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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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More Wool Wanted Merino Output Down

The Western Herald · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 9

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report :- The price of wool shows the shortage of it which exists. While that is at present a…

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Science and Practice to Work Hand in Hand Wool Research Laboratory Opened By Mr. Graham Record Crowd At Trangie Agricultural Experiment Station

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 1

A record crowd of nearly 500 people attended the stock field day and the official opening of the wool research laboratory by the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Graham, at the Trangie Agricultural Experiment Station on Wednesday…

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Dale Oats Do Well at Trangie Experiment Farm

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 7

Variety trials with oats were sown at Trangie Experiment Farm on April 27. 1949. All varieties were sown at 501b seed and 301b…

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Barnedman Farm For Civilian Settler

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 3

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) announced this week that a farm at Bermedmen has been made available for general application as…

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Wheat Handling Chaos!

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 1

When he was talking about representations to the Government for wheat silos extensions at yesterday's…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort & Co. Ltd. report that their wool auction in Sydney on Wednesday, the clips they submitted were grown at…

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Lack of Money Hampers Wheat Search Gunnedah

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 1

Research work on wheat rust woul dhave to be discontinued in three or four years unless finance could be…

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More Wheat Silos Wanted by F. & S. ASSN. Attack On Delays In Bringing In Bulk Handling System

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 1

"The State Government is building only one wheat silo each year, and it will be 250 years before we have an adequate bulk wheat handling system in New South Wales," said the…

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District Wool

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: Values were maintained at our Sydney wool auction on Tuesday last. There was good…

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Fly Strike in Sheep

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 6

Owing to the recent wet conditions sheepowners are having a busy time combating the fly strike…

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The Wool Research Laboratory

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 5

The Trangie [?] Field Station wool laboratory, opened by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Gra[?]) last [?] may become the [?] important [?] is the West. Heve a staff of [?] working in conjunction with [?] and with departmental experts, will carry out work that may lift the wool industry to even greater heights…

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Big Sheep Sale at Nyngan Record Attendance Of Buyers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 1

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency and Co. Ltd., Sydney, in conjunction with E. G. Robinson, conducted a very…

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Scientist Reveals Results of Sheep Research at Trangie Field Day

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 6

"It would appear that if we were able to find some means or other to destroy 90 per cent of the flies which strike sheep, there would still remain enough flies to strike every sus[?]ble sheep in Australia."…

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Must Organise Wool Sales Says Dubbo Rep. Sydney, The day

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 1

Every scheme for organised wool marketing, whatever its nature, would be blocked if a motion opposing any form of…

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Slight Rise in Prices at Old. Wool Sales Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 1

Competition was keen and general from British, Continental and Australian mills at the Brisbane wool sales yesterday…

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Barmedman Farm to Be Leased

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Lands. (Mr. Shcahan) announced that a farm at Barmedman had been made available for general…

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Junior Farmer Advising Body

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Dubbo junior Formers' Advisory Committee the election of officers for the ensuing year…

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A Remarkable Wool Season Nears Its End

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 3

The main Sydney wool soiling season has practically finished after the most remarkable nine month's selling…

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Crop Competitions for Ex-soldiers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 3

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) commended the Inverell Show Society on introducing, at the recent Inverell Show…

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Sheep Dog Trial Championship

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 3

The National Open Sheep Dog Trial Championship hold annually in Canberra will be decided at the Manuka Oval on Friday…

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