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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 34 of 67

Farmers Want Fine Weather

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 10

During the week further substantial falls of rain have given the land a thorough soaking land farmers and…

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The Pictures "Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm."

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 5

Never have a screen family endeared themselves more to the hearts of millions than Ma and Pa Kettle—Marjorie Main…

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Sydney Fat Cattle Show and Jubilee Sheep Show

The Western Herald · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 6

The above illustration shows the Bundemar Ram which was sold for 4000 guineas by Dalgety's at the Stud Sales on Tuesday, the purchasers being Yarraidool Station, Moree.—Photo Dalgety's News Service. CHAMPION AT SYDNEY FAT CATTLE SHOW. The Champion Fat…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 9
Also in Narromine News and Trangie Advocate

A.M.L. & F. Co. Ltd. offered on the 20th June a catalogue of 5,570 bales, drawn principally from the North Western districts…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 7

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—Our catalogue of over 7,000 bales was submitted on Thursday, the…

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Another Cut in Butter Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 1

Butter supplies are to be cut further to 33 per cent of normal from Monday…

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Wool for Trangie Red Cross

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 6

Donations of a [?] of wool from Mr. J. C. Walker and black wool from Mr. J. Kater have been received by Trangie…

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Wool Basically Sound Confidence Needed

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 2

Although prices for wool at June auctions were higher than those ruling at closing sales a year ago, the market did not…

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Wheat Trucked From Narromine This Week

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 1

Wheat received into No. 13 pool has been trucked from Narromine during the week, at the rate of from four to five thousand bags a day…

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Butter Goes to and From Dubbo by Plane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 1

While some Dubbo people are airfreighting small parcels of butler to friends and relatives in Sydney, other…

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Noogoora Burr Halves Price of Sheep Tamworth

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 3

Sheep with wool carrying Noogoora burr should be shorn before being sent to market, said the northern organiser of the…

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Low Wool Prices Engineered Claims Grower

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 3

During the depression years overseas wool buyers "engineered" low prices by a tremendous number of fictitious sales. This is alleged by a prominent ex-grower, Mr…

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Steady Decline in Areas Sown to Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 3

Since the post-war peak of 13,830,000 acres was reached in the 1917-18 season, areas sown to wheat in…

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A.p.p.u. Opposes Wool Marketing Plan

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 3

A meeting of the Federal Wool Committee of the Australian Primary Producers' Union held in Melbourne on June 20,…

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Decline in Wheat Acreages New South Wales Largely Responsible

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 2

Since the post-war peak of 13,800,000 acres was reached in the 1947-48 s[?], areas sown to wheat in Australia…

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No Open Season on Wood Ducks Heavy Damage To Crops And Pastures

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 1

In view of the serious damage being done to pastures and crops in various parts of the State by enormous numbers of…

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The Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 4

The Australian Wool Season ended in Brisbane and Perth last Thursday, and for the first time since the auctions were…

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Blackleg Raging in Q'land Cattle. BRISBANE

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 5

An epidemic of blackleg disease is killing thousands of young calves in Queensland. The germ, which affects only…

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Wellington Sheep and Cattle Sale

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 4

George Paul. Wellington, in conjunction with Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd. Orange report having held a special…

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