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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1946

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Sheep And Lambs

Western Grazier · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 3

Official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association Not only was the supply of sheep (6,000) considerable greater than that of last week, at the…

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Sheep From Momba

Western Grazier · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 1

Green B[?]s will tomorrow [?]. They will be [?] on the other side [?] in Queensland. So it is a…

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Mineral Requirements Of Dairy Cattle Prevention of Phosphorus Deficiency

Western Grazier · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 1

Phosphorus deficiency is widespread in New South Wales coils, especially the seed of the dairying areas. Cattle for mainly on pasture or crops supported by these…

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Wool Auctions in September

Western Grazier · Friday 5 April 1946 · page 2

Wool auctions will probably be resumed in Australia in September and its certain that the marketing period will cover a longer season than in the…

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Pastoral Families Linked in Marriage

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 6

CLOSER bonds between two pastoral families were forged this week when on Wednesday at St. Peters Anglican…

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Wool Shipments to U.s

Western Grazier · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 2

The Boston correspondent of the "Journal of Commerce" (New York) says that interest on domestic and foreign wools continue to wane and a…

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Cattle Killed on Islands and Left to Rot

Western Grazier · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 2

While millions of people are starving overseas, hundreds of surplus cattle are toeing slaughtered on the Chatham Islands and the carcases left to rot…

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Cattle Muster at Nocatunga a Big Periodical Event

Western Grazier · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 3

At Nocatunga Station in South-west Queensland at present a big mustering of cattle is taking place and from many stations representatives assembled. The story behind this gathering is little known amongst the millions of dwellers in cities and towns…

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Pastoral Workers Hopeful Of Strike Settlement

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 7

HOPES that the strike of pastoral workers would be settled this week at a conference to be held between the Barrier…

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La Guardia Calls On Britain To Supply Wheat

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 1

New York, April 14.—Anyone who ate pie a la mode in the face of a world weakened for wheat is just a "belly American." said the Director of U.N.R.R.A…

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Dingoes At Owen Downs Damage Being Done to Sheep

Western Grazier · Friday 19 April 1946 · page 3

Dingoes are active around Owen Downs Station and are doing damage. Sheep have been attacked and killed. Mr. Owen Dann stated this fact on Wilcannia a few days ago. Dingoes are…

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Decreasing Wheat Consumption

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 22 April 1946 · page 1

London, April 21.—"The British Government is preparing to play its part shortly by announcing the measures to be taken in this country for economising in…

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Mr.J.D. Kelly's S.A, Trip Pastoral Conditions and Roads

Western Grazier · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 2

Mr. J. D. Kelly, manager of Mundi Mundi Station, returned recently from a brief but very interesting visit to South Australia, where he was impressed with the very improved pastoral conditions generally and also with the roads in the southern State…

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Sheep Struck By Blowfly Serious Effect Of Shearing Dispute

Western Grazier · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 4

Pastoralists in the north-west of South Australia ore faced with the prospect of losing thousands of sheep through blowfly strike if the Stockowners' Association…

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Fixed Price Plans Aid Farmers Big Improvements Proposed in Britain's Herds

Western Grazier · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 3

Britain's Ministry of Agriculture and the formers have agreed on guaranteed prices for the 1946-47 harvests, milk sheep and fat cattle for the four years up to…

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British Pedigree Cattle

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 1

British pedigree cattle are unequalled anywhere in the world. Although the great producer countries—the Dominions, Argentine, Uruguay and the U.S.A. have larger number of dairy and beef cattle, they rely on fresh stocks from Britain to maintain their quality. Early British breeders developed methods of close breeding which made their stock unsurpassed and today Britain is the only country regularly…

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Pastoral Workers and 44-Hour Week

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 3

Pastoral workers decided at a meeting in the Trades Hall last night to declare black all shearers working a 44-hour week…

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Wool Markets Needed

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 4

London, April 30.—Vest potential market must be developed in Russia, India, and China to clear accumulated stocks of Dominion and South American wool, said…

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Wheat Gift To India

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 1

New Delhi, May 1.—The Government of Aighanistan have made a free gift of 5550 tons of wheat to India as a taken of sympathy with her present food difficulties…

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Cattle Tick Found At Alice Springs

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 3

Sydney, May 1.—Because cattle ticks had been found at Alice Springs the introduction of horses and cattle from South Australia would be strictly controlled said…

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