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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

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Wool At Highest Known Level

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 7

ADELAIDE.—Wool prices at opening of the ninth Adelaide sales yesterday were generally at the highest level ever…

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No Wheat So Rats Attack Cars

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 1

Sydney, May 25.—Denied access to wheat stacks, rats in the western district of New South Wales are starting to eat motor cars. N.R.M.A. country Inspector…

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New S.A. Wool Price Record

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 4

Adelaide, May 25.—A new Stale record or 87d, a lb, was made in the wool sales in Adelaide today. It was obtained for seven bain of AAA weather wool from…

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Australian Wool For Japan First Since War

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 3

Sydney, May 26.—First post-war shipment of Australian wool to Japan is now being loaded in Sydney. The vessel is expected to take about…

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New State Record At S.A. Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 1

Sydney, May 20. — A new stale record was established at the Adelaide wool sales today when 89¾d. was paid for six bales of South Eastern wool…

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Improvement Of Wool Quality Importance Of Regular Sheep Clotting

Western Grazier · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

There can be no doubt about the eventual come-back of synthetic fibres and the menace they present to the wool growing industry, and p[?] to…

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Australian Wool For Japan First Since War

Western Grazier · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

Sydney, May 26.—First post-wur shipment of Australian wool to Japan is now being loaded in Sydney. The vessel is expected to take about…

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New State Record At S.A. Wool Sales

Western Grazier · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

Adelaide May 26—A new state record was established at the Adelaide wool sales today when [?] was paid for six bales of south eastern Wool…

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Paris Designers Feature Wool Fabrics At Spring Fashion Shows

Western Grazier · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

Never before have French designers shown such an overwhelming preference for wool os at their current Spring shows in which the elegance of fine wool fabrics is used to counteract the suggestion of flightiness of design in the new lines. At the some…

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Meat Prices Blow To Dairy Herds

Western Grazier · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

The present Indiscriminate [?] of heifer calves in Sydney milk son could have a disastrous effect on future milk production. said Mr. J. C. Ca[?]…

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Bumper Crops And Rail Cuts May Cause Bank-Up Of Primary Produce

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

Junee, May 27.—The railway goods traffic of out of 40 percent will probably cause a serious bank-up of primary produce at the Junee railway an…

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High Prices for Sheep

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 4

Dalgety & Co. Ltd., Sydney, and Paech. Benson & Co.; Lake Cargelligo, report having conducted an exceptionally successful sheep sale…

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Police Probing Farmer's Death

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 8

Grenfell—Police are investigating, the circumstances surrounding the death of a farmer, who died in Grenfell Hospital yesterday from…

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£1,000 For Invention Rabbit Trap And Sheep Safety From Blow Flies

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 1

Sydney, June 1.—Rewards of £1000 each to the inventor of an approved rabbit trap and discoverer of immunity for sheep against blow fly…

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Wool Exhibition Well Attended

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 2

More than 250 people attended C.W.A. Wool Exhibition yesterday afternoon. Thc officials have been pleased with the response…

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Markets Cattle Section

Western Grazier · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 4

Official report of the S. A. Stock Salesmen's Association. Adelaide Abattoirs Cattle Market, Monday: Approximately the same number of…

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World Wool News Wool on Wheels in Sydney

Western Grazier · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 2

Much interest was created in Sydney by "Wool on Wheels", the Australian Wool Beard's travelling display unit, which was on view at the intersection of Martin Place and Phillip Street from May 29 to June 1. This was the first occasion that the…

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Merryville Stud Wins Stonehaven Cup at Sydney Sheep Show Yesterday

Western Grazier · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 1

Sydney, June 3.—Merryville Stud. Yass, today won the Stonehav- ett Cup—the blue riband event in the State merino world—at the Sydney…

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C.w.a. Wool Exhibition a Real Success

Western Grazier · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 2

In spite of the dull cold weather conditions there was a good attendance at the Country Womens Association's Silver Jubilee Wool…

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World Wool News Wool On Wheels In Sydney

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 5 June 1948 · page 4

Much interest was created in Sydney by "Wool on Wheels", the Australian Wool "Board's travelling display unit, which was on view of the intersection of Martin Place and Phillip Street from May 29 to June 1. This was the first occasion that the…

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