World News Round-up 150—Man Posse Hunt Peanut Butter Thief
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 September 1947 · page 5
NEW YORK, September 23.—Bloodhounds and a 150-man posse from the town of McIntosh (Minnesota) are on the trail of the "wild man of Polk County," a 30-year-old bearded recluse who lives on wild berries and stolen peanut butter. So many complaints have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trade In Stolen Sheep Alleged
Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 4
HAY.—Allegations that a big trade in stolen sheep carcases was going on between Griffith cafes and thieves was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japs to Buy Wool
Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 1
Tokio (A.A.P. Reuter), September 24.—Although Japan, through General MacArthur's headquarters, will bay wool from Australia, South Africa and South…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Breeding Grounds Of Sheep Blowflies Scientific Council Bulietin
Western Grazier · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 2
The importance of the sheep as against carcases as breeding grounds for primary sheep blowflies is stressed in Bulletin 217 just issued by the Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japs to Buy Wool in 3 Countries
Barrier Miner · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 4
TOKIO, September 25.—Japan, besides buying more wool from Australia through General MacArthur's headquarters, would…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Trade with Japan Big Purchases Expected
Western Grazier · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 2
To[?] AAP-Reuter September 23.—Officials at Gen MacArthur's headquarters today confirmed week-end reports that Japan would buy substantial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire In Wool Factory Damage Estimated At £75,000
Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 6
Sydney, September 25—Damage estimated at seventy-five thousand pounds was caused by fire in the wool carbonising factory and wool store of F. W…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Huge Potential Wool Market Secretariat to Set Up Indian Branch
Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 27 September 1947 · page 5
Believing that the potential consumption of wool in India, from all sources, is very great, the International Wool Secretariat, London, will set up a branch to function in India, Pakistan and the independent Indian States, according to air mail advices…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Decline In Australian Dairy Herd's
Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 1
Canberra. October 2.—Over the past four years Australia's dairy herds have declined by four hundred and six thousand head of cattle or 8.1 per cent. This…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Denmark's Butter Surplus For Russia
Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 9 October 1947 · page 1
London, October 8.—Russia has decided to buy Denmark's butter surplus —previously exported to Britain—as a [?]esult of Danish and Soviet trade talks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Scabby" Mouth in Sheep Big Menace
Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 October 1947 · page 6
"SCABBY Mouth" (or contagious Pustular Dermatitis) of sheep is transmissible to human beings. This has been revealed in a joint statement issued by the New South Wales Department of Health and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Demand at Perth Sales
Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 October 1947 · page 5
PERTH.—Top price was 54d. when the wool sales opened. There was a good clearance with keen competition from Bradford, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →U.s. Wool Tariff Cut Expected
Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 October 1947 · page 3
NEW YORK, October 8.—United States will reduce the tariff on raw wool by 25 per cent., the New York trade newspaper, "Daily News,"…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →50 Per Cent Decrease in Wool Exports
Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 9 October 1947 · page 2
Canberra. October 8.—Australia exported fifty per cent, less wool in July and August this year than in the same months last year. Wool exported in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storage Needed IFor Wheat Crop
Barrier Miner · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 5
SYDNEY.—Because the record N.S.W. wheat crop is being gravely endangered by a shortage, not only of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sheep And Lambs
Western Grazier · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 3
Sheep Market (Wednesday): Wethers formed the bulk of the offering and varied from medium to heavy and extra heavy weights in useful trade to good…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local Clip in Wool Sales
Western Grazier · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 1
On Monday, September 29 the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Ltd., brought forward a representative selection of early shorn merino, comeback…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →What Science Is Doing For Wool
Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 6
Also in Western Grazier
London (by Air Mall'—The International Wool Secretariat intends to stage in various European countries an exhibition illustrating the latest treatments…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →All Time Record Wheat Harvest Extra World Hoars To Lift It
Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 1
Sydney, October 9.—To assist in lifting this season's record wheat harvest railway guards would work extra overtime, said the State secretary of the A.R.U., Mr. J. Ferguson, tonight. The guards would remove the restriction limiting their working…
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