W.a. Farm Tragedy
PERTH—A farmer named Green, returning to his property 30 miles from Albany, found his wife and daughter battered to death and a…
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Farming & the land, 1947
599 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 16 of 30
Pastoral Award
The new pastoral award has been received with mixed feelings. But rarely does on award please everybody. The crux of any quarrel with…
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The official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association, Adelaide Abattoirs Cattle Market, Monday: Owing to the coal position precluding…
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Official report of the South Australian Stock Salesmen's Association, Adelaide Abattoirs Market, Wednesday: Abattoirs Sheep Market—There were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool News Preparation of Australian Clip
With the object of evolving standard methods of preparing the clip, the Australian Wool Board at its last meeting decided to call a conference of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Wheat Cargo To Be Rushed To India
Canberra, June 26.—Australia will export 18.000 tons of wheat almost immediately to relieve India's desperate food position. Another cargo of 9.000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Russian Wool Production (B.Ag.Sc. in "Chronicle")
The Introduction of new line woolled breeds into Russia has greatly increased the proportion of fine and semi-coarse wool. The following figures were taken…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Textile Exports Affected By High Raw Wool Price
(By a special correspondent in "Argus". The rapid growth of the Australian textile industry in the years between the two world wars, coupled with an…
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All C.W.A. activities are now concentrated on their annual wool exhibition, which will open this week at the Palais. Entries for the…
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Last week President Truman vetoed the Wool Dill, which was intended to bolster the American wool industry by increasing the tariff on imported…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Demand Not Yet Met High Prices Should Continue Next Year
Melbourne, June 27.—The abnormally, high price level maintained throughout the wool tales indicated that the demand had not been fully met the…
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OTTAWA—The total weight of Canadian grown fleece wool graded in 29 registered wool warehouses in 1946 was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Annual Wool Show
THE annual Wool and Handicraft Show of the Country Women's Association will be opened in the Palais de Danse tomorrow and will continue on Thursday. The opening ceremony will be performed at 3 p.m. tomorrow by Mr. G. A. Crossing, vice-president…
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Canberra. June 30.— Australian wool exports for the 11 months ended May 31 totalled £116 million compared with £60 million for the same period in the…
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MELBOURNE—Warnings on the future of the Australian wool industry were given yestexday by the acting president of the…
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Canberra, June 30.—Proposals for the orderly marketing of wool after the termination of the Joint Organisation disposing of the stock piles have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Town Employees Union To Meet Master Dairymen
There win be a meeting jaf the executive of the Town Employees' Union tomorrow night at 8 o'clock to discuss the new agreement with the Master…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods In N.Z. Farmers Forced From Homes
Auckland, June 30.—A young Maori was drowned, heavy damage was caused and many were driven from their homes when flood waters inundated thousands…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fortunes From Crops From Old "Bust Bowl"
NEW YORK, June 30.—America's "dust bowl" from which thousands of people fled in the 1930's leaving behind them ruined farms, dying towns and the wreckage of a lifetime's work, is flourishing again…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Splendid Exhibits At Wool Show Of The Country Women's Assn
DESPITE weather conditions, the annual Wool and Handicraft Exhibition of the Country Women's Association opened in the Palais de Danse this afternoon. Members were keenly disappointed at the most inclement weather, as they look forward to…
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