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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Failes Replies to Labor Man on Wool Tax

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 3

Mr. L. J. Failes, Member for Lawson, who returned to Dubbo this morning after travelling over most of the Lawson…

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Dubbo Grazier Gives Uni. Bale of Wool Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 2

Mr. G. D. Bassett, of "Cumboogle." on Obley Road, has given a bale of crossbred lambs wool to the Sydney…

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Visit of Minister for Agriculture Problems of Wool Industry Discussed

The Western Herald · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham), accompanied by Mr. E. Wetherell (M.L.A. for Cobar), Mr. R…

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Wool Sales Deduction Act "Fair and Reasonable" Statement by Country Party Chairman

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 2

It appears that there is still some misconception of the effect and purpose of the Wool Sales Deduction Act. Evidence of this is the fact that the Labor Party is trying to make an election issue out of it…

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Federal Member Gives Account of His Own and Government's Stewardship. Failes Campaign Address Makes Deep Impression on Wellington Audience. Wool Sales Deduction Act Frankly Explained. forceful Condemnation of Labour's Contemptuous Disregard of People's Mandate

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 April 1951 · page 1

MR. L. J. Failes, Federal Member for Lawson, made a deep impression on his audience at a street meeting in Wellington on Thursday night last, when he delivered his policy speech and gave an account of his own and the Government's stewardship since Menzies-Fadden took office in December, 1949…

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Wool Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 7

The Farmers and Graziers Co-op Grain Insurance and Agency Co, Ltd, report under date April 10:…

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Fashions in Wool

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 5

Originally [?] by [?] for light shawls or air travel [?], this broadly checked, light weight wool is used by Maggy Rouff for a dress in which the broad pattern is cleverly handled…

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Minister Hits at Wool Tax Legislation

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 2

"The Wool Tax legislation is iniquitous, sectional and vicious, inasmuch as the woolgrowers have ben singled out…

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Share Farmer Given Two-year Bond

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 2

A share fanner who, it was stated, drove erratically in Talbragar Street at 11 p.m. on April 9, and who was…

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Wool Report Country Producers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 3

As is usual at this time of the season, practically all catalogues are carrying a fairly heavy percentage of lines of a…

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Biggest Threat to the Future of Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 3

One of the biggest threats to the future of wool is the British Government's 66 2/3 per cent purchase tax on…

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Graziers' Assn. Opposes New Wool Plan Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 3

Complete opposition to the Commonwealth Government's wool-marketing plan was expressed yesterday at the…

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Wool Report

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 8

The Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited 10th April, 1951…

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Sheep Values Down CoolAh Stock Sale

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 1

The market for fat cattle was very firm, but sheep values were down from 10/- to 20/- per head at the…

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The World Used More Wool Than Produced

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 3

World consumption of wool in 1950 is estimated to have been 15 pen cent, higher than world production states a…

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U.S. Is Only 4th: Biggest Wool Customer

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 3

Export figures reveal that the United States was only Australia's fourth biggest wool buyer in the first six months of the present season. The United Kingdom, which took one-third (33…

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New Dairy Farm Competitions

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 4

Details of a new series of dairy farm competitions, which culminate in a State Championship, have been…

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L J. Failes Received Well Replies to Wool Statement

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 15

Mr. L. J. Failes M.H.R., Lawson, on returning to Coonabarabran last week, said after travelling over…

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Soft Water at 313 Feet on Dubbo Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 1

A bore sunk at Mr. P. R. Fisher's property, "Pine View," Collie Road, Dubbo, is giving excellent soft water…

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Local Sheep

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 1

F E. Drew, Narromine, secured 106 shorn [?]bred lambs to £5/15/1, avg £5/11/[?], and Bennett Bros, Narromine, 209…

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