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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1942

392 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 13 of 20

Carting Wool From Station

Western Grazier · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 4

This picture was taken by the [?]ambre mailman, Mr. Ross. Williams when be and Mr. L. Pere shown were recently engaged carting [?]te Broke. He [?] wook from a border fence station…

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Russian Sheep Skin Drive

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 8 August 1942 · page 1

An international democrate dance will be held at the Napredak Hall, South Broken Hill, tonight to raise funds to assist the Russian Medical Ald and…

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Federal Pastoral Award Increase In Rates

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 1

The secretary of the Pastoralists Association of West Darling. Mr. C. Sinclair Wood, has been advised that the following increased rates have been…

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Amateur Farmers

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 August 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY. — Quite recently the N.S.W. Teachers' Federation announced that 1000 teachers had undertaken to make their services…

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Pastoral Award And Regulations

Western Grazier · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 1

Mr. C. Sinclair, secretary of the Pastoralists' Association of West Darling writes. "Some time back this association…

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Sheep and Lamb Market

Western Grazier · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 3

Elder, smith and Co., Ltd., report of the Abattoirs sheep and lamb market on Wednesday reads: Another short supply of sheep was…

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Branding Cattle Some Practical Hints

Western Grazier · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 3

[?] on the br[?] of cattle are given by B. C. Veech, district vetermary officer of the Department of Agriculture, in an article, in…

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Tibooburra News Carting of Wool

Western Grazier · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 3

With the shearing in the district now hastening to a cloe, getting the wool away is a problem. However, this job is being got over, even though some…

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Seeking Sources Of Phosphate Wool Board to Intensify Efforts

Western Grazier · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 2

The Australian Wool Board inter[?] conducting exhaustive enquiries [?] possible sources of phosphate who may be treated and used for the for…

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Care and Economy with Drenches for Sheep What to Use and When to Drench

Western Grazier · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 4

In winter months use 1. Bicestone-nicotine mixture or terrachiorethylene after a dose of bluestone against black scour worm in…

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Control of Brown Vegetable Weevil in Well-established Crops

Western Grazier · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 2

Mr. T. McCarthy, Chief Entomoloziat of the Department of Agriculture, advises that in areas where the larvae on grubs of the brown vegetable weevit…

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Impressment Of Motor Vehicles; Pastoral Position

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 August 1942 · page 8

MILITARY authorities will, as far as possible, avoid impressment of motor vehicles and trucks engaged on vital pastoral or agricultural work…

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Waste Paper Packers Want Wool Press

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 20 August 1942 · page 4

One truck of waste paper was dispatched today containing 48 bags and 24 bales, bringing the full total to 18.562…

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Waste Paper Collection; Need For Wool Press

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 August 1942 · page 4

One truck of waste paper was dispatched today, containing 48 bags and 24 bales, bringing the grand total to 18,562 parcels. in the…

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Cattle Market

Western Grazier · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 2

Elder Smith and Co. Ltd's [?]ide Abattoirs cattle market report of August 17 reads: Approximately the same number of…

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Sheep Market

Western Grazier · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 2

Heavier yardings of sheep and lam[?] were offered at the Adelaide Abattoirs market on Wednesday. Sheep prices opened at a lower, level, but there was a…

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Federal Pastoral Award Adjustment of Rates

Western Grazier · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 4

In the early part of the year. Judge O'Mara in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, gave consideration to the rates which were to apply for the…

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Wool Press Wanted For Waste Paper Packers

Western Grazier · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 3

Mr. R. E. A. Kitchen, who reports for that enthusiastic band of willing workers whose efforts have been responsible for the dispatching to date of 18,582 bags…

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P.p. Boards Farmers and Settlers Urge Abolition

Western Grazier · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 1

Once again the P.P. Boards are the centre of a controversy. This tone the urge for abolition comes from the Farmers and Settlers' Association, who…

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Sold Adulterated Milk[?] Dairyman To Pay £5/8/

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 August 1942 · page 3

HEALTH INSPECTOR S. J. DAVEY proceeded against Frederick John Rendell in the Police Court today on a charge of selling adulterated milk. Rendell was fined £5, 8/- costs, in default, 11 days' hard labor. He was given seven days in which to pay the fine…

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