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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

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Higher Wool Dividend

Western Grazier · Friday 16 June 1944 · page 3

Flat-rate adjustment payment (generally known as a dividend) to Australian woolgrowers for the 1943-4 season to be announced early next month, is…

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SOME 303 RIFLES For Pastoralists And Farmers

Western Grazier · Friday 16 June 1944 · page 4

Magazine 303 long Lee-Enfield rifles are to be released to pastoralists, farmers, etc., to exterminate pests other than rabbits…

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Butter Rationing

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 21 June 1944 · page 1

Brisbane, June 20.—After 12 months of butter rationing it was difficult to see where there had been much beneficial effect or that consumption had…

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Wool Board Unit To Tour Country

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 June 1944 · page 4

To extend scientific methods through the woolgrowing industry and publicise wool in every country town, the Australian Wool Board's…

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Markets Cattle Section

Western Grazier · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 2

Official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association: The heaviest supply of cattle since November last came to hand at the…

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Prime Sheep In Demand

Western Grazier · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 2

Wednesday's yarding at the Adelaide Abattoirs, market of 9,800 sheep was an increase of 1,300 on last week. The yardings included more than 2,000 store…

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Wool Board Publicity

Western Grazier · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 4

A mobile publicity unit under the direction of the Australian Wool Board at an early date will be on tour throughout Australia. This will be a theatre…

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Wool Resale Profits

Western Grazier · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 4

Under the terms of the wool purchase scheme Australian growers will share equally with the British Government any profits accruing from the resale of our…

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Encouraging Wool Consumption

Western Grazier · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 2

Encouragement for wool consumption in Britain is the official announcement that woollen manufactures may have the option to exchange rations of wool…

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Crutch Strike In Sheep Method Of Prevention

Western Grazier · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 4

The Joint Blowfly Committee issued their report No. 2 in 1940. It gave an outline of the methods recommended for the prevention and treatment of fly…

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Australian Wool Undersells U.S. Clips

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 4

Members of the powerful U.S. Farm Bloc are bitterly critical of the British issue prices of Australian wools made available to American manufacturers…

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Tractors for Dairying

Western Grazier · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 1

At least 5,000 tractors out of the 10,000 to be imported from overseas to assist in the expansion of Australia's food production program would reach…

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Red Tape Hitting Poultry Farmers

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 June 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY.—The secretary of the N.S.W Poultry Farmers' Association (Mr. A. H. Lock) today asserted that red tape and lack of co-operation…

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Butter Stocks Low

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 June 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY.—Stocks of butter in N.S.W, cold stores are being drawn on to maintain the six-ounce ration per person per week. The butter…

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Bigger Moisture Content for Butter

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 3

"MELBOURNE.—The Tasmanian division of the Australian Institute of Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries has suggested to the…

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Wool's Part In World Of Tomorrow

Western Grazier · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 4

If scientists and wool keep on getting together the way they have been lately we will not only be living in houses made of wool, but we will be wearing nothing…

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The Mather Wool Plan Some Unconsidered Factors

Western Grazier · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 3

Mr. W. H. Mather, in his recently published book "Wool: Australia's Great Awakening" advocates the establishment of at least 60 country appraisement…

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One Year's Wool Realises 66 Millions £10,142,135 payment July 31

Western Grazier · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 1

On July 31 central Wool committee will distribute £10,142,135 to suppliers of participating wools. Including retention marcy, equivalent to 16; per cent, of…

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Wool Bales Torn by Passing Vehicle

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 July 1944 · page 3

Joseph Barton reported to the police this afternoon that while driving his lorry between Yanco Glen and Old Mt. Gipps this morning his vehicle…

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Fate of 40,0000 Sheep Still In Balance

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY.—It is claimed that over 40,000 sheep which were saved by recent rains in north-western N.S.W. will still die unless an extension of…

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