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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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Macquarie and Bell Rivers Burst Banks at Wellington. Extensive Damage to Bean and Tomato Crops

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 1

EXTENSIVE damage to early bean crops and mature tomato crops was caused by the flood waters which broke the banks of the Macquarie and Bell Rivers…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 4

On Wednesday, 25th January, New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., brought forward a catalogue totalling 6359 bales…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 5

The Country Producers Selling Company Limited reported on 2nd February:— Sales in Sydney have continued…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 8

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited report on February 2nd:—…

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Wheat Harvest 83 Million Bushels Crop for New South Wales

The Western Herald · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 10

The New South Wales wheat harvest may reach 83 million bushels. The State Government Statistician, Mr. R. S. Carver, who…

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Wool Consumption Strong Bigger U.S.A. Turnover

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 3

The Australian clip is recovering in quantity; the total for this season is estimated to be 3,410,000 bales compared with the low point of…

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Further Advance of 2/ Per Bushel Wheat Board Gazette

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 2

On season 1948-49 wheat (No. 12 Pool) delivered to the Board, growers were paid a 1st Advance of 5/6 per bushel, less freight…

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Wool History In Figures Statistical Handbook of Australian Industry

The Western Herald · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 4

The "Statistical Handbook of the Sheep and Wool Industry," published this week by the Commonwealth Bureau of Agricultural…

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New Dairying Award

The Western Herald · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 5

The recent ruling by Conciliation Commissioner Blackburn in the case of the Gas Employees Award means that the Dairying Industry…

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New Handbook on Sheep and Wool Industry

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 3

The "Statistical Handbook of the Sheep and Wool Industry," which has just been published by the Commonwealth Bureau…

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No Slackening in World Wool Purchases

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 2

Contrasting experiences have been seen recently in the wool trade. Values have receded from the top point of January, but competition has shown greater…

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Mechanised Farming

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 3

Figures relating to the use of machinery on British farms show that Britain is now one of the most highly mechanised countries in the world…

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District Wool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 10

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: We sold 6,100 bales of wool at our Sydney auction yesterday. Competion was very…

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Australian Wheat Surplus Of 40 Million Bushels

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 2

Australia would have a surplus of 40 million bushels of wheat this season, the chairman of the Australian Wheat Board, Mr. F…

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News of the West Sprung Wheat Docked 3d

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 3

Wheat that is sprung will carry a dockage of 3d. per bushel. This information was received from the Wheat Board which stated that…

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Sheep and Wo[?] Class Re-open[?] Mr. Wilson Ag[?] Instructor

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 6

After about five years [?] the Farmers and Settler [?]ssociation of Gilgandra [?] been successful in efforts [?]…

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Experiment Farm's New Wool Laboratory

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 8

The new wool research laboratory at the Trangie Experiment Farm will be officially opened on March 15, at 11 a.m…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 8

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd. reported on 9th February: During the last series of sales held in Sydney values generally could…

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Peak Hill Wool

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson. Ltd., report having sold 6100 bales wool at their Sydney auction on Wednesday. Competition was keen generally, and any…

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Wool Demand Strong

The Western Herald · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 10

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— Contrasting experiences have been seen recently in the wool trade. Values have receded…

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