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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

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Mr. Ewen M. Waterman Appointed To Wool Secretariat

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 9 December 1948 · page 1

Adelaide, December 8.—Mr. Ewen McIntyre Waterman, chairman of directors of Ozone Theatres (Aust.) Ltd. and associated companies, was…

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Markets Cattle Section

Western Grazier · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 4

Official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association. Adelaide Abattoirs Cattle Market, Monday. The number cattle yarded was…

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Sheep And Lambs

Western Grazier · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 4

Official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association, abbatoirs sheep market Wednesday:— The number of sheep yarded was…

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Around The District Movement of Sheep

Western Grazier · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 1

Transport after transport has been passing through Wilcannia during the last week or two shifting sheep which has been bought to their new pastures Mostly these transports are under the control of Mr. Hazlett, of Swan Hill who owns the sheep…

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Mr. Ewen M. Waterman Appointed To Wool Secretariat

Western Grazier · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 2

Adelaide, December 8—Mr. Ewen McIntyre Waterman. chairman of directors of Ozone Theatres (Aust.) Ltd. and associated companies was…

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World Wool News "Lucy" Booklet—40,000 Copies for Growers

Western Grazier · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 3

Forty thousand copies of the Australian Wool Board's booklet, "Lucy,' the Green Blowfly," are being sent to woolgrowers in all States. The booklet, which is in color, deals in a novel way with the life cycle, habits and methods of attack of lucilia cuprina…

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Soil Fertility Investigations at Wagga Experiment Farm

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 6

Some interesting experiments in the use of pasture land for cereal crops are in progress at Wagga Experiment Farm. In making this statement, the…

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Big Wheat Harvest Expected

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 11 December 1948 · page 4

Sydney, December 10.—The New South Wales wheat crop now being harvested is expected to yield 73 million bushels. This was stated last night by the Minister for…

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Russian Demand for Wool

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 11 December 1948 · page 6

Melbourne: December 10.—Victorian wool circles consider that Russia may spend £50 million on 500,000 bales of Australian wool this season if she…

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Television To Boost Sales Of Wool Goods Important Move By New York Secretariat

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 8

Television will be used soon in the United States to promote the sale of wool piece goods. Arrangements are being completed by the North…

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Heat Wave Kills Cattle

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 2

JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 13. —Livestock are dying and crops wilting in a heat wave scorching many parts of South Africa…

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Kidman's Cattle Sold Shortage Predicted for February

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 15 December 1948 · page 1

Adelaide, December 14.—Extremely dry conditions in the outback country of this State are compelling station owners to sell some of their cattle…

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High Prices For Sheep

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 December 1948 · page 3

Dalgety and Company Limited report having held a special sheep sale at Lake Cargelligo, where 11,000 good quality sheep, drawn…

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Wheat for Japan

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 December 1948 · page 4

Tokio.-—Australia and Japan have signed a second wheat agreement by which Japan will receive 25,000 tons of off grade wheat…

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Sheep for Corona

Western Grazier · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 2

Drover O'Malley is on the way from Corona Station to Broken Hill with about 4,500 sheep. This exodus is due to the drought that has gripped this property…

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Record Wool Prices

Western Grazier · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 1

Superfine merino fleece brought a new record price for this season at the Melbourne wool soles on Wednesday when 152d. lb. was paid for four bales…

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World Wool News Australian Wool Films in Demand Overseas

Western Grazier · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 3

Requests have been received by the Australian Wool Board for copies of its wool film for exhibition in several European countries, Canada and New Zealand Most of these films deal with problems affecting woolgrowers, but some are of general…

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Russian Demand for Wool

Western Grazier · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 2

Melbourne. December 10.—Victorian wool circles consider that Russia may spend £50 million on 500,000 bales of Australian wool this season if she…

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Record Wool Price Sydney SAtE

Western Grazier · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 2

A new Australian wool price record was made in Sydney on Tuesday when 1478 a lb was paid for five bales of extra superfine [?] fi[?]e…

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Television To Boost Sales Of Wool Goods important Move By New York Secretariat

Western Grazier · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 2

Television will be used soon in the United States to proproter the sale of wool piece goods. Arrangements are being completed by the North…

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