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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

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Farmer Freed Of 27 Year-Old Crime

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 2

MONTREAL, January 4.—The Canadian Supreme Court has freed Luigi Stabile, a 60-year-old farmer and the father of 12 children, who had been sentenced to be hanged on January 14 for an alleged murder committed in 1916…

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Losses Of Sheep From Winter Malnutrition Reduction by Later Lambing

Western Grazier · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 4

Winter losses of sheep in tableland districts could be enormously reduced by the adoption of supplementary feeding, and in this as in other districts, if…

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Cannot Go On Soldier's Plight on Poultry Farm

Western Grazier · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 4

After long service, Mr. Harry Bird has been discharged from the Army. He returned to resume control of his poultry farm on the Sydney side of the…

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Wool Appraisement

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 3

ADELAIDE.—The highest price at which wool has been appraised under the existing scheme in Australia was recorded at the first northern Tas…

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Butchers On Rationing Sheep for Canning

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 1

Mr. Jack Allison made the claim yesterday that meat rationing in Broken Hill under existing circumstances wound defeat its purpose. He declared that no…

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Adulterated Milk Costs Dairyman Over £30 In Fines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 3

FINES amounting to over £30 were imposed on a local dairyman, who appeared in the Police Court this morning on three charges of selling adulterated milk. Health Inspector Davey, who prosecuted, said that the dairy had…

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Sheep Market

Western Grazier · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 2

At the Adelaide Abattoirs market on Wednesday, £1,500 sheep Were offered, an increase of 1400. It was a mixed catalogue aged ewes and wethers…

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Sheep Requirements

Western Grazier · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 4

The Adelaide Abattoirs require 100,000 sheep for treatment this month. This was stated on Saturday by the Deputy Controller of Meat Supplies (Mr…

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MARKETS Cattle Section

Western Grazier · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 2

Official report of the S.A. stock Salesmen's Association:— The supply of cattle yarded was the smallest for some time past, only 1,340…

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White Cliffs Disposal of Sheep

Western Grazier · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 3

White Cliffs district is experiencing a dry period, and hot as well, though certainly not hotter than average during summer…

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Cattle and Roos at Bancannia Lake

Western Grazier · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 4

Bancannia Lake still has a fair surface of water, but it is shallow and receding under the pressure of evaporation and the demands of the cattle and kangaroos, the latter being in droves at this centre…

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Ivanhoe Short Of Water But Pastoral Conditions Good

Western Grazier · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 3

Ivanhoe township is out of water. The public supply came to its end on Monday, since when citizens have been depending solely on their own tanks that are low and diminishing. The Ivanhoe water supply is situated…

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Wool for Italy! Vagaries of Trade

Western Grazier · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 4

Woollen manufacturers in England are discussing the likelihood of being called on to supply fabrics and clothing for civilians in southern Italy, according to…

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Grand Wool Conference at Armidale This Week

Western Grazier · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 4

A Grand Wool Conference of the greatest importance to wool growers, not only in the north and north-west, but throughout New South Wales and…

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Tibooburra-Milparinka District Has 40,000 Sheep For Sale Conditions Are Deteriorating

Western Grazier · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 3

It has been reliably computed that in the districts of Tibooburra and Milparinka there are 40,000 sheep that the owners desire to dispose of for sale. These figures have not been guessed…

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N.S.W. Bushfires Sheep And Cattle Destroyed Thousands of Pounds Damage [?] 17

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 1

A fire [?] front in the B[?] near Junee destroyed prot[?] about [?] and 15,000 [?]…

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Markets Cattle Section

Western Grazier · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 2

Official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association: Another light supply of cattle was submitted in Monday's Adelaide Abattoirs…

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Reduction Likely In Butter Ration

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 3

CANBERRA.—It is reported, but without confirmation, that the Australian civil butter ration may be reduced to below the present…

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Foxes Kill Sheep Dog Pups

Western Grazier · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

The Conrick family at Popiltah Station recently lost two border collie pups and were lucky to save the third when two, perhaps three, foxes made an attack…

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White Cliffs Well Conditioned Sheep

Western Grazier · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

Some discussion has been aroused in connection with meat rationing and the reported statement of the Minister. Senator Keane, that the Government…

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