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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1970

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Cattle Sale Cancelled

The Western Herald · Friday 17 April 1970 · page 7

The Cattle Sale, arranged by the Bourke Associated Agents, due to have been held this afternoon,…

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Wool Industry School at Goodooga

The Western Herald · Friday 15 May 1970 · page 6

The Goodooga Branch of the Agricultural Bureau of N.S.W. will be conducting a School in Goodooga…

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F. and G. Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 15 May 1970 · page 3

Medium to strong Crossbrods were up to 2½ per cent dearer at Monday's Sydney Wool Sales…

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Mice Ruin Crops

The Western Herald · Friday 15 May 1970 · page 12

The Warren District Agronomist (Mr. A. Shaw) said that very few sunflower crops would be…

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Cattle Sale Reports

The Western Herald · Friday 22 May 1970 · page 6

Bourke Associated Agents conducted a highly successful Fat and Store Cattle Sale at the Darling…

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Farm Tree Planting

The Western Herald · Friday 22 May 1970 · page 7

Landholders who intend planting trees during the coming planting season —Autumn, Winter and…

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Dalgety Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 29 May 1970 · page 1

Good general competition was experienced from Japan, Continent and United Kingdom for…

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Town Talk Mechanical Sheep Handler

The Western Herald · Friday 29 May 1970 · page 6

There's talk in the grazing industry that production line techniques may revolutionise the sheep shearing…

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Wool Industry School at Goodooga

The Western Herald · Friday 29 May 1970 · page 10

The Goodooga Branch of the Agricultural Bureau conducted a most interesting and educational school on the 18th May. The first speaker,…

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Pastoral Conditions Generally Bad

The Western Herald · Friday 12 June 1970 · page 5

"No useful rain was received over the district as a whole, so that despite the good general rain in…

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Editorial Santa Gertrudis Cattle

The Western Herald · Friday 12 June 1970 · page 6

Bourke district is becoming famous in the cattie breeding industry. Santa Gertrudis appear to thrive in this western country and some fine types have been bred at the three district studs…

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Dalgety Wool Soles

The Western Herald · Friday 19 June 1970 · page 8

Good competition was evident when the sides opened in Sydney on Monday, 8th June, Most…

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Dubbo Regular Fat Cattle Sale

The Western Herald · Friday 19 June 1970 · page 8

By advertisement in this issue the Dublin Stock and Station Agents Association notify a change in the…

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Buy Goats After Low Wool Prices

The Western Herald · Friday 19 June 1970 · page 10

Some Coonamble graziers are buying goats to produce mohair because of low wool prices…

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Elders GM Introduce Revolutionary New "Acepak" Polypropylene Wool Pack

The Western Herald · Friday 26 June 1970 · page 8

A revolutionary new polypropylene wool pack, "ACEPAK," has been developed by C. Itol[?] & Co…

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Dalgety Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 10 July 1970 · page 8

Strong competition was evident when sales for 1969/70 season concluded on Tuesday, 2nd July…

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Beef Cattle Field Day at Goodooga

The Western Herald · Friday 10 July 1970 · page 10

The Goodooga Brunch or the Agricultural Bureau is holding a Field Day on Beef Cattle in Goodooga on July 22nd. Guest speakers have been…

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Elders-G.M. Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 10 July 1970 · page 9

The following are the results obtained by local clips, offered by Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort…

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F. and G. Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Friday 10 July 1970 · page 5

Highlight of 1st July Sydney Wool Sales, was the slightly improved price for medium to fine…

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Use Wool

The Western Herald · Friday 24 July 1970 · page 9

The international Wool Secretariat says that a most convincing story in favour of wool carpets has emerged…

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