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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 9

The Farmers & Graziers' Co. - op. Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited reported on the 26th June :…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 9

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company Limited reported on the 30th June :— For our final sale of the 1949/50…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 8

Dalgety and Company Limited submitted a catalogue of 8,192 bales at their concluding sale of the season on Thursday, 29th…

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Farm Plant in Field Tests at Narromine, Trangie at Narromine Trangie

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 2

Next week there will he actual field demonstrations of what is known as the Ferguson System at Trangie on Wednesday, and at Narromine…

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Farmers Fined for Not Killing Rabbits

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1950 · page 2

Two district farmers were fined in the Dubbo Police Court, yesterday when they pleaded guilty, through their solicitors,…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing Unusual Case Attracts Great Interest

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 6

One of the most unusual cases of alleged sheep stealing the West has known is creating wide-spread interest…

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Great Cattle Show & Sale Planned

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 2

Planned in Sydney for June, 1951, is a grand fat cattle show and sales which is likely to become the biggest thing of its kind south of the equator and initiate a new era in the breeding and fattening of…

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Peak Hill Farmers and Settlers Open Flood Relief Fund

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 3

Peak Hill branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association on Saturday decided is open a flood relief fund to aid the victims of the coastal floods. The money is to be added to the Municipal Fund…

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End of a Record Wool Selling Season

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 6

Last week saw the close of one of the most remarkable wool selling seasons in the history of the Australian trade. Prices reached an all time high and,…

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Nyngan Farmers Stranded Roads Flooded And Stock Cut Off

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 1

Dozens of farming families in the Nyngan district are unable to reach the township because of the bad conditions of the roads, and several graziers have been stranded in Nyngan for several days…

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The Wool Position North Queensland Sheep Losses

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: The general buoyancy in prices for most wools at the closing sales of the season, augurs, well for the…

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Cattle Moved From Dubbo "Island"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 1

A large crowd gathered at the bottom of Church street yesterday afternoon to watch 200 cattle being moved from an…

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Germans Milking Sheep Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 1

Thousands of peasants in Germany were depending on a breed of milking sheep, from which they got milk, butter and…

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Money Saved Bulk Wheat Handling

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 4

Bulk handling of wheat harvests is a method that is In Australia to stay, and be improved. Hard work of lifting…

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Wheat Board Should Assist with Sub-terminals

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 13

Addresser a meeting of the State Whe[?] Committee in Sydney, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. [?]aham, M.L.A.) said…

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Stacked Wheat Being Rapidly Moved Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture Mr. Graham said that the Government Grain Elevators section of his Department was…

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Future of Wool Assured on World Markets

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 6

High prices generally at the Australian closing sales of the season and slight increases in for markets overseas augur well for…

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Wool Selling Season Most Remarkable on Record

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 17

Last week saw the close of one of the most remarkable wool selling seasons in the history of the trade, states the Country…

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Wool Levy 7 Per Cent. for 1950-51 Season

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 8

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) has announced that the levy on wool for the…

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Wool Levy to Operate on August 28 MELBOURNE, Thursday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 2

The wool levy of 7½% would apply from the first wool auctions of the new season on August 28, said the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. McEwen)…

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