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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1945

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Weight Of A Bushel Of Wheat

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 4

A correspondent has written to "Barrier Daily Truth" asking the highest weight a bushel of wheat has ever weighted…

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Coupons For 400,000 Ib. Of Butter Stolen Commission's Cupboard Opened

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 1

sydney, February 20,— During the week-end thieves broke into the cupboard at the officers of the Rationing Commission of the New South Wales branch at…

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Pastoral Conditions

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 4

THE following information as to tne existing pastoral conditions in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, and Tasmania has been received by the Pastoralists' Association of West Darling through the Australian Woolgrowers' Council…

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Stolen Butter Coupons Warning to Retailers

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 4

Sydney, February 21.—Referring to the theft of 800,000 butter ration coupons [?]len from the Rationing Commission Office during the week-end, the N.S.W…

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Butter Coupons Recalled

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 8

SYDNEY.—In an effort to frustrate the gang believed to be responsible for the theft of 800,000 butter coupons from the Rationing Commission in…

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Markets Cattle Section

Western Grazier · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 3

Official report of the S.A. su[?]men's Association. The supply of cattle at the Adelaide Abattoirs market on Monday was [?]…

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Pastoral Conditions In Various States

Western Grazier · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 4

The following information as to the existing pastoral conditions in New south Wales, Victoria, South Australia, western Australia, Queensland and Tasmania has…

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British Wool Textile Industry

Western Grazier · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 3

Inten[?] control in the British wool textile industry has been announced at a moment when some manufactures-hoped that the progressive improvement in the…

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Drought Around Menindee Sheep Dying at Henley Station

Western Grazier · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 3

The recent rain in Menindee district will not materially avert [?] the drought At Henley Station cheep are dying on the run at a rate approximating a[?]day…

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Future OF Wool Trade Bradford's View On London Conference

Western Grazier · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 1

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Farmer For Trial On Serious Charges

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 8

MELBOURNE.—On charges of abduction and carnal knowledge of a girl over 10 and under 16, Alexander Gilmour Currie (38), of Poowong,…

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Wool Clip Record

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 1

Sydney, February 23.—The Commonwealth wool record in the present appraisement scheme was equalled today when 40 [?]d. was obtained on the clip…

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Butter Coupon Theft Interstate Ring Suspected

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 1

Sydney, February 23.—The theft of 800,000 butter coupons from the Sydney Ra[?]ning Commission office last weekend is believed to have been the work…

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Record Wool Price Is Equalled

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY.—A Commonwealth wool record price was equalled on Saturday when 40¾d. was obtained on the well-known clip "Werong-Yass,"…

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Alleged Theft of Butter

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY.—Police inquiries into the disappearance of 252 boxes of butter in the city on February 5 took a new turn last night when a man…

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China Can Take All Of Our Wool

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 2

MELBOURNE.—Dr. Tsiang Ting Fu, who presided over the UNRRA conference at Lapstone recentlv. said yesterday: "Wool is a…

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Dairymen Are Becoming Restive

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY.—According to the general secretary of the Milk Zone Dairymen's Association (Mr. F. J. Sedgewick) dairy farmers are again…

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Australian Wool for Liberated Areas

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 4

LONDON, Feb. 27.—There is reason to believe that the flow of Australian and other British Empire wool for liberated areas in Europe is about to…

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Wool Talks

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 7

CANBERRA,—Australia will send a delegation of four experts to the Empire Wool Conference to be held in London next month…

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Alleged Stolen Butter

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Fifty-four pounds of butter found in a city shop was for the black market police allegedcin the Central Police Court. Harry…

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