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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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1725 Applications for Nine Farms

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 1

A total of 1,345 applications were received for the six grazing blocks on Toonga estate, in the Wagga district, and 407 for the…

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Few Enrolments for Farm Refresher Courses

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

Insufficient enrolments have led to cancellation, of some Farm Management Refresher Courses at Yanco Experiment Farm,…

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Junior Farmer School at Hawkesbury

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 3

Over 50 Junior Farmers from all parts of N.S.W. are attending the fourth annual Short Term School of Instruction for…

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Continued Wet Weather Affects Crops

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 10

The continued wet weather is having a disatrous effect on the roads. In some cases springs have broken out in the…

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The Wool Position North Queensland Sheep Losses

The Western Herald · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 9

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

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Local and General Coolabah Sheep

The Western Herald · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 4

A consignment of 358 xbred wethers and hoggets from The Glonariff Pastoral Co., Coolabah secured to 102/4d. avg. 98 4d and…

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Wool Outlook Sound Clip Slightly Larger

The Western Herald · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report A good inquiry has been current for fellmongered merino, comeback and finer crossbred wools, but…

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Migrants Walking Off Farm Jobs Fodder Plan To Meet Droughts Sought SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 1

Thousands of migrants were walking out of rural jobs before their labor contracts expired, the annual conference of the Wheatgrowers' Union was told today…

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Wheat Sowings Delayed

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 1

Frequent rainstorms during May and June Interfered seriously with wheat sowings in north-western and central-western New Sooth Wales…

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Shire Roads Damaged by Cattle

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 1

Concerned by the amount of damage that has been do[?] to shire roads by mobs of cottle traversing them in wet [?]…

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Remarkable Wool Selling Season

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 8

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. report: Last week saw the close of one of the most remarkable wool selling…

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Limit to Wheat Stabilisation Fund Advocated

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 2

A limit should be placed on the size of the Wheat Stabilisation fund, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham.) told the…

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Problems Discussed By State Wheat Committee Member

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 3

Speaking at a meeting of the Peak Hill F and SA, Mr. E. G. Hoy said that in the opinion it would be hard for the Minister for Agriculture to have the four new bulk wheat subterminals completed before the next harvest…

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23,000 Bags of Wheat Ruined by Rain

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 1

Tuienty-three thousand bags of stacked wheat at the Ulamambri railway siding were ruined recently by floodwaters of…

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Wool Outlook Sound Clip Slightly Larger (A Winchcombe Carson report)

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 7

A good Inquiry has been cur-should not have any appreciable e[?] for [?]gered merino, corneback and finer crossbred wools, but…

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Migrants Stay in Jobs No Exodus From Dubbo Farms

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 3

Migrants in the Dubbo district were not walking out of their jobs on farms and properties, the District Commonwealth Employment Officer (Mr. T. Wall) said today…

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Korean Incident Starts Rush for Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 6

Record prices for wool have been obtained on the New York Future Top market since the start of the Korean war, and a buying rush has been experienced. This is promptd by the fear that supplies may get…

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Rain Reduces Northern Wheat Acreage Gunnedah

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 2

Because of continuous wet weather, a large proportion of the intended wheat acreage in the north and north-western…

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Internal Parasites Losses in Young Sheep

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 20

Reports are being regularly received of losses amongst young sheep largely due to the presence of the Black…

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Australia's Export Wheat Mainly Sold

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 2

Mr F. H. Cullen, chairman of the Australian Wheat Board, announced recently that most of Australia's…

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