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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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High Quality Wool Exhibits

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 6

Wool exhibits formed an imposing display in the pavilion at Trangie Show, and the judge, Mr. J. Preston, spoke highly of…

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Ballot Decides Who Gets Bullock, Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 3

Eight people guessed the correct weight of the fat sheep and four the correct weight of the bullock in the competitions…

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Prices Up for Cattle at Dubbo Sale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 3

Prices for fat cattle were up to £2 a head higher at the first "cattle only" regular sale held by Dubbo Associated Agents on Friday. More than 400 fat cattle were yarded, although…

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Rain Welcomed But Not Enough to Help Wheat Farmers Some Dry Sowing In Dubbo District

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 1

Farmers welcomed rain which fell in the Dubbo district yesterday, but said that it was not enough to enable them to complete their sowing of wheat…

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The Week in the Wool Market

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 6

Although there has been a general improvement in both demand and competition throughout all Australian…

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Sheep Experiment Commenced Bid To Find Way Of Eradicating Lice

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 1

More than 60 Dubbo pastoralists yesterday attended the beginning of an elaborate series of experiments to determine the relative values of spraying, dipping and "fogging," in…

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Wool Report

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 10

The Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited 25th April, 1951…

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Many Farmers Waiting for Rain Before Sowing Wheat

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 11

Although a number of farm ers commenced to sow limited areas after the rain on April 18, the majority preferred to…

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Pastoral Workers' Conference New Rates Adopted

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 11

The secretary of the Coonamble local A.W.U. Committee has issued the following circulars to members:—…

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District Wool New Zealand Loan

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 7

At the [?] Sydney wool [?] of New Zealand Loan and M. A. Co Ltd, their offering [?] [?]…

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Boom in Wool" Predicts Boston Expert

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 3

Another season of booming wool prices is in the offing, unless the international situation improves in the…

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Shortage of Wheat Bags Wheatgrowers’ Union Meeting

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 4

At a meeting of the Mendooran branch of the Wheatgrowers Union on Friday, at which Mr. V. E. Moors presided, there…

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Canadians Grow More Wool Poor Grain Land Under Grass

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 2

High prices for raw wool and the urgent need for increased production for domestic requirements have awakened in…

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Gulargambone Show Ring Events Are Supreme Falling Off in Sheep Due to Seasonal Conditions

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 10

The annual Gulargambone Show was held on Saturday last and was well support cd from all parts of the district. The main events were in the ring, the…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 8

On Monday, 23rd April, New Zealand Loan & M. A. Co. Ltd., brought forward a catalogue totalling 6,472 bales…

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Sheep Cheaper at Homebush

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 5

The Country Producers' Selling Co, Ltd, report on Monday's Homebush market: Sheep: 26,009 yarded from a [?] A.B.C. [?] In [?]…

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Fashions in Wool

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 3

This travel coat by Michael Sherard features the melon-line curving toward the hemline. It is in caramel cavalry twin and in basic stying is reminiscent of the 1913 era…

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Sheep Airlift in New Zealand

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 3

Faced with shifting some 400 odd pedigree Romney ewes (and a few rams) from North Island clients for whom they were…

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Wool and America the Supply Position

The Western Herald · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 9

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: At a period when demand for wool became somewhat unsettled be cause of the withdrawl of a large…

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