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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

332 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 17 of 17

Mundi Disposal of Sheep

Western Grazier · Friday 17 December 1943 · page 3

Conditions are becoming bad at Mundi Mundi Station and surrounding areas. Surface, water supplies are ebbing cut now and though there remains a…

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More and Better Wool

Western Grazier · Friday 17 December 1943 · page 3

It was freezing hard in London on November 18 when the Agent-General (Sir Charles McCann) wrote this letter, telling me how had broadcast that…

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Hold-Up In Wool Transport Relief Asked For Owners' Interest Payments

Western Grazier · Friday 17 December 1943 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly the Leader of the Country Party (Lieut-Colonel Bruxner) pointed out that many wool-growers, delivery of whose…

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Resale Profits on Wool

Western Grazier · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 4

Although wool growers are paid in full for each season's clip on the basis of the purchase price they still have an interest in their production. The…

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Wool Supplies U.S. Removes Restrictions

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 4

The U.S. War Production Board lias removed virtually all restrictions on the use of wool in a move promoted by the existence of huge stockpiles and a…

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For Blow-Fly Control Improved Method of Re-using Sheep Jetting Mixtures

Western Grazier · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 3

Mr. E. S. May, Assistant Sheep and Wool Instructor has written the following article in the "Agricultural Gazette": With the approach of summer, sheep…

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Thousands of Sheep Dying in West

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 December 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Thousands of sheep are dying in the Far Western districts owing to drought conditions, according to reports reaching Sydney…

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Diets For Prisons And Homes Prisoners May Get Butter Sydney, December 29

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 30 December 1943 · page 1

To offset the meat rationing, the New South Wales Health Department is preparing amended dictary scales for hospitals, the Old Men's Home at Lidcombe…

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Supply of Salt for Sheep

Western Grazier · Friday 31 December 1943 · page 2

"Work in connection with the use of salt as a lick for sheep is still being carried out by the Departments," states Mr. Max Henry, Chief of the Division…

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Rush to Save Sheep Bore Trouble at Lock Lily

Western Grazier · Friday 31 December 1943 · page 2

At Lock Lily Station, owing to bore difficulties, there is now a gamble with fate to save 2,000 sheep. conditions are very bad at Lock Lily Station to the S. A. border [?]…

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Wool Cheque £300,000,000 War Total to Date

Western Grazier · Friday 31 December 1943 · page 2

Cheque for this season's Australian wool appraised to Christmas aggregated nearly £40,000,000, bringing total paid to suppliers since war began to £300,000,000…

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Farm Debt Relief "Only a Form of Artificial Respiration"

Western Grazier · Friday 31 December 1943 · page 3

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly on the Bill to amend the Farmers' Relief Act, the Leader of the Country Party (Lt.-Col. Bruxner) said that many…

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