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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

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Wool Textile Output Rkes (By Air Mail)

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 3

LONDON.—The United King dom's wool textile industry is consuming wool textile raw materials at the rate of nearly…

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Wheat At 35/- A Bag Estimate Under New Plan

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 1

Melbourne. January 18.—Farmers would get about 35/- a bag for wheat this year—13— more than last year, the acting chairman of the Australian…

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Buoyant Wool Market Cheque May Be £14,000,000

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 1

An estimate of £14 million for South Australia's wool cheque this season was made by the chairman of the Adelaide Woolbrokers' Association (Mr. T…

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All Nations Are Seeking Wool

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY. — The recent increased American demand for high quality wool, if maintained, must benefit the dollar position In the past…

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Sheep And Lambs

Western Grazier · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 2

"The Advertiser" Independent Report Sheep and lambs were less plentiful at the Abattoits sales in Adelaide on Wednesday Competition was strong…

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Markets the Cattle Market

Western Grazier · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 2

Official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association Adelaide A[?] Cattle Market Monday The number of cattle yards was…

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World Wool News Big Demand For Wool Films

Western Grazier · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 3

In a recent three-monthly period 112 films were sent by the Australian Wool Board's Film Library to organisations in all States and to some overseas destinations. These films are in fact so popular that the demand for them is for greater than the…

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Canadian Wool Production Lower

Western Grazier · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 1

OTTAWA.—Production of shorn wool in Canada was 10,178,000 pounds in 1947 compared with 11,457,000 pounds in 1946. The Dominion Bureau of statistics in…

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Upward Trend in Wool Values

Western Grazier · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 3

Sydney, January 22.—The upward tread in wool values continued in December when the Australia average for greasy wool are at auction was 39,28d…

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Wheat at 35/- a Bag Esrimate Under New Plan

Western Grazier · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 3

Melbourne, January 18. — Formers would yet about 35/- a bag for wheat this year—13 more than but year, the acting chairman of the Australian…

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Hugo Total Invested In Canadian Farms

Western Grazier · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 1

OTTAWA.—C[?]lal investment in Canadian farms in 1946 amounted to 5,922,347,000 dollars (£A1,822,26O,615), more than 38 [?] cent, above the figure…

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Farmer Gored To Death

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE. — James John (75), farmer, was fatally cored by a Jersey bull on his property at Lilydale yesterday…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 3

Sydney, January 27.—The market showed all the best features of last week's auctions at Sydney wool sales to-day with prices generally unchanged…

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France Still Buys Wool

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY.—The president of the Woolselling Brokers of N.S.W. (Mr. W. G. Lumby) said last night that the demand from France at…

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Record Wool Price In W.A.

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 3

Perth, January 27.—A State record price for wool of 70½d. per pound was paid for six bales from the Great Southern area at a sale conducted in the…

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Serious Deterioration Of N.S.W. Wheat Harvest But Still Impossible To Estimate Final Yield

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 1

Sydney, January 27—The wheat position has deteriorated to such an extent that it now appears that the eventual harvest in N.S.W. will be about…

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Shortages Of Farm Requirements Agricultural Council To Consider

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 1

Sydney, January 27.—The Australian Agricultural Council, which meets in Canberra on February 9 and 10, will discuss the continued shortages of farm requirements, machinery, equipment, wire, wire netting, galvanised iron, piping…

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131½d for Wool

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE.— An Australian record price of 131½d. lb. was paid at Geelong wool sales for four bales of extra super merino, sent…

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Wheat Deterioration

Western Grazier · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 3

Sydney, January 27.—The wheat position has deteriorated to such an extent that it now appears that the eventual harvest in N.S.W. will be about…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Western Grazier · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 4

Sydney, January 27.—The market showed all the best features of last week's auctions at Sydney wool sales to-day with prices generally unchanged…

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