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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 64 of 67

Field Wheat Results

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 4

The only mention Gilgandra received in comments on the field wheat judging, which was carried…

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L Leonard the Winner C’bran Wheat Crop. Comp

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 14

Mr. L. Leonard, a share farmer, on Ringwood, Ulamambri, won this year’s Coonabarabran wheat crop…

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Wheat Bill Rushed Though SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 1

State Parliament yesterday rushed through the bill to give when showers the overseas price of 16/1 a bushel for…

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Prices of Wool Goods Causes Dilemma

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 2

The public appears to be in a dilemma regarding the future of prices for goods made from wool and also in regard to purchasing figures for other manufactures…

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Wheat of Sound Quality District Harvest Under Way

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 1

Indications of the 1951 harvest is toward wheat of an exceptionally sound quality. That has been disclosed…

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Sydney Wool Auctions Country Producers’ Selling Co. Ltd

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 1

District sales through the Country Producers Selling Co Ltd last week wool auctions included:…

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25 Mile Front Burns for 16 Hours 350,000 Acres of Grasslands Destroyed 23,400 Sheep Lost Totals £120,000 Four District Homesteads Destroyed

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 3

The greatest fire in the history of the West occurred last Thursday and swept an area of 25 miles in the Coonamble district. The loss of property and stock has been tremendous…

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How They Farmed In Iraq 3700 Years Ago

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 2

A 3,700-year-old farm bulletin written in Sumerian on a clay tablet, discovered at Nippur, Iraq, last year by a joint-expedition sponsored by the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute and the…

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Riverina Wheat Competition

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 2

Following are the awards in the R.A.S. field wheat competition, Riverina Division: Champion: E. J. Mills,…

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Wheat Delivered Without Bags

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 1

An important step is being made in the move towards eliminating the cost cornsacks in the handling of…

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Sub-terminal for Wheat at Werris Ck

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 2

The first bulk wheat sub-terminal erected in New South Wales was officially opened by the Minister for…

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Rain Has Had Little Effect on Wheat Quality

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 4

The recent rain, which varied between 50 points and an inch throughout the district, has had but little effect on the…

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Farmers Can Save Money on Superphosphate

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 3

By providing their own containers for the transport of superphosphate by road, primary producers can save up to £3/4/6…

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Show Society's Field Wheat Competition MR. R. Masters in First Place with 33 Bushel Crop of Gabo

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 2

A CROP of Gabo wheat, estimated to yield 33 bushels to the acre, won the Welling ton P.A. & H. Society's Field Wheat Competition for Mr. R. Masters, of "Fernleigh," Spicer's Creek…

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Easying Trends in Wool Market Continues

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 8

The Wool Market this week continued its casing, trend at Newcastle and Adelaide. At Newcastle good to super…

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Fat Cattle Were Dearer at Trangie

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1951 · page 1

At a fat cattle sale held at Trangie by O. L. Milling and Co. Dubbo, and A. K. Butter and Co Trangie 500 fat cattle…

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Wheat In Bulk From Header To Silo

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1951 · page 5

How to handle wheat entirely in bulk from header to silo will be demonstrated at Mr. J. Lowe's "Claydon" property on Monday of next week. The demonstration which…

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Wool Industry Need Nor Fear the Future

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1951 · page 3

It is perplexing to be confronted with authorities who clash. The recent rise in the wool market has caused chemists to again gravely predict that artificial wool…

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F. and S. to Help Junior Farmers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1951 · page 6

Delegates from the Narromine F and S Association have agreed to attend a meeting which is to be held early next…

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Sacks for Wheat Unrationed Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1951 · page 1

The rationing of cornsacks for this season's wheat crop has been suspended by the Federal Government…

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