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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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Cattle Slip on Frost Four Destroyed

Western Grazier · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 2

Four bullocks were so badly injured they had to be destroyed, and many others were heavlly bruised when they attempted to crass a bridge covered…

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Pastoral Award For N.T. Pay Increase Sought

Western Grazier · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 2

Terms of the agreement recently reached in Sydney between the North Australia Workers' Union, the N.T. Pastoral Lessees' Association and the Central…

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More Wheat To Be Grown

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 1

Melbourne, July 10.—About two million more acres will be sown down in wheat in Australia this year than last year. Wheat industry leaders estimate a total…

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Deleterious Substances In Wool Precautions When Baling

Western Grazier · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 3

More or less regularly each year a general complaint is sent out from Bradford regarding the amount of foreign matter—principally jute fibres…

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Wool Dispute Causes Pessimism in Trade Conference

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 1

London, July 10.—The wool dispute has taken the heart out of the International Trade Conference. Reporting this the "Times" Geneva correspondent says a…

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Wool News Paris Features Stripes For Holiday Season

Western Grazier · Friday 11 July 1947 · page 3

Stripes are again fashionable in Paris, this summer. Women are setting themselves up with striped wool pullovers for the holiday season; red and white, navy…

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Internal Parasites In Cattle

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 12 July 1947 · page 4

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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Extra Wheat for Export

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 12 July 1947 · page 4

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

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S.A. Wheat Yield

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 12 July 1947 · page 1

Adelaide, July 11.—If the season proves favorable from now on South Australia's wheat yield should reach thirty-five million bushels compared…

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Cattle Slip on Frost Four Destroyed

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 12 July 1947 · page 3

Four bullocks were so badly injured they had to be destroyed, and many others were heavily bruised when they attempted to cross a bridge covered…

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Wheat Harvest Arrangements For Handling

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 12 July 1947 · page 1

Sydney, July 11.—Plans for handling the coming wheat harvest were constantly being reviewed, in consultation with rail and shipping authorities…

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Move To Lift Ban On Merino Sheep Export

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 July 1947 · page 6

AN Important decision made at the 69th Convention of the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia was for the council to…

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Deleterious Substances In Wool Precautions When Baling

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 12 July 1947 · page 5

More or less regularly each year a general complaint is sent out from Bradford regarding the amount of foreign matter—principally Jute fibres…

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Wool News Paris Features Stripes For Holiday Season

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 12 July 1947 · page 5

Stripes are again fashionable in Paris this summer. Women are setting themselves up with striped wool pullovers for the holiday season; red and white, navy…

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Not Going To Stand For Wool Being Held Up Conciliation Commissioner Caustic In Arbitration Court

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 15 July 1947 · page 1

Sydney, July 14.—The conciliation Commissioner, Mr. D. V. Morrison, said in the Arbitration Court today that Australia was not going to stand for her…

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Farm Workers Whipped

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 July 1947 · page 5

JOHANNESBURG, July 15.— Conditions on farms in the Bethal district of North-Eastern Transvaal "are tantamount to slave driving,"…

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World Wool News J.O. Sales Estimates: 1,400,000 Bales For Year

Western Grazier · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 2

London (By Air Mail)—Wool sales for 1946-47. are expected to amount to the current clip of 4,600,000 bales plus 1,400.000 bales from the Joint…

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Combined Operations in Farming Science Britain Opens New School for Agricultural Research

Western Grazier · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 3

Many forms of agricultural instruction and research in Britain will be co-ordinated through the formation of a new school of rural economy…

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Wool Broking President

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 19 July 1947 · page 1

Mr R. Sinclair Smith, who has been re-elected president of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia. He is…

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Broker's Wool Estimate

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 July 1947 · page 6

THE National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia and the Australian Woolgrowers' Council estimate that the total wool…

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