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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 16 of 20

Wool Rationalisation

Western Grazier · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 4

Referring to the published statement that the Federal Government was adopted far-reaching recommendat[?] for rationalising the wood industry. Mr…

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Council Regulation on Cattle [?]N City

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 2

The City Council at its meeting last night adopted the following recommendation of Mr. S.J.J. Davey, Chief Health Inspector: That Council…

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Wool Press Wanted Appeal of Paper Dispatchers

Western Grazier · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 2

Adv[?] of more also paper the proceeds of which go to the Con[?] Fund, Mr. R. E. A. Kachen Broken Hill said that a wool pre[?] is…

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Live Stock Concerning Stock Licks Some Facts About Salt And Sheep

Western Grazier · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 2

The Federal Government's decision to prohibit themanufacture of stock licks and restrict the use of salt for sheep while inevitably disturbing to…

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Wool Leaves Lorry

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 26 September 1942 · page 1

The tray of a motor lorry carrying 4[?] 13 cwt, of wool came detached from the vehicle when it was rounding a ture off the Tibooburra road on…

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Cattle Losses Feared In Trek

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 September 1942 · page 3

BRISBANE.—Leading cattleman Norman Bourke on his return from a visit to Queensland expressed a fear that heavy…

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Accident to Wool Lorry

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 September 1942 · page 3

James Urdanoff, of Stephens Creek, has reported to the police that while driving a lorry loaded with wool on the Tibooburra Road on…

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Wool For Comforts Fund Restricted MELBOURNE September 25

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 26 September 1942 · page 1

The Ra[?] Commission has reduced supplies of wool to the Australian Comforts Fund by 35 per cent, the fund would have to stop delivering socks to…

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Federal Pastoral Award

Western Grazier · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 1

On Monday September 21. Judge O'Mara in the Commonwealth Court of Concilintion and Arbitration, considered an application for a common…

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Sheep Market

Western Grazier · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 2

The lamb yarding of 23,500 at the Adelaide Abattoirs market on Wednesday was the heaviest for the year. It was an increase of 1,400 on last week…

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Abattoirs Cattle Market

Western Grazier · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 2

Elder Smith and Company's Adelaide report of September 28. Cattle were more plentiful in today's Abattoirs Market 1,630 being penned…

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10,000,000 Sheep in South Australia

Western Grazier · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 2

South Australia's sheep population out numbered its human population by 17 to 1 at the end of 1941. Figures released on Wednesday by the…

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S.a. Wool Clip Down

Western Grazier · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 2

The South Australian wool clip for 1941 was 91.997.867 lb., representing a drop of 613.330 lb. on the record 1940 clip according to figures released on…

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Wool Press for Waste Paper

Western Grazier · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 3

The waste paper committee has been loaned a portable wool prest for the duration by Mr. Reg Nivins the well-known shearing contractor of Wolfram…

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Wool Press Loaned Waste Paper Committee

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 3

The Waste Paper Committee has been loaned a portable wool press for the duration by Mr. Reg. Nevins, shearing contractor, of Wolfram…

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Dairy Employees and Days Off

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 3

Dairy employers are reminded that they are entitled to have one full day and one half day off weekly, and they are informed that on thier day off they must…

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Wool Delivery

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 October 1942 · page 7

CANBERRA.—Wool handling was to be rationalised because transport was being wasted in some districts in carrying wool past the nearest…

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Tour For Sheep Skins For Russia

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 5 October 1942 · page 2

The Aid Russia Committee has secured the hire of a Council lorry for the purpose of a tour of the back country within fairly easy range of…

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Building Up Sheep Flocks in Canada

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 2

OTTAWA, October 5.—Canada will have 4,000,000 sheep in 1943, compared with 2,824,000 last year. The assistant chief of the…

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Good Prices for Sheep in S.a. Market

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 October 1942 · page 1

CURRENT market prices for sheep are still good, and thousands of[?] sheep are being trucked from Broken Hill and Cockburn to South Australia…

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