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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1960

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Australia's Record Sheep Population

The Western Herald · Friday 12 August 1960 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Figures issued by the Commonwealth Statistician, indicate that the Australian…

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Increased Wheat Acreage This Year

The Western Herald · Friday 12 August 1960 · page 14

New South Wales farmers propose to increase their wheat acreage this year. The Minister for Agriculture…

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Wanaaring News Local News and Sidelights (From our Correspondent) Sheep Dog Trials

The Western Herald · Friday 12 August 1960 · page 13

The winners of the Sheep Dog Trials held at Wanaaring Station on the 30th July were as follows:—…

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Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Ass'n. Annual Show — Sept. 9 & 10

The Western Herald · Friday 19 August 1960 · page 8

Arrangements for the Annual Bourke Show to be held on September 9th and 10th arc well in hand. The large…

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Japan as a Buyer of Australian Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 19 August 1960 · page 8

With less than ii week before the opening of the main selling season for the 1960-61 clip, activity in the…

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Crops for Baths Doing Well

The Western Herald · Friday 19 August 1960 · page 8

Crops of wheat sown for the Narromine Baths Appeal are doing well. This was reported by members of the Appeal…

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Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Ass'n. Annual Show, Sept. 9 & 10

The Western Herald · Friday 26 August 1960 · page 14

At the meeting of the Show Committee on Tuesday night the Secretary notified that sand filling had…

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Bourke Cattle Sale

The Western Herald · Friday 2 September 1960 · page 8

Dalgetys are holding a special Store Cattle Sale at Bourke on Monday, 5th September, at 2 p.m., when they…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 2 September 1960 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. reported on the wool sales in Sydney on 25th August, as follows:—…

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Rodeo Cattle to Cost £5,000

The Western Herald · Friday 2 September 1960 · page 8

The Inverell Show Society will spend up to £5,000 for cattle for its annual rodeo this year. The cattle will be sold…

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Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Ass'n. Annual Show, Sept. 9 & 10

The Western Herald · Friday 2 September 1960 · page 11

Final preparations are now being made for the Annual Show to be held at Bourke Showground on…

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Major Competition for Young Junior Farmers

The Western Herald · Friday 2 September 1960 · page 6

The Bank of N.S.W. is to sponsor a major Competition for the younger age group members of the Junior…

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Bourke Pastoral & Agricultural Association Annual Show This Week-End

The Western Herald · Friday 9 September 1960 · page 1

The very contentious matter of whether Bourke can stage an Annual Show without combining it with Rodeo events will be settled once and for all this week-end…

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"Dear Wool" Talk Hitting Industry "Retailers React in Fav or of Our Competitors"

The Western Herald · Friday 9 September 1960 · page 8

In continuing to perpetuate the belief that wool is expensive, Australian graziers are the greatest…

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Santa Gertrudis Cattle

The Western Herald · Friday 16 September 1960 · page 11

Another Western Grazier has gone in for breeding Santa Gertrudis cattle, Mr. Prank Honeyman, of' "Conlea"…

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Bourke Pastoral and Agricultural Association Successful Annual Show

The Western Herald · Friday 16 September 1960 · page 1

The good entries in all Show events, splendid display of district wool fleeces. and great improvement in many exhibit classes in the Pavilion at the P. & A. Association's 1960 Show…

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Wool Section at the Show Champion Fleece to Logan Downs Pty. Ltd

The Western Herald · Friday 16 September 1960 · page 10

112 district Wool Fleeces were displayed in the Wool Section at the annual Show on Friday and Saturday last…

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Annual Meeting of Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Western Herald · Friday 23 September 1960 · page 1

Members of the Bourke P. & A. Association are notified that the annual meeting will be held at the Council Chambers…

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Trees for Farm Planting Sales Highest Ever

The Western Herald · Friday 23 September 1960 · page 8

Purchase of trees for farm planting from the Forestry Commission's Nurseries to July 31 were higher than in…

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Wool Proceeds Rise Despite Price Fall

The Western Herald · Friday 30 September 1960 · page 1

Total proceeds of Australian wool sales during July and August were £18.5 million, £3.4 million more than…

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