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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

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Sheep Sale At Teryawyania

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 4

At 2 p.m. today Goldsbrough Mort and company, in conjunction with Farmers and Agency Company Ltd. (Sydney) will self…

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S.a. Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 October 1948 · page 1

Adelaide wool sales opened today. Fair quantities of local clips were included in lots offered…

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Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 1

Adelaide, October 12.—At the Adelaide Wool Sales today prices were from 5 to 7[?] per cent. down on last Adelaide sales for all merino fl[?] but were firm on…

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Hazardous Guarantee for Wheat

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 3

Canberra.—The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Pollard) told Parliament last night that it would be "extreme optimism" to believe…

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Teryawynia Sheep Sale

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Ltd., of Sydney, in conjunction with Goldsbrough,…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

Western Grazier · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 2

Adelaide, October 13.—The Adelaide wool sales continued firm today on yesterday's values which were from five to seven and a half per cent. down on…

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New Tea And Butter Cards

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 2

Canberra. — The Minister for Trade and Customs (Senator Courtice) announced in the Senate yesterday that new tea and butter…

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£150,000 Worth of Wool on Wheels G.M. Holdens Use Sheep's Staple for Upholstery in Cars

Western Grazier · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 3

Comparatively few people realise the value to the Australian wool industry of the automobile industry as a consumer of woollen products. The Australia-wide operations of General Motors-Holdens Ltd. have been responsible this year for purchase by…

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News From Menindee 20,000 Sheep Sold At Henley Station

Western Grazier · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 3

At a big stock sale at Henley Station during the week 20.000 sheep were sold. The stock sale was brought about by the sale of the property by Killen…

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Tea And Butter Price Rises Refused

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 16 October 1948 · page 1

Sydney, October 15.—Applications for increased prices for tea and butter have been refused, the Minister for Labor and Industry, Mr. Finnan, said today…

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Sheep Protection

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 October 1948 · page 2

Mulesing operations to assist in the protection of sheep from blowfly strike will be demonstrated at Wandervale Yard at 2.30 p.m. on…

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Sheep Sale at Forbes

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 October 1948 · page 2

A sale of 8,000 sheep will be held at Forbes tomorrow. The sheep are said to include some outstanding quality Merino stock,…

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Wheat Plan Fate Depends On S.A. Vote

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 20 October 1948 · page 1

Adelaide, October 19.—It appears that only about 10,000 of the 16,000 eligible South Australian wheat growers voted in the poll on the Commonwealth…

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Wheat Plan Accepted

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 6

Adelaide.—The four wheatgrowing States (South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, and West Australia) are all in favor of the…

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Rationing to Continue Tea, Butter, Petrol

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 1

Canberra, October 20.—A Bill was introduced into the House of Representatives today that will enable the Government to continue rationing of tea, butter…

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Wheat Stabilisation Plan S.A. Also In Favor

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 1

Adelaide, October 21.—South Australia has now fallen into line with New South Wales. Victoria, and West Australia regarding the Federal Wheat Stabilisation…

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The farmer gets a wife

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 3

MRS. MARJON HANNAH, 38-year-old widow, flew out from Scotland and met her future husband, Mr. David Welsh, 48-year-old widower with six children, for the first time in Melbourne on Saturday. Their romance began when…

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Transfer of Sheep

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 7

A consignment of 240 sneep from North Bungaree, is being transferred from Waite Institute, South Australia, to the Council of…

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Pastoral Talks

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 1

Representatives of the Broken Hill Pastures Protection Board who are attending the opening of the board conference in Bourke today…

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Wool Strikes New Note In Paris Fashion

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 6

Most distinctive fashion note in Paris this winter is the use of wool embroidery together with jet,braid and sequin trimmings to highlight…

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