Local News
23 Jul 10 | Click go the shears boys, click, click, click
Wild is his blow and his hands are movin’ quick.
Although not penned by Banjo Paterson it will be going around the minds of shearers and spectators at tomorrow’s Mulga Bill Quick Shear at Yeoval’s Royal Hotel.
21 Jul 10 | Excellent rain last week has helped keep crops and pastures moist with a good profile of sub-soil moisture.
14 Jul 10 | Rain during the weekend yielded only three to five millimetres.
07 Jul 10 | Showers on Friday night and Monday night kept the ground wet with falls from 8mm to 12mm across the two days.
30 Jun 10 | Cold freezing weather has been a factor in our weather pattern with temperatures ranging in the district from -1 to -7. Certainly the frost on the old grass this morning had a very scenic look and no doubt a few cameras were out to catch this cold look for posterity.
At Dubbo last Thursday 3510 prime cattle penned in a mixed quality yarding with handy runs of steer and heifer vealers in the penning.
23 Jun 10 | Very handy rain fell during the last week with falls of 14mm to 20mm measured across the district with Bodangora being the highest.
16 Jun 10 | Last week saw the wool market lift for the third consecutive week. The Eastern Market Indicator gained 13 cents during last Wednesday, quoted at 902 cents, and a further three cents on Thursday to close the week at 905 cents.
09 Jun 10 | Fine weather with cooler days have been the order this week with a slight shower last Friday combined with frosts which have occurred on the lower country of the district.
02 Jun 10 | Another good fall of rain at the weekend was great for grazing and not so kind to farmers who are in need of a dry week to finish sowing winter crops.
Falls from 19.5mm to 26mm were measured across the district.
26 May 10 | Overcast conditions with rain falling during the night saw measurements of 19.5mm to 32mm across the district.
19 May 10 | At Dubbo on Thursday 2520 prime cattle penned in a mixed-quality yarding with extra vealers in the yarding.
13 May 10 | Last week 9mm of rain fell virtually right across the district which kept the topsoil moist. Sowing of winter crops is progressing especially canola.
05 May 10 | Perfect days with a few cold nights have been the order for the past week.
28 Apr 10 | Wonderful rain at the weekend yielded 28-40mm for most of the district.
21 Apr 10 | Fine warm weather has not helped the crops this week with plague locusts enjoying the spoils of early-sown winter wheat and barley crops in particular.
21 Apr 10 | Geurie is currently home to Australia’s largest Fuzzy Box tree, until a bigger one is found.
21 Apr 10 | Local residents have returned from the Sydney Royal Easter Show with champion animals.
21 Apr 10 | Since the drought began, it has been tough for farmers across the nation.
14 Apr 10 | Cooler weather for the last two days has shown that autumn is actually here.
12 Apr 10 | Wellington has a rich history and a colourful past comprising people from convict, free settler and Indigenous ancestries.
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