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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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District Wheat Crops Thrive on Recent Rains

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1950 · page 1

Although wheat crops in the Dubbo district had benefited to a great extent by recent rains, there appeared to be little growth in winter herbage, except along the alluvial river flats, where Trefoil…

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Slightly Lower Wool Prices

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1950 · page 3

A slight reduction has been experienced in values for wool on world markets and tops overseas, states Winchcombe Carson's weekly report. The price of average 64's merino tops in Bradford, which…

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Final Payment on 1947-48 Oat Crop Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1950 · page 1

The Government has approved a final payment of approximately 2½d. per bushel for the 1947-48 crop oats delivered to the…

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Field Day for Farm, Fodder Championships

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1950 · page 1

A field day will be held at Mr. A. K. Scott's property, "Yulong," near Dubbo, on Friday, June 30, after the property's entries in the 1950 Championship Farm and Fodder Competition have been judged…

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Local News Gular Sheep

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 6

At Winchcombe Carson's Home bush action last Thursday W. D. Brown, Gular, secured 241 shorn crossbred lambs to 52/-,…

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Record Sale Sheep Bring £6

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 21

Mr. H. Smith of McKay and Smith Pty Ltd., stock and station agents, Coonabarabran reported this week on a record sheep sale…

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Less Sheep Now Than Pre-war

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 3

World sheep numbers at the beginning of 1930 are estimated at 730,000,000 head, or two per cent, below the…

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Committee to Investigate Wood Chopping, Sheep Shearing

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 13

Declaring that the public wanted more action and more entertainment, Mr. R. R. McKay, got the general meeting of members of…

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Levy on Wool Explained by Minister

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 6

Legislation was introduced into the Federal Parliament on June 13 to impose a levy of up to 10 per cent. on wool. The levy is to provide capital to finance a reserve price scheme for wool…

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Wool Is Now a National Money Spinner

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 3

The sheep's staple has proved a national "money spinner" during the past lew years. The nation is now more "wool…

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Output of Aust.i Wool Mills Above Pre-war

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 6

Although the output of Australian woollen mills is less than war-time peak levels, It is still very substantial and well above…

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England's "Young Farmers" at Wellington

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 1

Two members of England's Young Farmer movement were entertained by Wellington Junior Farmers on Tuesday…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 8

No auction sales of wool have taken place in Sydney this week, the seventeenth , series of sales having closed on Thursday, 8th…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 9

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reported on 15th June:— Buyers are now attending the final series of sales in the Brisbane…

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Butter Rationing Now Finished

The Western Herald · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 4

The Federal Cabinet last Friday decided to end butter rationing immediately. The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, said that butter rationing…

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Wool Market Easier Strong Statistical Position

The Western Herald · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:— A slight reduction has been experienced in values for wool on world markets and tops…

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Wool Market Easier But Stocks Are Low (A Winchcombe Carson Report)

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 6

A slight reduction has been experienced in values for wool on world markets and tops over[?] The price of average 64[?] merino…

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Lockhart Man's Turkey Farm Like Sheep Run

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1950 · page 2

Lockhart dentist Dr. Gordon Saggers has what is probably Australia's largest turkey farm, which he runs on similar lines…

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High Wool Prices Assured by the World Shortage

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1950 · page 6

Shortage of supplies of wool, particularly merino and the finer soft handling types of crossbred, is one of the important factors causing present advanced markets, but consumers are not likely to permanently…

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Government Aid to Farmers on North Coast

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1950 · page 1

The whole of the resources of the Department of Agriculture would be thrown into the task for rehabilitating North Coast…

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