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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1948

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Rise In Butter Output

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 2

Canberra, April 13.—Improved seasonal conditions caused a jump of 20,000 tons in butter production in the eight months ended February…

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Paris Designers Choose Wool New Spring Fashions

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 1

Wool goes hand in band with the nee look at Paris spring shows and leading designers are using it for every hour of day or night and for every type of dress…

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Changed State Pastoral Outlook

Western Grazier · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 1

The present pastoral outlook in the State, as indicated in the latest "Review of Grass Conditions and Pastoral Outlook in New South Wales" issued…

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Abattoirs Sheep Market (Wednesday)

Western Grazier · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 4

Due to the acute coal petition the railways were unable to bring forth the full supply of stock for this week's market until later in the day…

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Wool Marketing Committee Submits Interim Report "Early Decision Unwise:" 1950 Conference Suggested

Western Grazier · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 3

In an inteam report by the "Post"—J.O. Wool Marketing Committee appointed by the Australian Woolgrowers' Council, it s recommended that representatives of the Council should attend a meeting to be held in 1950 when a review of J.O…

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All Time Record Wool Cheque

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 1

Sydney, April 16. — The Australian wool cheque for the 1947-48 season is expected to be an all time record. Already sales aggregate £103,707,000…

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Wool Sales Resumed

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 1

Buyers was in action at the Melbourne Wool Exchange recently for the ninth series of the 1947-48 sales. Competition was been and equal to the best rates of the season. Overseas demand from Bradford and the Continent was…

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Fined for Leaving Sheep Unshorn

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 3

BALLARAT.—Raymond Clarke, farmer, of Dunnstown, was fined £15 at Bungaree for having failed to shear certain sheep between…

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Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 1

Sydney, April 20.—Top price at today's wool sales was 80d, for five hates of super com branded WE of MM/'s New Englands. Competition was well…

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Wool Fermer

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 7

PERTH.—With the exception of good style fine quality wool, prices at the opening of the April sales today more than regained round…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 1

Sydney, April 21.—Values showed a hardening tendency for better classes of fleece wools at today's wool auctions. Values generally were fully equal to…

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Russia Buys Our Wool

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY.—It is expected that Russia will buy about 50,000 bales of wool at the current Australian sales…

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U.S. Wool Production Down

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 1

New York. April 21.—United States production of shorn wool in 1948 is estimated by the Agricultural Department at 240m. 1b.—13m. 1b. less than in…

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Stop Press Germans After, Wool

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 1

LONDON.—German merchants are expected to seek from Australia a large part of the 5000 tons of Merino and 18,000 tons of…

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Strikers May Have To Leave Farm Homes

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE.—Men on strike at the Werribee poultry farm of Carter Brothers have been warned that if they de net…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Western Grazier · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 1

Sydney, April 21.—Values shewed a burdening tendency for better claries of fleece wools at today's wool auctions. Values generally were fully equal to…

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Changed Pastoral Outlook Insufficient Stock For Feed Available

Western Grazier · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 1

The present pastoral outlook in Nix South wales, as indicated In the latest "Review of Gnus Conditions and Pastoral Outlook." issued by the Agriculture…

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U.S. Wool Production Down

Western Grazier · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 4

New York, April 21.—United States production of shorn wool in 1948 is estimated by the Agricultural Department at 240m. lb.—13m. lb. less than in…

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Good Start to Britain's Big Farming Effot Output of Agricultural Machinery Up

Western Grazier · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 3

In Mme of the beat spring sowing neither on record. Britain's farmers have made a good start for the 1942 harvest, spring wheat, cats and barley…

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Unions Put Pressure On Poultry Farm

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 6

MELBOURNE. — Employees at a city receiving depot refused to unload eggs sent for export by Carter Bros., Werribee…

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