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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

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Wheat Position Bad

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 13 November 1946 · page 1

Canberra, November 12.—The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Pollard) described the wheat position in Queensland as disastrous and in New South Wales as…

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Butter Coupons

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 14 November 1946 · page 5

Mr. C. G. Davison manager of Broken Hill Ice and Produce. Co., yesterday received advice from the Rationing Commission, Sydney, that butter coupons…

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Wheat Position Bad

Western Grazier · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 2

Canberra, November 13.—The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Poulard) described the wheat position in Queensland as disastrous and in New South Wales as…

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S.a. Wool Record

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 1

A South Australian record was established at the Adelaide wool sales when 49 1/4d. was paid for five bales of super Morino hogget fleece…

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Australian Wool Board Ribbons for Winners

Western Grazier · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 4

"In prewar days silk ribbons were handed to winners of certain exhibit at shows. These were superseded by woollen ribbons which were held in high…

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Wool News Drought Feed Calculators Available

Western Grazier · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 4

Copies of the Australian Wool Board's Drought Feeding Calculator have been prepared and are available to woolgrowern free of charge upon application…

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Wool Prices May Rise Some Fear of Synthetics

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 4

Sydney, November 14—Whether the present high wool values can be maintained during this selling season is a question all interested in the wool…

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Drought Closes On South-West Queensland Cattle Dying in Decimated Areas

Western Grazier · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 4

Cattle are dying in a vast decimated area of South-West Queensland that includes Innamincka and Nappa Merric, Cooper's Creek, and further west to Arrabury on the South Australian border. For months past conditions in this…

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Increased Output Of Fine Merino Wool Is Desirable, Says. R. Billis

Western Grazier · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 1

It is unfortunate for the wool industry that the great majority of the old fine wool Merino studs of Australia have been allowed to die or says R. V. Billis…

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South-West Marginal Wheat Area Labor Solves Serious And Long-Sanding Problem

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 3

The rural policy of the Labor Party being the simple but realistic objective of improvement of the efficiency of agricultural production for the benefit…

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Vic. and S.A. Wheat for N.S.W. Bran and Pollard Needed

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 1

Sydney, November 14. — About 14,000,000 bushels of wheat will be imported into N.S.W. early next year from Victoria and South Australia to…

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Activities in and Around Wilcannia Branding of Agisted Sheep Procedure Outlined at P.P.B. MEETING

Western Grazier · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of the Wilcannia Pastures Protection Board, held last Friday morning, certain graziers were asked to explain certain discrepancies in the figures given in their yearly stock returns. This was the outcome of disclosure at the local Land…

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Calf Identification Scheme for Improvement of Dairy Herds

Western Grazier · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 3

A calf identification scheme to afford positive identification of all female stock with records of their production and breeding, and hallmark branding of…

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Double Shooting Of Young Boys Tragedy on Farm

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 4

Perth, November 14.—Police are trying to unravel the mystery presented by the shooting of two schoolboys on a form near Pinjarra 54 miles north of…

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Butter Output Affected by Drought

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 18 November 1946 · page 6

Effect of drought conditions in Queensland and New South Wales is reflected in a decline in butter production for the three months ended…

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Wool Jersey Starred New French Woollens

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 November 1946 · page 7

Star of the new season's collection of velvety woollens produced by French fabric manufacturers, according to cable…

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New Records For State Wool

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 8

SYDNEY.—The State's record wool price increased by another 4d. to 64½d. at the Sydney sales yesterday. The Australian…

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Record N.S.W. Wool Price Strong Competition at Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 1

Sydney, November 18.—A New South Wales record price for greasy merino wool was established at Sydney Wool Sales today when 64 ½d. was paid for five bales of super AAAWE. The wool offered ia the Pitt Son and…

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Pastoral Chief Delayed

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 November 1946 · page 1

Mr. P. B. Newcomen, of Queensland, president of the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia, was expected to arrive rrom Sydney by…

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Bradford Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 21 November 1946 · page 1

London, November 20.—Wool worth £1,500,000 sterling was sold in 90 minutes of a one-day sale at Bradford yesterday. This is claimed to be a…

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