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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1947

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World Wool News Paris Designers Chose Velvety Woollens For Elegant Winter Models

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 6

Edwardian elegance combined with Victorian charm at the recent Paris' fashion openings at which the newest materials, notably velvety velours and…

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350 Acres of Oil Crops in S.a

Western Grazier · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 2
Also in Barrier Daily Truth

Approximately 350 Acres of oil-producing crops have been sown in South Australia, indicating both the demand for [?] and the considerable success of…

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Britain Will Have Less Farm Labor

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 1

London, October 9.—Mr. Williams, Minuter for Agriculture, stated that 100,000 workers would be lost to British agriculture in the next 12 months…

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Dairymen Go On Strike No Milk In Sydney Or Newcastle

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 11 October 1947 · page 1

Sydney, October 10,—Dairymen today decided to withhold all milk supplies to Sydney and Newcastle from Wednesday next unless the Milk Board's recommendation to the N.S.W. Government for an increase in the price of wholesale milk to 1/10…

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Increase Likely In Butter Price

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 October 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA.—The Prime Minister has announced that the Federal Government has decided to allow increased returns to dairy…

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Dollars to Get Butter Boxes

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 October 1947 · page 7

CANBERRA.—The Federal Government has approved the release of dollars to the value of £50,000 for the purchase of half a million…

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Dairymen's Demands Rejected Sydney Still Without Fresh Milk

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 14 October 1947 · page 1

Sydney, October 13.—The State Cabinet today rejected demands by the dairymen for an immediate increase in milk prices in the milk zone. The Premier, Mr. McGirr, said that any new price would not operate before November 1…

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Prices Of Butter And Cheese To Rise Increased Returns To Farmers

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 15 October 1947 · page 1

Canberra, October 14.—Increased returns to farmers for butter, cheese, and processed milk products, announced by Mr. Chifley, will result in. higher retail prices for these commodities. Mr. Chifley said the Government [?]…

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Wheat Sack Shortage Creating Black Market

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 October 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY—Black marketeers are trying to cash in on the acute wheatsack shortage and are canvassing wheat centers offering growers secondhand bags at nearly double the price of new sacks…

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Victorian Wheat Yield May Be 60m Bushel—A Record

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 15 October 1947 · page 4

Melbourne, October 14. —A record wheat crop and a bumper price for It were forecast for this season by Mr. A. O. Everett, a member of the Australian…

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Record Wool Price

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 October 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE.—Two bales of extra choice Western District lambs' wool brought 100d. a lb. at the Melbourne sales yesterday…

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Barrier Miner Thursday, October 16, 1947 Britain Wants More Butter

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 October 1947 · page 3

UNLESS the United Kingdom can buy more butter from the Dominions the present meagre British ration may have to be cut…

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Market Reports Cattle Section

Western Grazier · Friday 17 October 1947 · page 2

The Advertiser" Independent Report on Adelaide Abatteirs Market on Monday: Cattle were a little more plentiful at…

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Bright Wheat Prospects Record Crops in Most States

Western Grazier · Friday 17 October 1947 · page 3

Crop prospects continued most promising in all States except Western Australia, the Australian Wheat Board said recently. Reports indicated record or…

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Maximum Wool Prices Removed Decision on British Home Trade

Western Grazier · Friday 17 October 1947 · page 1

Bradford, October 14.—One of tec most important wool trade announcements since the war was made tonight. It was the Board of Trade decision to…

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Export Targets Of Britain's Wool Industry Should Nearly Double Pre-War Figures By End Of 1948

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 17 October 1947 · page 1

Under Britain's new export program the woollen industry will ultimately be sending overseas about half its total production…

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Record Price for Wheat

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 18 October 1947 · page 1

Chicago. October 16.— Wheat for December delivery on the Chicago Board of Trade said yesterday for three dollars a bushel (A[?]8,9)…

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Record Australian Wheat Harvest Increase In Export Price

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 18 October 1947 · page 1

Canberra, October 17.— Australia's wheat crop this season may reach a record total of two hundred and fifteen million bushels. This would break the…

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Big Rise In Wool Values

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 20 October 1947 · page 1

Sydney. October 19—A continued rise in woof values is revealed in figures released by the National Council of the Wool Selling Brokers of Australia…

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