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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1969

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Insufficient Feed to Join Ewes —Sheep and Wool Officer

The Western Herald · Friday 14 March 1969 · page 9

"Few properties have sufficient feed to be able to join with safety. It would be far wiser, in most situations, to hold off joining until good rains have been received." This was stated by…

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Sheep Arrive Safely in Peru

The Western Herald · Friday 14 March 1969 · page 3

A consignment of 570 Australian Corricdale and Polwarth sheep have berthed at Matarani,…

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Wool Seminar at Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 14 March 1969 · page 1

The importance of wool promotion will be discussed at a Wool Seminar in Bourke on Wednesday, April 23, 1969. The Seminar has been arranged by the Bourke…

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F. and G. Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 14 March 1969 · page 3

Prices were firm for all Merino Fleece and skirtings at Monday's Sydney Wool Sales compared with…

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Bourke Historical Society Some Early Pastoral History

The Western Herald · Friday 21 March 1969 · page 6

Warraweena, until the Resumptions under the 1884 Land Act, had more than a third of a million acres,…

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Australian Wool Board's Musical Fashion Parade

The Western Herald · Friday 21 March 1969 · page 10

A Fashion Parade with a difference "Wool — 1969" is being presented by the Australian Wool Board in conjunction with the Girl Guides Local Association on Wednesday, April 23rd…

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Australian Wool Board Executives for Bourke Seminar

The Western Herald · Friday 28 March 1969 · page 6

Three Executive Directors of the Australian Wool Board and an elected Wool Board Member will be attending a Wool Seminar to be held in Bourke on Wednesday, 23rd April…

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Constructive Criticism Welcomed by Australian Wool Board

The Western Herald · Friday 4 April 1969 · page 5

The Australian Wool Board welcomes comments and constructive criticisms about its activities, particularly from woolgrowers, said the Board's Managing Director, Mr. B. T. Overell, in Sydney recently…

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Town Topics Wool Seminar and Musical Fashion Parade for Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 4 April 1969 · page 6

Readers will probably recall that on 17th May, last year, I wrote in this column of the apparent negative attitude adopted by the Australian Wool Board in regard to a Parade of Wool Fashion…

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Grazing Crops for The Darling Shire

The Western Herald · Friday 4 April 1969 · page 2

The Shire of Darling is outside the usual farming country. However there is still a place for Winter…

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Pastoral Region Faces Major Problems

The Western Herald · Friday 11 April 1969 · page 8

The Australian Wool Board is very conscious of the wool production problems of the huge semi-arid pastoral regions of Australia. The Director of the…

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1969 Wool Parade

The Western Herald · Friday 11 April 1969 · page 3

This year the Wool Parade will be staged by the Australian Wool Board and by all accounts it should be a Parade with a difference. Leading Sydney Models…

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Wool to Have Biggest Promotion Ever

The Western Herald · Friday 11 April 1969 · page 4

Assurances have been given by the Australian Wool Board that specific wool goods advertised during National Wool month would be available from retailers. There had been some…

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Wool Industry has Labour Problem in Japan

The Western Herald · Friday 11 April 1969 · page 5

Japanese woollen mills were experiencing difficulty in attracting suitable staff into the industry. The availability of labour and rising labour costs were…

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Wool Promotion Under Discussion at Bourke Seminar

The Western Herald · Friday 18 April 1969 · page 9

Over the last ten years, a quality image has been successfully established for wool, and now…

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Wool Seminar and Fashion Parade Next

The Western Herald · Friday 18 April 1969 · page 1

The Australian Wool Board, as part of National Wool Month, have arranged to hold a Wool…

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Walgett Wool Tops Factory

The Western Herald · Friday 25 April 1969 · page 8

A proposal to develop a wool tops factory at Walgett was taken, a step further when delegates of…

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Wool Seminar and Fashion Parade

The Western Herald · Friday 25 April 1969 · page 1

A Wool Seminar and Fashion Parade, sponsored by the Australian Wool Board in…

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Gall for Bigger Wool Promotion

The Western Herald · Friday 25 April 1969 · page 6

The Australian Woolgrowers and Graziers' Council convention on April 9th, called on the…

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Wool Compo. Plan Wins Endorsement

The Western Herald · Friday 25 April 1969 · page 12

A cost compensation scheme for woolgrowers was endorsed on April 9th by the Australian…

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