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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1959

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Wool's Solid Position

The Western Herald · Friday 17 July 1959 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report:—The buoyant opening of the July London series of wool…

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Dalgety's Cattle Sale

The Western Herald · Friday 24 July 1959 · page 14

885 cattle were yarded in Dalgety's Cattle Yards at Bourke on Friday, 17th July, received from local…

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German Wool Trade Improves

The Western Herald · Friday 24 July 1959 · page 8

The German wool trade is now reported to be corning out of the 1958 recession, and improved ordering by retailers is…

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Bourke Pastoral and Agricultural Association Show and Rodeo August 20,21 and 22

The Western Herald · Friday 31 July 1959 · page 14

A meeting of the above Association was held on Wednesday night last. Those present were: Messrs…

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Sheep

The Western Herald · Friday 7 August 1959 · page 8

Average Merino lamb-marking figures of about 60 per cent are accepted as inevitable—rather than intolerable—…

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Modern Cattle Saleyard For Western Queensland Dalgetys at Charleville

The Western Herald · Friday 7 August 1959 · page 6

Perched in a Crow's Nest atop the central office block like the control tower of an airport, stock…

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Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Ass'n. Annual Show and State Rodeo Championships AUGUST 20, 21 AND 22, 1959

The Western Herald · Friday 14 August 1959 · page 1

An added attraction to the Annual Show conducted by the Bourke Pastoral and Agricultural Association this year will be the staging of N.S.W. State Rodeo Championships. These events will be conducted under…

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Goldsbrough's Sheep Sale

The Western Herald · Friday 21 August 1959 · page 8

Goldsbrough's Sheep Sale has been postponed for a week owing to shortage of railway sheep vans. It will now be held…

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Store Sheep Sale

The Western Herald · Friday 21 August 1959 · page 8

Dalgety and Coy. Ltd. advise they have 30,000 Store Sheep already booked for their Sale at the Bourke Saleyards on…

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Wool Traffic

The Western Herald · Friday 21 August 1959 · page 1

The wool is coming in well from the shearing sheds by motor lorries daily, and a good number of special goods trains…

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Fat and Store Cattle Sale

The Western Herald · Friday 21 August 1959 · page 8

Dalgety's have a Fat and Store Cattle Sale at the Bourke Saleyards on Monday, August 24th. A good yarding is…

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Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Association Wool Exhibit-Bourke Show

The Western Herald · Friday 28 August 1959 · page 8

The wool display this year was, once again, an outstanding success, with 163 fleeces being submitted…

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Wool Section

The Western Herald · Friday 28 August 1959 · page 3

Ladies Knitted Jumper or Cardigan: Mrs. W. Sommerville 1 and 2. Knitted Jumper or Cardigan…

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Sheep Die on Stock Route

The Western Herald · Friday 28 August 1959 · page 8

A drover en route from Louth to Bourke had 30 odd sheep die one day last week, whilst on Mr. A. E. Norris…

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Girls Doing Wool Classing

The Western Herald · Friday 28 August 1959 · page 12

Four Dubbo High School girls, who will sit for the Leaving Certificate this year and next year, have…

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Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Association Show and Rodeo Results

The Western Herald · Friday 28 August 1959 · page 10

Following are full results of the Ring and Rodeo Events at the Bourke Show, held last week-end:—…

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Dalgety's Forthcoming Special Sheep Sale at Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 28 August 1959 · page 14

Attention is drawn to this important sheep sale which takes place at Bourke on Friday next the…

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Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Association Exhibit Section at the Show

The Western Herald · Friday 28 August 1959 · page 3

The number of entries in the Exhibit Pavilion was disappointing at the P. & A. Association's Annual…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 4 September 1959 · page 4

Dalgety's reported wool prices reacted at Sydney opening sales on Monday, and values were generally…

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Good Prices For Garland's Cattle

The Western Herald · Friday 4 September 1959 · page 6

At the Sydney sales last week, some of Mr. Walter Hull's Garlands cattle were sold by Goldsbrough Mort…

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