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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

1,339 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 12 of 67

No Nervousness Displayed by Wool Buyers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 6

Some light variation recently has been experienced in values for particular types of wool. However, the market has generally remained sound and bidding has show wide distribution…

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Professor Says That Sheep Are "A Curse" Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 1

"I wish scientists could find something like myxomatosis to infect sheep," said Professor Marcus Oliphant, Director…

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Wool Airlifted From Fire Scheme To Defeat Bottlenecks

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 2

Necessity — the mother of invention — has been responsible for the introduction of a[?]lifts of world at two extremes…

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N.s.w. Tobacco Crop

The Western Herald · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 6

Tobacco crop prospects in New South Wales have been greatly reduced, especially through the ravages of blue mould since the heavy…

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Strong Wool's Challenge To Fine Wool

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 2

News of increasing consumer resistance to the rising cost of woollen goods comes from Britain, the Continent and…

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High Prices at Coonamble Sheep Auction

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 3

Store sheep, merino and crossbred breeders and wool-cutters reached new high peaks at Dalgety's special…

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Wool Scheme Ballot Woolgrowers' Opposition

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 4

At a meeting of Dubbo district woolgrowers in the Rosy Theatre on Friday, unanimous opposition was expressed…

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Wool Stock Market Report Dalgety & Co

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 3

Dalyety's nous service reports that al Homebush on Monday 15,079 sheep and lambs were yarded. They were generally of medium quality…

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Dubbo Graziers Oppose Wool Levy Plan

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 1

Woolgrowers were considered fair game to be plucked by rapacious politicians, and were becoming the feeding house for an army of civil service drones. This was stated by Mr. A. A. Madden of Geurie, at a protest…

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"Brigalows" Cattle Sold at Dubbo: Average of £24/6/-

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 3

A 1000 head of cattle from "The Brigalows," Mr. H. I. McCarthy's property near Walgett, averaged £24/6/- each at a special sale conducted by Winchcombe Carson in Dubbo on Friday…

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Stud Cattle Arrive

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 3

Duncrahill Dor[?] is Broadhooks (right), one of the most outstanding heifers in Dalgety's valuable shipment of stud…

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Reports From Sydney Wool Auctions Country Producers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 3

Approximately 48.000 bales were offered by auction in Sydney last week and almost a full and satisfactory clearances were…

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Sheep Rustling at Wagga "Police Hard To Convince" WAGGA, Wednesday:-

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 2

The Wagga branch of the Graziers' Associaion is disturbed over what appears to be an outbreak of sheep rustling…

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Red Inspired Strikes Hit Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 2

The intermittent Communist sabotage campaign on the coalfields and waterfront had particular significance for rural…

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Remarkable Cattle Averages

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 3

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Company Limited, in topping the list of cattle sales at Flemington for…

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Binnaway Wool

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 1

At the Sydney wool auctions of Dalgety and Co. Ltd last week aaa/w fleece wool from the clip of Mr. G. K. Fleming,…

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18,000 Sheep Average 6/6/1

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 7

Keeping step with hardening wool values store sheep—merino and crossbred, breeders and wool cutters—reached new high…

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WOOL & Stock Market Report Wellington Sale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 3

At the Associated Agent's sale held at Wellington on Tuesday there was a yarding of 5000 sheep including about 1000 in…

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Winchcombe’s Report: Sydney Wool Auction

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 12

District wool sold at Winchcombe Carson’s Sydney wool auctions on Tuesday, included account L. J…

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Wool Price Expected to Stay Up

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 1

Mr R. G. Lund, chairman of the International Wool Secretariat, staled recently that present prices for wool,…

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