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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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Enquiry For Young Sheep

The Western Herald · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report as follows:— There is still a strong enquiry for…

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More Sheep Wanted for 1950 Show

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

[?] a fat lamb raining area like Narromine the exhibit at the Narromine Show last year was disgrace…

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Wool Use Expanding Bright Prospects

The Western Herald · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:— The world's demand for goods made from wool shows no sign of slackening. Up to recently…

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The Outlook Is Bright for the Wool Grower

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 2

The world's demand for [?] made from wool shows no signs of slackening. Up to recently the [?] age of fabrics caused by the war…

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Successful Soldier Farmers

The Western Herald · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said that a soldier settler on Edgeroi, near Narrabri, had harvested a wheat crop which…

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Spain Appeals to Australia for Dollar Wheat Ottawa

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 1

Spain has appealed to Australia to sell her several shiploads of wheat to help avert a famine among the Spanish people…

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Clothing Will Cost Lot More Sepuel To Record Wool Sales SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 1

New South Wales manufacturers forecast today that soaring prices in the Sydney wool sales this week would mean increases of up to 40 per cent, in winter clothing prices…

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Fine for Theft of Harness From Dairyman

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 3

A 22-years-old laborer, Vincent Richard Burge, of Dalton Street, Dubbo was fined £3 in default of six days at…

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Australian Wheat for Spain. SYDNEY

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 1

Spain will buy 50,000 tons of Australian wheat at 16/1 per bushel, the General Manager of the Australian Wheat Board…

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Wheat Crop on Narromine Common

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 5

Last year's wheat crop [?] on the Narromine Common by the Municipal Council yielded a total of [?] bags-[?] bushels—delivered…

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District Wool

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 6

Recent [?] Producer [?] the [?] Narromine. AAA 100 [?] E. A…

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"Wheat Hamming Out of Date"

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 5

In[?] measures for handling wheat harvests is resulting in a huge annual less to grower, carrier and nation alike…

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112½d for District Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 3

Included in the catalogue offered by the Country Producers Selling Company Ltd last Wednesday were 14 bales of AAA…

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Wool Prices Up Another Five Per Cent Sydney, Tuesday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 3

Prices at the Sydney wool auctions yesterday were a further 5 per cent, over those realised last week and prices…

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Australian Wheat For Spain At World "Free" Price MELBOURNE

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 1

Australia will supply Spain with 60,000 tons of wheat. This was announced by the General Manager of the…

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Commonwealth Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 6

At Homebush on Thursday the quality of the yarding in the sheep section was again only fair…

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Record Wool Prices Should Be Maintained

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 3

When wool sales were resumed in Sydney last week there was animated and widespread competition and values…

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Acute Shortage of Wool Sends Price Up

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 3

Lack of adequate supplies of wool is the basic force behind the present high values. The position in Britain is…

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U.S. Boost for Austn. Wool New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 1

Macys, New York's largest department store, devoted one quarter of a full page advertisement in the evening newspapers…

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Bran and Pollard Shortages Hits Poultry Farmers Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 1

A serious shortage of bran and pollard is causing concern to poultry farmers and may lead to an increased price for eggs,…

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