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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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Sa Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 11

A good sellers market prevailed at the Adelaide wool sales yesterday. The following sales were…

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Wool Profit Cheques

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 6

The Australian Wool Realisation Commission states that preparation and dispatch of cheques and relative documents pertaining to the…

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Americans Have New Sheep Breed

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 7

Chicago, November 29. — A new American breed of sheep has been developed during the past 17 years, and will appear for the first time in the International Livestock Exposition…

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Demand for Aust. Wool in America

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 6

Melbourne.—America was beginning to spend mere dollers for Anstralian wool and would continue to do [?], Anstreben Wool Board cheirmen (Mr. Dougles T.Boyd) seid…

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Bitter Wool Prices on S.a. Market

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 2

Adelaide wool market continues a good one for sellers. Prices on Tuesday were…

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Australian Wheat England, India Mutt Pay Full Price

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 1

Sydney, November 30.—Mr. R.A. O'Neill, a grower member of the Australian Wheat Board reiterated today that Australia would sell its wheat…

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Wool News Wool Prices Advance Adelaide Market Report

Western Grazier · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 3

Adelaide, November 29.—At the wool sales today Australian, English and Continental buyers bid freely and the market generally showed an advance in price…

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S.A. Wool Prices

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 8

There was good general competition at the Adelaide wool sales yesterday. Principal buyers were Bradford,…

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C.s.i.r.o. Work in Wool Problems Comprehensive Schedule Outlined

Western Grazier · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 3

Outlining some of the activities of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in connection with wool and sheep problems…

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More Farms for Soldier Settlement

Western Grazier · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 1

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) has announced that he has approved of five farms on "Burrumbuttock" Estate, in the Albury district, being made available…

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Butter

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 3 December 1949 · page 1

Washington, December 2.— Over 100 million pounds of unsold butter has accumulated as surplus in U.S. Government…

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More Farms For Soldier Settlement

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 December 1949 · page 6

The Minister for Lands. (Mr. Sheahan). has announced that he has approved of 7 farms on "Walhallow" Estate in the Quirindi…

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Butter

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 5 December 1949 · page 2

It has been pointed out many times before that food, important as it always [?], has attained a higher importance in those times of low food production in…

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Record Price For Greasy Wool

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 December 1949 · page 2

Sydney.-The average price for greasy wool this season is expected to be a record. The main reasons for the overall…

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Wheat Disagreements Satisfactory Settlement Expected, Says Official

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 1

Sydney, December [?]—Mr. R. A. O'Neill (a member of the Wheat Board) said that Australia expected to settle satisfactory disagreement with Britain…

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Wool Prospects In U.S. Encouraging Report By Australian Wool Board

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 7 December 1949 · page 6

Sydney, December 6.—Outlook for wool in the United states is very encouraging, says a report from the Australian Wool Board. The report says that…

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SO2 Process Developed Farmer B.H.P. Employee

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 3

Inquiries instigated by the report that of Mt. Isa, Queensland, the introduction of 502 as a reagent in the flotation process had increased the recovery of lead by 10 per cent., silver 11 per cent, and zinc 5 per cent., reveal that the process…

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London Wool Sales

Western Grazier · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 3

The committee of the London Woolbrokers has issued the following report on the London wool sales:— The November-December series of…

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Applications For Butter Price Increase Prices Ministers To Confer

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 2

Sydney, December 8.—The State Prices Minister (Mr. Finnan) said tonight that he had called [?] conference of State Prices Ministers on December 29 at…

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Keen Rivalry Among Dairy Farmers

Western Grazier · Friday 9 December 1949 · page 3

Dairy far[?] in Britain has made consistent and notable progress during the last ten years. This is very apparent from the size and quality of livestock…

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