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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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Wool News Aust. Merino Wool for U.S. RESEARCH

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 5

F[?] bales of specially selected Australian merin[?] wool. purchased by the Australian Wool Board were shipped from Brisbane last week for the United…

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Loss of Sheep From Drinking Excessively Saline Water

Western Grazier · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 1

A sample of water recently analysed by the Chemist's Branch of the Department of Agriculture, following a serious loss of sheep on a western district…

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Mortality in Sheep Caused by Prussic Acid Poisoning

Western Grazier · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 1

Serious mortality in a mob of travelling sheep occurred recently in the Tamworth district, the losses amounting to 130. reports the Division of Animal…

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Adelaide Wool Sales Merino At Highest Point On Closing Day

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 1

Adelaide, May 19—On the closing day of the 9th Adelaide wood sales today values for good Morning [?] at the highest point for the ser[?] brokers…

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Planting Trees on Contour Good Results at Cowra Experiment Farm

Western Grazier · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 1

As part of a demonstrational tree protram at the Agriculture Departmental Experiment Farm at Cowrarra farm wood lot area has just been planted to…

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Farmers Strike in Italy

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 1

Rome, May 22—Italy's farm workers strike spread yesterday from the north to south, and one million men are not out. The strike, which is for a national…

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Variation Of Pastoral Award

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 2

Sydney, May 23.—For workers in N.S.W. under the pastoral industry award Eight Hour Day will be on the same day as is decided upon for…

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Wool Chiffon and Lace Angele Delanghe

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 5

Angele Delanghe dreamt up the angelic evening dress made of bitter sweet pink wool chiffon and exquisite gold Brussels lace…

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Jewel - Embroidered Wool Evening Dress Norman Hartnell

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 4

Soft, pale blue wool was used by Norman Hartnell, dressmaker to Her Majesty Quean Elizabeth, for the evening dress heavily…

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No Science Plan for Dairying

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 1

Mr W. L. [?]rat, president of the Australian Institute of Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries, stated [?]…

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Pastoral Outlook

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 1

Sydney— A research service report released today disclosed that Australia's wool clip has decreased since 1940-41 and that…

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Wheat Agreement Accepted Under Protest

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 3

Adelaide, May 25.—Secretary of the Australian Wheat Growers Federation (Mr. Statt, M.P.) said as a result of a conference in Canberra the Federation…

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Record Wool Clip Return Expected N.s.w. Sheep Totals Recovering

Western Grazier · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 1

Sydney. May 17.—The Australian wool clip for the 1948/9 season is expected to bring a record return of £186,000,000—£31,000,000 more than the record…

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Markets Cattle Section

Western Grazier · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 2

The official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association on the Abbatoi[?] Cattle Market on Monday was:— The number of cattle yarded today was…

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London Wool Sales

Western Grazier · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 2

The committee of the London Wool Brokers has forwarded the following article published by "The Yorkshire Post" on Friday, May 13…

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Wool News Aust. Merino Wool for U.S. RESEARCH

Western Grazier · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 2

Fourteen bales of specially selected Australian merino wool, purchased by the Australian Wool Board, were shipped from Brisbane recently for the United…

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Large Sorghum Crop

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 3

Brisbane, May 20.—Harvesting of the sorghum crop at Peak Downs will begin on June 6. First of the fleet of 20 trucks and semi-trailers left Brisbane…

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Paris Goes Gay in Wool Clothes

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 June 1949 · page 5

Design for youth is the keynote of Paris midseason collections presented by leading designers, with wool fabrics featured for everything from blouses to swim-suits…

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Wool Sold At £43/14/1 Bale

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 June 1949 · page 2

Melbourne. — The Melbourne woolbrokers report that at the 13th Melbourne series of wool sales in the 1945-49 season, held on May 23,…

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Political Use for Sheep

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 2 June 1949 · page 5

Sydney. May 31.—Australian sheep valued at 50/- are being imported for political purposes into French Indo-China at a cost of £10 each. This was…

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