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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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Talk of the Town Saved The Wool

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 July 1950 · page 2

A RESIDENT of Rainbow Avenue claims this as a record wool winding performance. Leaving her friend's home…

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Farms On Offer For Ex-Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 July 1950 · page 2

Sydney. — The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) announced today that two dairy farms on Baerami (2) Estate, near Denman[?]…

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Pastoral Officer Retires 48 Years In Industry

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 5 July 1950 · page 6

Sydney. July 4.-J. W. Allen has retired from his position as secretary of the Graziers Federal Council of Australia and of the Australian…

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Finding Of Suicide In Death Of Local Pastoral Secretary

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 July 1950 · page 10

At an inquest today into the death of Archie Lionel Wilson, the coroner (Mr. C. K. Ward) found that he died on June 22 from the effects of strychnine, wilfully self-administered. Wilson was secretary of the Pastoralists' Association of West Darling. He…

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Market Reports Cattle

Western Grazier · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 2

The official report of the S.A. Stock Salemen's Association on the Abattoirs Cattle Market on Monday was: The number of cattle yarded today…

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Pastoral Officer Retires 48 Years In Industry

Western Grazier · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 1

Sydney, July 4.—J. W. Allen has retired from his position as secretary of the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia and of the Australian…

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Record Set Up in Sheep Sale

Western Grazier · Friday 7 July 1950 · page 2

Sydney, July 3. — Average price for 30,500 sheep sold at Hay last Friday was £4/17/10 per head, and the total clearance and knocked down for £148,545…

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Australia's Export Wheat Mainly Sold

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 8 July 1950 · page 1

Mr F. H. Cullen, chairman or the Australian Wheat Board, announced recently that most of Australia's…

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Lands Minister Is Farmer

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 July 1950 · page 4

Sydney.—Closer settlement is essential to the future, not only of New South Wales, but of Australia, said Mr. J. B. Renshaw,…

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Wool Levy Soon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 11

Adelaide. — S.A. woolgrowers will probably be levied more than £200,000 at the first 1950-51 Adelaide wool sale next month…

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Big Wool Offering This Year

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 1

Sydney, July 10.—A maximum of 1,800,000 bales of wool will be offered in Australia for sale by public suction before the Christmas recess. The National…

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Wool Levy For 1950/51 Set At 7½ Per Cent. Should Enable Review Next Year

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 11 July 1950 · page 1

Canberra, July 10:—The levy on wool in the 1950/51 season will be 7½ per cent, and comes into effect from August 26, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. McEwen, announced yesterday. With the high wool prices in the 1950/51 season the…

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£14/13/9 For Wool Classers

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 5

Sydney.—Under an agreement ratified yesterday, wool classers of N.S.W., Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania will receive a…

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Wool Levy Request To Exclude Skin Wools

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 1

Sydney, July 11.—The Australian Woolgrowers council has asked the Australian Government not to apply the 7½ per cent, levy to skin wools. Announcing this…

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Gorgeous[?] Crops Hair

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 July 1950 · page 8

LONDON, July 11.—American tennis glamor gir[?] "Gorgeous Gussie" Moran, has returned to the U.S.A…

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Wool Cheque

Western Grazier · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 3

Canberra, July 12. — Australia's cheque for greasy wool sold during the cloven months ended May, was worth £1248,165,000, according to figures…

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Wool Sale

Western Grazier · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 2

On Tuesday June 27, the New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency C. Ltd. brought forward a catalogue totalling 6.566 balts. The selection was an…

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Big Wool Offering This Year

Western Grazier · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 2

Sydney, July 10.—A maximum of 1,800,000 bales of wool will be offered in Australia for sale by public auction before the Christmas recess. The National…

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Wool Levy Request To Exclude Skin Wools

Western Grazier · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 3

Sydney, July 11.— The Australian Woolgrowers Council has asked the Australian Government not to apply the 7½ per cent. levy to skin wools. Announcing this…

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Wool Levy For 1950/51 Set At 7½ Per Cent. Should Enable Review Next Year

Western Grazier · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 3

Canberra, July 10:—The levy on wool in the 1950/51 season will be 7½ percent, and comes into effect from August 26, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. McEwen, announced yesterday. With the high wool prices in the 1950/51 season the…

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