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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

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Wool News Local Manufacturers Bought 12.89 p.c. Of 1946-47 Clip Strong Support Given To Crossbred Section

Western Grazier · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 3

The following analysis of the greasy wool purchased by Australian manufacturers in the 1946-17 selling season, under the domestic wool subsidy scheme, has been prepared by the Australian Wool Realisation Commission. It is estimated that such…

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Butter Rationing For Years Yet

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 1

Sydney, July 25.—According to exports in the dairying. Industry there is little chance of butter rationing in Australia being lifted for at least five years…

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Three Men Escape From Prison Farm

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 1

Sydney. July 25.—Three young convicts escaped from Emu Plains prison farm today. Prison authorities state that none of the escapees is a dangerous…

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London Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 2

London, July 26.—Compared with closing prices of the previous sale, best merinos were unchanged and other types were from par to 5…

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U.S. Cuts Wheat Production

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 1

Washington. July 25.—For the first time since 1943. the U.S. Governmont has asked formers to cut down wheat planting…

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Pastoral Areas in S.a. Suffer

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 1

Unusually dry conditions in South Australia's sheep-raising areas are giving pastoralists concern. The Minister of Agriculture (Sir…

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Farmer Survives 6350-Volt Shock

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 2

London, July 28.—Samuel Eyres, 17, of Pitton, near Salisbury, survived an electric shock of 6,350 volts because the ground on which…

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Sheep From Vidale

Western Grazier · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 1

Diesels Ltd., took away from Mr. McQueen's Vidale Station at the week end 292 sheep consigned to Broken Hill butchering interests…

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Lack Of Transport Endangers Huge Wheat Crop

Western Grazier · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 1

Sydney, July 28.—Lack of transport was endangering last year's thirty-eight million bushel wheat crop which was still [?]ving in country areas because there was…

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Wool News Board's Wool Films in Demand

Western Grazier · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 3

In three [?] of this month the Australian Week Board, upon request, sent out on loan 30 copies of its films for exhibition. The requests came from three…

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Wool Sales To Russia Queried

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 1

New York, July 29.—Australia and New Zealand are likely to be the object of official U.S. curiosity in connection with their wool sales…

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Pastoral Areas in S.a. Suffer Concern Caused by Dry Conditions

Western Grazier · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 2

Un[?]sually dry conditions in South Australia's sheep raising areas are giving [?]teralists concern. The Minister of Agriculture (Sir…

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Silage for Sheep Question Of The Quantity To Be Stored

Western Grazier · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 3

Trials carried out by the Department of Agriculture have shown that, while silage will maintain life in sheep for fairly long periods, the animals lose…

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Tuberculosis In Cattle

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 4 August 1948 · page 4

Lismore, August 3.—More than a quarter of the district cattle tested for tuberculosis had been found to be infected with the disease, Mr. N. L. C…

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Big Wheat Cheque

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 August 1948 · page 2

Canberra.—Growers of last sea son's record, wheat crop will soon have collected £83. million, with more to come…

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Wool Export Record £150 Million

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 4 August 1948 · page 1

Canberra, August 3.—Australia's wool exports for 1947-48 set a new record of £150,232,000. realising £24,128,000 more than in 1946-47…

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Record Wheat Crop Yield £83 Million So Far

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 1

Canberra, August 4.—With a third advance of 2/- a bushel for 1947-48 wheat in No. 11 pool, the total distribution to growers so far for the…

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Butter Output Up

Western Grazier · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 1

Canberra, August [?]—Butler production in Australia in the year ended June 30 totalled 157,286 tons. This was 18,878 tons more than the…

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Record Wheat Crop Yield £83 Million So Far

Western Grazier · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 2

Canberra, August 4.—With a third advance of 2/- a bushel for 1947-48 wheat in No. [?] pool, the total distribution to growers so far for the…

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Tibooburra News Big Movement Of Sheep

Western Grazier · Friday 6 August 1948 · page 3

One of the biggest single movements of sheep from this distirct is now in progress. Three thousand nine hundred head of generally well-conditioned stock are on the way to Bourke. This e[?]dus is being directed by Drover…

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