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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 31 of 67

Orchardists Grow Fruit Cases Timber As A Crop

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 2

An outstanding example of bow orchardists solved the difficulty of obtaining cases in which to pack their fruit crop…

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More Farms for Closer Settlement

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 1

About 13,000 acres of "Mount Tenandra" property, in the Gulargambone district, are to be bought for soldier…

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Blind Man Use Money to Turn Farmer Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 1

With £3524 awarded him by the Workers' Compensation Court, a blind man now proposes to buy a farm…

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Rain Gives Great Boost to Crops & Pastures

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 1

This week's rain will enable most Dubbo district farmers to cease hand-feeding stock in about a week's time. It will also give recently sown wheat crops a…

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46 Bulkhead Sites Selected. New Programme for Bulk Wheat Storage

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 1

FORTY-six sites for the erection of bulkheads have been selected by the Department of Agriculture. As a result of the scarcity and high cost of wheat bags the Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H…

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Jubilee Sheep Show Open Tomorrow Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 3

The world's greatest display of Merino sheep and woollen and knitted goods, will open tomorrow at the Sydney…

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Wheat Stock Feed Mr. Graham's Views

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 7

"Because of the increased quantities of wheat required for stock feed in Australia, wheat growers are entitled to…

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Merino Wool 5 p.c Lower

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 4

Dalgety's wired the "News" this morning: With competition more widespread than at last Sydney…

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Protest Meeting Against Wool Levy Plan

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 3

The Australian wool growing industry would be controlled by the governments of four countries—Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Great Britain—if growers agreed to the wool stabilisation…

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Values Firm at Last of Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 1

With competition more widespread than at the last Sydney sales, the final Sydney wool sales of Australia's most…

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Orange Graziers Say "No" To Wool Market Plan

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 4

A "No" Vote against the proposed wool marketing plan was unanimously adopted at a meeting of Orange graziers. held at Hotel Canobolas on Friday. The meeting had been call…

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Trangie Woolgrowers Advocate "No" Vote On Wool Marketing

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 1

A meeting of the Trangle Gr[?]ers' Association and woolgrewers of the Trangle district was on Sunday addressed by Mr. T. M. Scott and the case for the "No" vote for the wool marketing pia[?]…

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Sheep Show Opens Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 1

Judging of the world's greatest collection of sheep by 19 judges from New South Wales,…

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Champions Are Many at Cattle Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 2

An Aberdeen Angus steer from H. F. White's Bald Blair Station, Guyra, won the championship of the single pasture-fed steers of…

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WOOL & Stock Market Report Country Producers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 3

The uncertainty of the wool market experienced at the close of the last Sydney series of sales, was once again reflected in the…

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Australian Wool Men Honored New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 1

Mr. Douglas Boyd, Chairman of the Australian Wool Board, was yesterday elected Chairman of the Wool Bureau's…

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N.Z. Wool Flown to Australia Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 3

New Zealand wool is being flown to Australia. The principal reason is that there is a shortage in Australia of particular…

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Training in U.s. for Farmers of Other Lands

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 3

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and various American educational institutions each year help to provide…

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Sheep And Cattle Values Lift To Good Competition at Fortnightly Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 1

GOOD competition resulted in a further upward trend of cattle and sheep values with good quality fat cattle selling as high as 120 shillings per 100 lbs. at the regular fortnightly market conducted by the Associated Agents at Wellington Saleyards on Tuesday last…

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Pilfering From Wheat Stacks Reported

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 3

Wheat could not be left in stacks in the Dubbo area for stock feeding purposes because or pilferage and vandalism, said Mr. G. G. Nichoils, Stale Superintendent of the Australian Wheat Board…

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