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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1949

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London Wool Prices Firm

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 7

Melbourne. London wool sales were held on Thursday, with offerings totalling 16,326 bales, of which 16,122 were sold…

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Wool Mills May Close

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 2

Sydney. Record wool prices may force weaving and spinning mills through Australia to close because they are unable to pass…

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Wool Prices Firmer

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 8

The market at the Alelaide wool sales which commenced yesterday,. was generally [?] than at those in January…

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McGinty,Great Sheep, Dead

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 3

Junee. McGinty, famous Yass River sheep, has died at the age of 14½. McGinty was known to wool…

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Britain Negotiating For Australian Wheat

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 3

London, February 21.—Negotiations have reached an advanced stage for the bulk sale of about 60 million bushels of Australian wheat to Britain, says the…

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High Wool Prices 300 Mills Employees Dismissed

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 5

Sydney, February 23.—Australian Woollen Mills Ltd. is dismissing 300 employees because of high wool prices. Other dismissals are threatened…

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Increased Sheep Killing Charge

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 5

As a result of a mayoral minute at the Council meeting last night, the killing charge for sheep at the abattoirs is to be increased to 1 - per sheep as…

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Britain Negotiating for Australian Wheat

Western Grazier · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 1

London, February 21.—Negotiations have reached an advanced stage for the bulk sale of about 60 million bushels of Australian wheat to Britain, says the…

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Adelaide Wool Record Goes Higher

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 4

Adelaide, February 24.—For the third successive day the new Adelaide wool price record was established today when seven bales realised 98 1/2d. The market…

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Research Aids Northern Tobacco Industry Sheep Sales Cancelled

Western Grazier · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 1

The tobacco industry in Queensland will be given a sounder basis as a result of research by C.S.I.R., in collaboration with the Queensland Department of…

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New S.a. Record Wool Price

Western Grazier · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 1

A new Adelaide record sale price of [?] 95d. a lb, was obtained at the second [?] of the seventh wool sale on Wednesday when the previous day[?] record of [?]…

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High Wool Prices 300 Mills Employees Dismissed

Western Grazier · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 3

Sydney, February 23.—Australian Woollen Mills Ltd. is dismissing 300 employees because of high wool prices. Other dismissals are threatened…

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Seven Months Wool Cheque £108,619,961

Western Grazier · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 3

Wool old in the Commonwealth in the seven months ended January 31 realised £108,619,961 compared with £76,632.020 for the corresponding period in the…

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Wool Buyers Look To Britain For Better Livestock

Western Grazier · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 3

Record prices are being paid for cham[?] so high is the reputation of Britishdom. so high in the reputation of British livestock overseas…

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Temperament in Dairy Cows Dehorn or Cull Aggressive Animals

Western Grazier · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 4

Some cows are naturally aggressive while others are timid The aggressive beast is a menace in the assembly yard and may cause considerable injury to…

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Wool Prices Firm At Sale In Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 February 1949 · page 7

The report issued by Dalgety and Co. following Thursday's wool sales in Adelaide was:— "Compared with the last sale,…

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Butter Price to Go Up

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 1

Canberra.—The retail price of butter is expected to be raised by about 2d, 1b, within the next few months to offset increased costs…

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Less Sheep in U.s

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 5

New York, Feb. 27.—A drop of eight percent, is recorded in the sheep population of the United States, leaving it at 31,963,000, the…

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N.z. Wheat Deal

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 1

Melbourne.—New Zealand has bought 2,500,000 bushels of Australian wheat at 15/ a bushel, to be delivered between June and…

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Plenty Of Cattle, but No Meat For Adelaide—Strike Still On. Court Notified In Bid To End Meat Strike

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 1

Adelaide.—The Commonwealth Arbitration Court was today notified of the dispute at the Metropolitan and Export Abattoirs. This opens the way for Federal…

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