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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1966

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Graziers Ass'n. Discusses Wool Marketing

The Western Herald · Friday 1 April 1966 · page 5

The Graziers' Association of N.S.W. will resist "precipitate" moves to establish a statutory…

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Only 10 P.c. Drop in Apple Crop

The Western Herald · Friday 1 April 1966 · page 6

Rain which fell in the district in the past month probably saved orchardists from the loss of up to…

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Thistle Poisons Cattle

The Western Herald · Friday 29 April 1966 · page 5

Many cattle on the Macquarie River between Narromine and Dubbo have been poisoned by…

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Bourke Farmer's Success Two Firsts for Lucerne Hay

The Western Herald · Friday 6 May 1966 · page 9

We are pleased to report the success of a Bourke farmer, Mr. Peter Johnson, of Cedarwood Park,…

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Passing of Well Known Wool Classer

The Western Herald · Friday 20 May 1966 · page 5

The death of Mr. Samuel Jackson Stevenson at his home in Dubbo, on the 22nd April, 1966,…

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Wool Marketing Reforms

The Western Herald · Friday 3 June 1966 · page 5

Comment by the Chief Executive Officer of the Graziers' Association of N.S.W., Mr. S. Ick-Hewins,…

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Proposed Dairy Products Van for Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 3 June 1966 · page 1

At the Shire Council meeting on May 24th, a letter was received from Mr. David Howison, of…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 10 June 1966 · page 5

Prices for good wools , were in sellers favour at last weeks closing sales in Sydney compared with the…

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Good Wheat Harvest Expected

The Western Herald · Friday 10 June 1966 · page 3

If favourable conditions persisted N.S.W.'s 1966/67 wheat production could exceed 100m bushels, Mr…

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Palletisation of Wool at Darling Harbour

The Western Herald · Friday 17 June 1966 · page 4

A system of handling wool by palletisation, introduced recently by the Railways, has proved very…

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Wheat Crops Could Exceed 100m. Bushels

The Western Herald · Friday 24 June 1966 · page 8

If favorable conditions persisted N.S.W.'s 1966/67 wheat production could exceed 100m. bushels, Mr…

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Wool Value export drops

The Western Herald · Friday 24 June 1966 · page 6

Total value of wool exported from Australia in the 10 months up to April 30, was $653 million…

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France Purchases 19% More Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 1 July 1966 · page 6

France purchased 19 per cent more Australian raw wool in 1965 than in 1964 according to the…

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United Farmers and Woolgrowers Ass'n. Formed

The Western Herald · Friday 1 July 1966 · page 10

A meeting in the C.W.A. Rooms on Wednesday decided to form a Bourke Branch of the United…

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United Farmers Support Irrigation on Darling

The Western Herald · Friday 1 July 1966 · page 9

The United Farmers and Woolgrowers' Association is seeking proper investigation into the possibility…

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Farm Water Advice Government's Record Rate

The Western Herald · Friday 1 July 1966 · page 8

In the past year the State Government has more than doubled the rate of dealing with…

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Farm Management Economics for the Farmer

The Western Herald · Friday 8 July 1966 · page 10

A Farm Management Economics School for farmers and graziers is to be held at Wagga…

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Wool Board is acting on Badly Classed Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 15 July 1966 · page 5

The Australian Wool Board was taking action on the problem of badly classed wool, Sir William…

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"Tally-Hi" Crutching Method at Albury Sheep Show

The Western Herald · Friday 15 July 1966 · page 5

The newly developed "Tally-Hi" method of crutching sheep was officially launched at the…

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Cotton Threats to Wool Industry

The Western Herald · Friday 22 July 1966 · page 1

The Graziers' Association of N.S.W. will make a survey to determine whether the wool industry is being…

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