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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

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Drought in the North Sheep Still Moving South

Western Grazier · Friday 23 August 1946 · page 1

A large belt of country north of White Cliffs and Tilpa and gradually extending in area lies in the grip of drought conditions, stated to be the worst ever experienced in those areas. From White Cliffs to Monolan…

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World Wool Consumption Estimate Of Stocks

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 23 August 1946 · page 3

Total stocks of wool held by the joint Organisation at June 30 last amounted to approximately 6,300,000 bales, or 1,986 million lb., according to an…

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Sydney Wool Store Fire Damage Estimated At £300,000

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 23 August 1946 · page 4

Sydney, August 22.—The total damage caused by last night's blaze in the wool store of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., at…

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Wool Sales Next Month

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 August 1946 · page 6

THE secretary of the Pastoraiists' Association of West Darling has received the following statement from Mr. J. P. Murphy, chairman of the Australian Wool Realisation Commission: "The staff of the Commission is now engaged in the final work of…

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Wheat Prospects Good

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 26 August 1946 · page 1

Sydney, August 25.—Prospects of a fairly reasonable what crop this season were particularly good, said Mr. A. W S. Moodie, chief of the division of the…

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Wool Export Ban

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 August 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY.—The Commonwealth Government is to continue the prohibition on the export of wool, except when otherwise authorised…

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Sheep Losses In N. South Wales

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY.—Sheep numbers in New South Wales decreased from 56,837,000 in March; 1944, to 46,662,000 in March, 1945, and…

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Big Movement Of Sheep Into Sth. Australia

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 August 1946 · page 1

SEVERAL large consignments of sheep are being moved from the dry areas in Queensland and the north-west of New…

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Wool Control to Be Relaxed

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 August 1946 · page 7

LONDON, August 27.—Some of the most far-reaching relaxations yet made in the control of wool have been announced, and…

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Suffolk Farmers Lose Harvest

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 August 1946 · page 6

LONDON, August 27—Farmers in Suffolk, one of England's most important grain areas, have abandoned harvesting following…

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Wool Carting

Western Grazier · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 1

It will not be long now All the carting of wool from this district is completed. On Sunday Bottom and Clarke look away 32 hales from Mt. Sturt shed,…

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Sheep From Binnerah Downs

Western Grazier · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 1

Siler City Transport carried 341 sheep on t[?] lo[?] some days ago, from Bunnerah Down. Station up on the be[?] fence. It is a long load by…

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Sheep From Moyra Plains

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 3

Three loads of sheep and lambs totalling over 500 have recently been dispatched from Moyre Station to Broken Hill. two loads by Silver City…

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Eligibility for Wool Subsidy

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 3

The Australian Wool Realisation Commission has notified local manufacturers, scourers, carbonisers, and topmakers of the conditions under…

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Stray Dogs Injure Clever Decoy Sheep

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 1

Two years ago Mr. Bruce McIntyre, of Picton yards, secured a lamb for the purpose of training it to be a decoy, enabling the quick loading of sheep. It…

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Sheep Losses in N.s.w

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 2

Sheep numbers in New south Wales increased from 56,837,000 in March, 1944. to 46,662,000 in March, 1945. and to 44,076,000 in March, 1946. These figures…

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Topics About Louth Succesful Farming Experiment

Western Grazier · Friday 30 August 1946 · page 3

With the river almost dry and a district of utmost aridity bordering its banks, the position about Louth is one of anxiety and loss for the residents in general. However, about two miles up the river from Louth is an eight-acre…

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Local Spraying Station For Cattle

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 August 1946 · page 5

A spraying station or cattle and horses coming from the Northern Territory and the northern parts of South…

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Wool Clip May Be Worth £80 Million

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY.—At the first wool sales held in Sydney for seven years values were up by about 50 per cent. yesterday,…

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Big Prices At Wool Sale 8,000 Bales Sold

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 1

Sydney. September 2.—Strong competition prevailed at the Sydney wool sain today, the first since June, 1939, and prices showed in advance of…

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