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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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"Wool Queen" To Publicise Latest Fashions Trousseau Made All of Wool

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 4

LONDON.— With a burst of publicity and a party arranged by the International Wool Secretariat, titian haired Miss Irene Crossland has risen in triumph from mill hand to acknowledged "Wool Queen of Great Britain."…

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Publicity for Wool in Europe

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 2

DISCUSSIONS are in progress between the International Wool Secretariat and the French Wool Propaganda Committee to make…

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Pastoral Conditions In All States

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 2

THE following information as to the existing pastoral conditions in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland and Tasmania has been received by the Pastoralists' Association of West Darling from the Australian…

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Efforts By Wool Board To Popularise Woollens In Australia

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 4

FOR some considerable time thc Australian Wool Board has been considering a publicity campaign, with the object of promoting the sale of woollen goods within Australia. The board felt that it was first necessary to devote attention…

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Wool Is Strongly Favored By World Designers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 4

WOOL has risen zenith-high into fashion's firmament. Welldressed women in Paris, London and New York have approved it for the most luxurious and formal of evening gowns and coats, the daintiest of underwear, even for trousseaux…

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Australian Wool Cheque Down

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.— The Australian wool cheque for 1938-39 season was £4,841,812 less than that of last season. The value of wool sold at auetion…

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Promoting Use Of Wool In Furnishing Trade

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 6

IN report issued by the Australian Wool Board the International Wool Secretariat expresse confidence that there is a large field for the use of wool awaiting development in the furnishing trade in Britain…

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Wool Display At Leipzig Trade Fair

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 2

HOW the German people, many of whom had not seen high quality woollen fabrics for a long time, received the wool exhibit made by the International Wool Secretariat at the Leipzig Trade Fair last month is described in a special report from the…

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Rumors of Farmers' Party in N.z

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 July 1939 · page 4

WELLINGTON (N.Z.) Wednesday. —Rumors that a farmers party will shortly be formed again buzzed when the president of the New Zealand…

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Wilcannia & District Hospital Wool Appeal

Western Grazier · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 2

Graziers who have [?] wool are—Messrs D. J. Fitzgerald; John Parker; G. V. Bo[?] P. H. O[?] Further donations will be…

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Japanese Wool Guarantee SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 1

A GUARANTEE that Japan will buy two-thirds of her total wool imports from Australia has been signed by the…

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Barrier Miner Tuesday, July 25, 1939. Wool and Its Competitors

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 July 1939 · page 2

THE advantages of woollen materials over other textiles from the standpoint of health, warmth, comfort and wear are being increasingly…

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Drought in U.S.A. Wheat Crops Threatened (Special to "The Miner") New York, July 26

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 July 1939 · page 3

DROUGHT is threatening the wheat crop of a large area of the United States. New England. New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania,…

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Pine Wool

Western Grazier · Saturday 29 July 1939 · page 4

Chemically treated pine need[?] have worked out in Germany as a substitute for wool for certain purposes very successfully. By varying…

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Wilcannia & District Hospital Wool Appeal

Western Grazier · Saturday 29 July 1939 · page 2

Gr[?] who have Jonated wool [?] Messrs. J. Fitzgerald; John parker; G. V. Bo[?] P. H. Officer: C. J: [?] W. H. Scott E. Sullivan…

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Wool Indistinguishable From Silk

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 August 1939 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Sir IDalziel Kelly, addressing the Australian Institute, of. Agricultural Science, said that woollen stockings…

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Wilcannia & District Hospital Wool Appeal

Western Grazier · Saturday 5 August 1939 · page 2

[?] who have loaded wool [?] John Parker, G. V. B[?] P. H. [?] C. J. [?] W. H. [?] Sullivan…

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Pastoralists Fear Blow Fly Pest in Warm Weather Damp Warm Wool Is Always Attraction

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 August 1939 · page 3

ALTHOUGH the recent penetrating rains throughout the sheep raising areas of Australia have done wonders to the country and raised luscious growth on all pastoral areas besides assuring a plentiful supply of…

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Help For Wheat Men National Necessity SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 3

MR. H. S. Henley, M.L.C., president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, speaking at the annual conference today emphasised the…

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Shearing Season Closes This Month Wool To Be Offered At S.A. September Sales?

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 1

SHEARING is still in progress at many sheds in the district, but it is expected that by the end of this month there will be only a few scattered sheds to be completed…

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