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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1944

352 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 18

Dairying Difficulties Absence Of Green Feed

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 2 May 1944 · page 3

Mr. J. W. Davison, chief dairy instructor of Orange, has been making his periodical visit to Broken Hill and will leave again this morning for his home…

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Home From Home For Zoo Farmer

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 May 1944 · page 2

NEW YORK, May 1.—A graphic illustration of the extent to which America's wages and cost of living have risen is provided by a…

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Tibooburra Sheep From Whyjonta

Western Grazier · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 3

Drover Herb Gaiter will be leaving Whyjonta next Tuesday with a mob of about 2,000 excellently conditioned sheep for Broken Hill…

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Markets Cattle Section Official report of the S.A. Stock Salemen's Association

Western Grazier · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 1

The supply of cattle yarded at the Abattoirs on Monday was 210 more than that of the previous week. 14,000 coming to hand, which number…

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Barrier Spinners' Fleece Wool Unit

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 May 1944 · page 6

Such a great success has attended the opening of the new shop in Argent Street by the Barrier Spinners Fleece Wool Unit that in the one…

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Italian Prisoners to Work on Farms

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA. — Rural manpower problems in Australia will be further eased by the continued arrival of Italian prisoners of war in Australia…

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Butter Exports Decline

Western Grazier · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 3

Butler exports from Australia to Britain for the 1943-44 season to June 30 would be the smallest since 1929-30 and would be less than half shipments made…

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Blowfly Strike in Sheep

Western Grazier · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 4

A report just issued by the Joint Blowfly Committee (appointed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, the New South Wales…

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Who Grows the Best Wheat?

Western Grazier · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 3

A Canadian news-letter received by the Department of Commerce and Agriculture claims that Alberta produces the best wheat in the world. The letter…

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Conviction Anhoe Sheep Unloaded on Around Dead

Western Grazier · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 2

At the Ivonhoe Police Court before Mr. C.F. Denton, relieving Police Magistrate, Charles Shephard, stock and station agent, and Lyell Wilson, grazier, both of Ivanhoe, pleaded guilty to a charge of cruelly ill-treating 439 sheep by overloading in…

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Post-war Wool Co-operation

Western Grazier · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 3

Wool trade comemntators in London emphasise the need for the fullest co-operation in post-war matters between Empire woolgrowers and British…

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Impressions of an Australian Farmer in Britain

Western Grazier · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 3

I certainly can't set myself up as an expert on British agriculture, but my job at home is farming—Marinos and Devons were my chief interest—so I find…

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Sheep Left Unkilled

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 7

SYDNEY.—As a result of absenteeism, strikes and stop-work meetings, 24,781 sheep were left unkilled at the Homebush Abattoirs in the live…

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Dairymen Threaten Stoppage

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 3

Sydney, May 17.-Milk producers who refused to deliver milk because of dissatisfaction with the Federal Government's subsidy must accept full…

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Record Wool Transport

Western Grazier · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 1

During the past two months more wool his passed through Wilcannia than ever before at this time of the year. It says much for the transport facilities that an…

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Trucking Of Wool

Western Grazier · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 2

Mr. J. W. Allen, general secretary at the Graziers Association of New South Waifs, writes on the problems likely to arise in the conveying of wool…

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Spinners' Appeal Sheep Skins Wanted

Western Grazier · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 4

All pastoralists in the Broken Hill district know of the splendid war work continually done by the Broken Hill spinners. who, with Mrs. C. D…

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Wool Reserves Held by Britain

Western Grazier · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 1

LONDON, May 17.—Asking the Government to publish accurate information on the stockpile of wool owned by the British Government lying in the…

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Drought Feeding of Sheep Interesting Results Of Labor Saving Trials

Western Grazier · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 4

A small trial in drought feeding of sheep, carried out at the McMaster Animal Health Laboratory of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research,…

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Markets Cattle Section Official Report of the S A. Stock Salesmen's Association

Western Grazier · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 3

Abattoirs Cattle Market: The heaviest supply for some time was yarded on Monday. 1785 being submitted, of which Queensland contributed 320. Central…

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