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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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Winter Shelter for Sheep Value Of Trees

Western Grazier · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 4

Insufficient provision for the shelter of stock is a weakness in the management of many pastoral holdings, and as a consequence there is sometimes heavy…

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Wool Goods to Be Labelled New Customs Regulations Gazetted

Western Grazier · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 3

From a date to be fixed in consultation with the State Governments, but not before August 22 next, all imported textile goods made from or containing any…

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Import Fees On Wool U.S. State Secretary Warns

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 1

Washington, May 30.—Congress was yesterday warned by the Secretary of State, Mr. George Marshall, against imposing import fees on foreign wool…

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Weddings- Social Events, etc. Country Women's Handicraft and Wool Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 7

SPECIAL feature of this year's Wool and Handicraft Exhibition to be conducted by the Country Women's Association this month will be the fact that cash prizes will be offered in all sections. Locale of this year's exhibition has been changed from the…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 6

The July wool sales in Adelaide have been cancelled. The sales, which were scheduled to commence today, have been postponed…

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U.S. Dislikes Wool Bill Publicity

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 7

NEW YORK, June 2.—Americans are disappointed, and a little resentful, at having the full glare of international publicity…

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U.S. Wool Tariff Would-Strike Home

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 2

Washington, June 7. — The "Herald Tribune" in an editorial emphasises the growing concern at the gap between American imports and exports and at the…

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18 Months' Gaol For Farmer Who Shot Wife

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 6

MELBOURNE.—Convicted last week of having unlawfully wounded his wife, William Arthur Davies, 41, of Tassell's Lane, Drouin, dairy farmer, was sentenced in the Criminal Court to 18 months' imprisonment, with…

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Farm Sheep Decrease

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 4

OTTAWA.— The number of sheep on farms has been declining since 1944, from a high of 3,725,000 head to 3,378,000…

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Demand For Wool

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 3

"While United States competition has been a great force at this season's sales, and has exercised considerable influence on…

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Geneva Conference U.S. Delegate And Wool Bill

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 1

Washington, June 4.—Australia and Britain are willing to discuss agreements to assure orderly marketing of wool surplus, according to a statement…

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Counting Sheep

Western Grazier · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 3

Sheep population of the Commonwealth declined 23 per cent from the peak in March, 1942 to March 1946. and has probably continued to decline since…

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Sydney Sheep Show

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY. — Compared with only 634 entries last year, 1085 high quality sheep drawn from leading N.S.W. studs faced the…

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Wool Tax

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 1

New York, June 4.—The National Foreign Trade Council has sent a message to members of Congress expressing opposition to that section of the Wool…

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Poison Weed Kills Sheep

Western Grazier · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 3

Poison weed is again in evidence in this district and a fair number of sheep have been killed through eating it. The "killer" is stated poison wild lucerne. It is apparently over a wide…

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U.s. Wool Tariff Would Strike Home

Western Grazier · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 1

Washington, June 7.—The "Herald Tribune" in an editorial emphasises [?]growing concern at the gap between American imports and exports and at the…

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Geneva Conference U.S. Delegate And Wool Bill

Western Grazier · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 3

Washington, June 4.—Australia and Britain are willing to discuss agreements to assure orderly marketing of wool surplus, according to a statement…

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U.S. Wool Bill

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 7 June 1947 · page 1

Washington, June 6.—It now seems almost certain that President Truman will veto Die Wool Bill. A hint that the Presidential veto will be imposed…

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Dominions Wool Fight Applauded

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 June 1947 · page 3

LONDUN, June 6.—The determination of the woolproducing Dominions, Australia, New Zealand, and South…

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Records At Sydney Stud Sheep Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 7 June 1947 · page 4

Pedigreed sheep, worth more than £250,000. were shown at Sydney's annual sheep show, which opened in Sydney on Thursday…

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