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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land
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MELBOURNE— Australia is now growing annually only about 116,000 bales of merino wool of 70's to 90's quality. The number of bales of choicest specialty merino 80's to 90's quality is about 1700. Commonwealth clip is approximately 3,000,000 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WASHINGTON.—Study of United States' wool requirements, merchandising wool sources and Government policies as a basis for determining future wool policy, will be undertaken by the Department…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney, January 7.—Exports of [?]sy cool from Australia in the five months ended last November were less than 47 per cent. in quantities of shipments made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE — For the first time in the history, of the trade Geelong yesterday opened the new year wool sales for Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OTTAWA.—Capital investment in Canadian farms in 1946 amounted to $5,922,347,000 (£ A1,822.260,615), more than 38 per cent, above the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney, January 11.—The 1948 wool auctions commencing in Sydney tomorrow will be held in three series in which 184,000 bales will be offered. During the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney, January 13.—Under very strong competition from the Continent, Yorkshire, America and local mills prices ruled in the sellers' favor, as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY.— It is estimated that N.S.W. wheatgrowers have lost between 20 and 30 million bushels of wheat, worth over £18 million…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SYDNEY — A record price for Australian wool this season—127d. was paid at the Sydney wool sales yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney, January 14.—Heavy rain in N.S.W. during the past few months has caused millions of pounds worth of damage to crops, but has ensured an exceptionally high output for beef, mutton and wool. Originally estimated at a record of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney, January 14.—A new Commonwealth record price for the season of 127d. was obtained at the Sydney wool rales today for five bales of HS/Legerton…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brisbane, January 14.—Two Dalby farmers were jubilant as they ahrvested 5,000 bags of wheat. It was good F.A.Q. wheat—15,000 bushels of it. They…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney, January 14.—Heavy rain in N.S.W. during the past few months has caused millions of pounds worth of damage to crops, but has ensured an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney, January 14.—A new Commonwealth record price for the season of 127d. was obtained at the Sydney wool sales today for five bales of HS/Legerton…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For the first time in Australia, and probably in any other wool-growing country, a mobile display unit has been established by the Australian Wool Board…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CANBERRA.— The prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said yesterday that the Federal Government expected to drop at least £10,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Canberra, January 18.—A rise of a halfpenny per two pound loaf of bread was announced today following the increase in wheat prices. The date of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The 1/- a, bushel rise in the price of wheat applied to all grain sold for export from now on, the general manager of the Australian Wheat Board…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON (By Air Mail). — To provide equipment for new laboratories in the Department of Textile Industries, the International…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, January 19.—Under the terms of the new Anglo-Soviet trade treaty, Russian buyers reappeared at the London wool sales…
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