 3

At Warren Police Court last week, Walace Cootes (52), station hand employed at "Buckinguy" Station, appeared before Mr.. R…

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Increased Wheat Acreage in Nth. West Areas

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 5

It appears that the area sown, to wheat this year in the North-Western slopes area will be as much if not more than…

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English Lassie Wants A Lonely Farmer

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 2

An Orange farmers writes to the local paper: By my mall today I have a letter from a lonely lady in England…

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Petrol for Farmers

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 4

The Secretary of the Liquid Fuel Control Board has told Mr. John Howie, Member for Calare, that the Board is…

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Sow Attacks Farmer's Wife

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 2

At Trundle recently a farmer's wife was savaged by an old sow that everyone thought quite tame…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 7

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company Ltd. reports as follows:— For our ninth sales of the season this Company offered a catalogue…

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