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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1945

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Wool May Revert to Open Market Britain Willing to End Agreement

Western Grazier · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 1

Termination of the wool agreement with Britain may be proposed to Federal Cabinet after the return next week of the Australian delegation form London…

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Rural Electrification Half U.S.A. Farms Electrified

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 4

About half the forms in U.S.A. are now electrified and a five-year post-war expansion program has been planned to service another three and a half…

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Fodder For Dairymen Position to Be Investigated

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 2

Last week the Chamber of Commerce and the Dairymen's Association requested officers of the Chal[?] and Hay Acquisition Committee to make a visit to Broken…

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Butter Output Down

Western Grazier · Friday 13 July 1945 · page 4

High butter production in all States except South Australia and Victoria during May brought the Australian total for the 11 months to May 31 to…

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Alarming Sheep Decrease

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 1

Sydney, July 16.—Figutes [?] by the [?] of Statistics and Economics today shows that the number of sheep in New South Wales decreases by nearly…

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Alarming Sheep Decrease

Western Grazier · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 2

Sydney, July 16.—Figures released by the Bureau of Statistics and Economics today shows that the number of sheep in New South Wales decreased by nearly…

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S. A. Wheat Prospects

Western Grazier · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 2

Good rains were essential a South Australia were to harvest an average wheat crop, said the south Australian Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Drukins)…

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Losses of Sheep in N.s.w. Drought

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY—Losses of sheep in New South Wales during the drought are estimated by'Mr. S. R. Carver, Government Statistician to have been…

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Losses of Sheep More Than 7,000,000 in N.s.w

Western Grazier · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 3

Losses of sheep in New South Wales during the drought are estimated by Mr. S. R. Carver, Government Statistician, to have been well over seven million. The…

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Mother and Children Dead on Farm

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 1

LISMORE—When Wallace Boyla, farmer of Loadstone, via Kyogle, returned home late yesterday afternoon he found his wife and two children…

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New Season's Wool Arrangements

Western Grazier · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 3

Central Wool Committee for the current season will not withhold any of the appraised price of wool as retention money, and suppliers of participating…

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Cabinet Talks Soon on Empire's Wool

Western Grazier · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 3

The object of the Eaqu[?] wool agreement, to be discussed by Federal Cablete on Monday, would [?] to give a reasonable price to wool [?] cers, work…

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Farmers' Son Wins VC In Bougainville Area

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA.—Australia's 15th V.C. winner in this war is Sergeant Reginald Ray Rattey (28), of Barmedman, N.S.W., who as a corporal on Bougainville was awarded the V.C. for great gallantry in which, single handed, he rushed…

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Recipes Rate Pudding Without Eggs or Butter

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 30 July 1945 · page 3

2 Cups Plain Flour, 1 cup Sugar. 1 cup of Dates, 1 lampoon Carb Soda, 1 cup of Suet, sufficient water to mix. Put suet and dates through mincer,…

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New Season's Wool Arrangements

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 1

Central Wool Committee for the current season will not withhold any of the apprised price of wool as retention money, and suppliers of participating…

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Cabinet Talks Soon on Empire Wool

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 1

The object of the Empire wool agreement, to be discussed by Federal cabinet on Monday, would be to give a reasonable price to wool producers, work…

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V.c. Winner Says His Farm Is Paradise

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 4

BARMEDMAN. — Told, that the Minister for the Army (Mr. Ford) had agreed, to secure his view of a suggestion by the R.S.L. that he…

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Flat Rate Payment for Wool

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 3

ADELAIDE.—This weeK some 100,000 wool growers throughout the Commonwealth will have their cheques for the flat-rate adjustment…

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State Dairy Inspector Praises Local Dairies; Stresses Value Of Milk

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 5

OF all English-speaking countries, Australia was lowest on the list in milk consumption. Victoria was the best producing State and had the highest, consumption. This was stated by Mr. J. W. Davison, senior dairy instructor for the…

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Markets Cattle Section

Western Grazier · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 2

Official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association, Abattoirs Cattle Market, 30/7/45:—Not only was the number of cattle…

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