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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1943

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Stud Sheep Safeguarded Graduated Land Tax Provision

Western Grazier · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 4

Mr. W. J. McKell, Premier, writes:—Widespread publicity has been given in the metropolitan and country press to statements made by the secretary of…

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Military Service Exemption Refused To Local Dairymen

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 March 1943 · page 2

In the Police Court his morning. Mr. R. Solling refused the applications of two dairymen [?]r exemption from military service. The men concerned were George [?]nthony Victory and Harlan Edward Keith Williams. Manpower OHicer J. Land opposed both applications and…

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Dairymen Refused Exemption

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 4

Two young darymen, one of whom had been interested in the dairying business since he was nine years old, were refused exemption from military service…

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Increase Sought for Butter Price

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA.—In the House of Representatives last night the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Fadden) urged an immediate increase in the price of…

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Markets Cattle Section

Western Grazier · Friday 2 April 1943 · page 3

Official report of the S.A. Stock Salemen's Association Abattoirs Cattle Market:— The supply of cattle yarded at the…

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13 Acres Farmed in Spare Time

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 April 1943 · page 5

JOHN KEMP, 55-years-old workman at a Norfolk hospital, is Britain's champion digger-for-victory, according to the "Daily Mail." What he has achieved is described as a miracle by Mr. F. A. Hare. chairman of Thorpe near Norwich. Allotments Committee in his report…

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No Request For Revision Of Wool Agreement CANBERRA, April 7

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 1

The Prime Minister. Mr. Curtin, said today that the Federal Government had no Intention of approaching the British Government this stage for…

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Sheep Prices Steady

Western Grazier · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 2

At the Adelaide Abbatoirs on Wednesday 3000 sheep were yarded, compared with 8,000 last week. It was a useful catalogue. Prime, handyweight…

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Markets the Cattle Section

Western Grazier · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 2

The official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association Adelaide Cattle Market States:— The supply of cattle yarded on…

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Post-war Wool Marketing

Western Grazier · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 1

Advices from Yorkshire show that textile manufacturers there are bewildered by the proposals of the Australian Commerce Minister to fix…

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Labor Shortage For Wool Clip

Western Grazier · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 2

Shaering will soon commence in Victoria for the 1943-44 wool production, and leading graziers are suggesting that steps should now be taken to assure the…

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Cost Plus As It Affects the Farmer

Western Grazier · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 2

"Until the spins and Tetter of the Atlantic dinner are applied, I am afraid there are certain to be surpluses of some agricultural commodities."…

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Army Takes Farms for Training

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 April 1943 · page 4

LONDON, April 9.—The War Office has chosen several hundred Yorkshire farms, totalling many thousand acres of the East Riding,…

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Government Must Help Dairying Industry

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.— Speaking at Grafton yesterday Sir Earle Page, M.H.R., again emphasised the immediate necessity is for Government action…

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Drift From Farms Stopped Sydney, April 13

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 14 April 1943 · page 3

The Director-General of Manpower, Mr. Warth. said today that his officers had the reported that not only had the drift of manpower from farms been…

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Big Vegetable Crop on Murrumbidgee

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 April 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY.—Five hundred farms on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area delivered to Leeton canning factory this year 12,000,000lb. of fresh…

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Sheep Market

Western Grazier · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 2

The total of 10,800 sheep yarded at the Adelaide Abattoirs market on Wednesday was in increase of 1,800 on the previous yarding. A useful catalogue…

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Markets the Cattle Section

Western Grazier · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 2

S.A. Stock Salesmen's Official report: The heaviest supply of cattle for some time was submitted at Monday's Abattoirs market. there being 2,120 head…

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Meat and the Wool Clip No Shortage of Stock

Western Grazier · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 4

Latest available figures show that Australia pasture 125,000,000 sheep and lambs, a record total. Despite that position, rationing of meat is expected…

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London Query About Butter

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 1

LONDON, April 18.—London evening newspapers give prominence to a statement by the leader of the British Food Mission to Australia (Mr…

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