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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1960

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Wool Traffic

The Western Herald · Friday 15 January 1960 · page 8

Wool from the early shearing stations is arriving in town and good quantities leave by goods trains many days a…

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Extended Wool Selling Programme

The Western Herald · Friday 15 January 1960 · page 11

The new look wool selling programme has been welcomed by the Chairman of the Australian…

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20 per cent Increase in Pastoral Industry Margins

The Western Herald · Friday 15 January 1960 · page 11

The President of the Graizers' Federal Council, Mr. G. W. McIlroy, commenting on the granting of…

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Cattle Taming by 'Drug-Shooting'

The Western Herald · Friday 22 January 1960 · page 12

A U.S. businessman demonstrated use of transquillisers on cattle in a special display at Homebush…

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Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Association Far Western Championship Rodeo

The Western Herald · Friday 22 January 1960 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of the above Association on Wednesday night it was decided to apply to the A.R.R.A…

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Coast to Coast Wool Campaign Launched

The Western Herald · Friday 22 January 1960 · page 3

More than 100 Wool Festivals will be held throughout Australia this year, in a coast-to-coast campaign to…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 29 January 1960 · page 1

At Goldsbrough Mort & Co's. sales last Tuesday, the following prices were received for local clips:—…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 29 January 1960 · page 10

Dalgety's reported that at Sydney wool sales on Monday:— With Bradford buyers…

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Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 5 February 1960 · page 9

The Farmers and Graziers' Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited reported on 29th January:…

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New Wool Stores for the "Fabulous Sixties"

The Western Herald · Friday 5 February 1960 · page 1

Revolutionary new designs for modern wool stores are taking place in Australia to conform with the need for providing the most efficient wool handling services at the minimum costs. The first of the new stores has just been completed at Geelong for Dalgety's and is illustrated above. Already plans have been made for the erection of stores of…

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New Trucks to Move Sheep at 70 M.p.h

The Western Herald · Friday 5 February 1960 · page 14

Sheep will travel a express speeds on N.S.W. railways this year. New-type waggons, on "passenger train" bogies and drawn by diesel electric locomotives, will halve the transit time from outback stations to the saleyards in Sydney, and deliver sheep in better condition…

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Wool Store for the Fabulous Sixties Dalgetys Start a New Fashion

The Western Herald · Friday 5 February 1960 · page 1

First of its kind ever built in Australia, Dalgety's newest wool store, recently completed at Geelong, has set a…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 12 February 1960 · page 1

At Winchcombe, Carson's wool sales on Tuesday, the following local clips were sold: Est. E. J. Bartley, Bourke, flc…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 12 February 1960 · page 10

Dalgety's reported that wool prices at Sydney Sale on Monday fell by 2½ per centum, compared with…

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Far West Sheep Dog Trials

The Western Herald · Friday 12 February 1960 · page 1

Arrangements ars well forward for the holding of the 1960 Far West Sheep Dog Trial Championship…

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Far West Sheep Dog Workers' Association

The Western Herald · Friday 12 February 1960 · page 6

The annual general meeting of the Far West Sheep Dog Workers' Association will be held at the A.M.L. & F. Co…

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Machines to Aid Wool Growing "A Challenge"

The Western Herald · Friday 12 February 1960 · page 5

New and less expensive machinery to aid the woolgrower was a challenge to the inventiveness of the…

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Sheep Show to Honor Macarthur

The Western Herald · Friday 19 February 1960 · page 4

This year's Sydney Sheep Show, from June 1 to June 4, will commemorate the pioneering work of John…

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Lagoon Wool Cup Sold

The Western Herald · Friday 19 February 1960 · page 8

At the Sydney Wool Sales on January 25th. Dalgetys sold the clip of J. & H. Walsh, of The Lagoon, Bourke, top line…

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1960 Show and Rodeo Pastoral and Agricultural Assn. Meeting

The Western Herald · Friday 19 February 1960 · page 8

Many matters alluding to this years Show and. Rodeo were dealt with at a meeting of the above Association…

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