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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

599 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 17 of 30

Escaped Prisoner Was Share Farming

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 July 1947 · page 6

MELBOURNE.—During a routine check on aliens yesterday the police arrested Antonio Colaci, an Italian, prisoner of war, who…

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Large Crowd At Wool Show

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 July 1947 · page 8

BETTER weather today drew a large crowd to inspect the exhibits at the annual Wool and Handicraft Exhibition in…

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Validity Of Wheat Regulations Upheld In Reserved Judgments

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 3 July 1947 · page 1

Sydney, July 2. — The validity of the Wheat Acquisition Regulations and the Wheat Tax Act were upheld by Mr. Justice Williams in a reserved judgment…

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Second Day Of Wool Exhibition

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 5
Also in Western Grazier

Compensating for the previous day's rain was the glorious weather yesterday afternoon, which encouraged large numbers of women to inspect the very fine…

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Sheep Branding in N.s.w. May Be Optional

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 4

Legislation will be introduced in the New South Wales Parliament at an early date to make branding of sheep optional instead of compulsory in that State,…

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C.W.A. Wool Exhibition Many Interesting Exhibits

Western Grazier · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 2

In spite of unfavorable weather conditions there was o very good crowd at the Palais in Broken Hill on Wednesday afternoon for the opening of the Country Women's Association's Annual Wool Exhibition. There was a particularly good…

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Canadian Farm Land Government Loans for Clearing

Western Grazier · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 3

OTTAWA: Loans for the clearing and breaking of 52,000 acres of new land were made in Canada In 1946 by the branches of the chartered banks under…

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New Dairying Agreement

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 4 July 1947 · page 3

The Master Dairymen were met on Wednesday night by the union, and the Masters' delegates said they would recommend to the Dairymen's Association…

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Merger Of Two Pastoral Companies

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 5 July 1947 · page 5

Elder, Smith & Co. Ltd., woolbrokes, etc. have purchased the stock and station business at De Garis. Sons and Co. Ltd. in South…

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Wool Marketing Growers Against Violent Fluctuations

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 5 July 1947 · page 5

Melbourne. July 4—Woo] marketing in the period following the termination of the Joint Organisation's operations to dispose of wartime stock piles is to be…

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Brutal Murder Of Mother And Daughter Alleged Farm Hand Committed For Trial

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 5 July 1947 · page 1

Perth, July 4.—When a farmer's wife rested the advances of a farmhand she and her three years old daughter were killed. This was alleged by the police…

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Canadian Farm Land Government Loans for Clearing

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 5 July 1947 · page 5

OTTAWA: Loans for the clearing and breaking of 52.000 acres of new land were made in Canada in 1946 by the branches of the chartered banks under…

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British Meat Purchase Agreement Is Favorable To Pastoral Organisations

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 July 1947 · page 6

THE 69th convention of the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia, at which Messrs. C. H. Bartholomaeus and A. L. Wilson, from the local Pastoralists' Association, attended, decided to urge the Government to…

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MARKETS Cattle Section

Western Grazier · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 2

Official report of the S.A. Stocksalesmen's Association, Adelaide Abattoirs Cattle Market, Monday. Although the heaviest supply for the…

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Wheat Acquisition

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 6

Sydney, July 9.—Farmers and Settlers Association has decided to appeal to the Full Bench of the High Court against the decision of Mr. Justice Williams last…

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Internal Parasites In Cattle

Western Grazier · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 2

Worm infection is frequently a cause of serious trouble in young stock in the coastal districts of New South Wales. Particularly in wet seasons, young…

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Wool Sale Plans

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 5

The 1947-48 Australian wool sale's will open in Sydney on September 1 and in Adelaide on September 2…

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Extra Wheat for Export

Western Grazier · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 3

Melbourne, July 7.—An extra 100,000 tons of wheat will be exported this year, mid the Australian Wheat Board will dispose of this promptly to secure…

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Our Wool For Japan

Western Grazier · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 2

Tok[?] July 8.—Nearly all of the 150,000 bales of wool now likely to be made available for Japan from Australian will be processed and exported…

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