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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

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Floods May Ruin Nth. Coast Crops

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 3

Sydney.— Along the North Coast flood waters may ruin 40,000 acres of ripening maize crops on the Tweed, Richmond and Clarence River flats, an officer of the State Agricultural Department said…

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Wool Sales

Western Grazier · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 3

Sydney, June 17.—Under strong and general competition wool values today ruled fully firm at yesterday's levels, Yorkshire and Continental buyers were…

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Higher Price for Butter

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 6

Canberra.— Reports here suggest that an increase of 2d. to 3d. in the price of butter is likely soon. J It is believed that a committee of…

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Wool News Move to Extend Wool Promotion

Western Grazier · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 2

Extension of the activities of the International Wool Secretariat to Agree[?]tins, Uraguay and other South American wool[?]wing countries is onvi-aged…

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Large Wool Cargo For Russia

Western Grazier · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 1

Adelaide, June 17.—Chartered by the Soviet Government to take wool bought at recent Australian sales to Russia, the American freighter Nathaniel…

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Lice-lnfested Sheep Graziers Asked To Help Control

Western Grazier · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 1

The following letter comes from the chairman of the Pastures Production Board (Mr P. I. Officer) and the vice-president of the Wilcannia Branch of…

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Stocktaking In The Dairying Industry

Western Grazier · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 3

Sydney, June 14. —Commonwealth and States are to make a determined effort to seek out and rectify shortcomings in Australia's dairy industry…

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Butter Price Increase Is Likely

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 1

Canberra, June 18.—A rise of between 2d. and 3d. in the price of butter is expected soon, according to reports in Canberra…

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Wool Season Most Remarkable In History

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 1

Sydney, June 18.—The wool season now drawing to its close was the most remarkable in wool history. President Sinclair Smith told the National…

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Year Before Wool Goods Go Up

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 4

Canberra.—Retail prices of some woollen goods would not be affected for 12 months by the withdrawal of the subsidy on raw wool on July…

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Paris Women In Wool

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 June 1948 · page 5

Spring time in Paris and women who make fashion news are wearing wool with worsted [?], cropes, [?] [?] and [?] among their favorites Surprise of the season is the way…

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Butter Rationing Abolition Urged At Factory Managers' Conference

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 23 June 1948 · page 1

Brisbane, June 22.—The abolition of butter rationing was urged by delegates to the annual conference of the Butter Factory Managers' Institute…

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International Wheat Agreement Will Probably Lapse Following U.S. Congress Failure To Ratify

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 23 June 1948 · page 1

Washington, June 22.—Congressional failure to ratify the International wheat agreement probably means the agreement will lapse. So tar only Canada…

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Butter Twopence Dearer In July

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 1

Canberra, June 23.—Butter will be deared by at least 2d. per pound from July 1. Announcing this today the Commerce…

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Burra's Success At Gawler Fine Effort By Sun Cattle

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 4

Fields at the Gawler meeting on Saturday wert reduced a tittle by an upset in traffic arrangements. When the authorities refused to allow hire floats…

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Strong Tone In S.A. Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 1

Adelaide, June 23.—At the wool sales today, strong quality merino, in great demand, shared in a 2 1/2 per cent. rise in fleece wool, generally compared with…

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Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 1

Adelaide, June 24.—Offering today when the wool sale was concluded comprised autumn shorn pastoral clips liner in quality and of softer handling…

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Pig And Cattle Prices Rise Steeply

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 1

Melbourne, June 24.—Pig prices reached the highest point for many years at Newmarket saleyards yesterday, and beef was also dearer…

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Wool Sales in August

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 1

Sydney, June 24. — Before the Christmas recess in 1948-49 season. 1,450,000 bales of wool will be offered for public auction in Australia. This…

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Wool Prices High Season Closes

Western Grazier · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 3

The season's wool sales in Sydney have closed with all average price of 37.3d,a 1b and £51 a bale. Many western and north-western clips…

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