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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 5

Local stock and station agents advise that wool sales will begin in Adelaide on Tuesday next. Agents wil begin sellilng the…

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International Distinction Won By Farming Film

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 3

A British documentary film produced by the Central Office of Information was awarded a first prize at the Inter national Exhibition of Scientific Films…

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British Rag-men Like Wool Prices

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 6

London, September 12.—New Australian prices for raw wool are making Britain's 2000 "rag-men" the country's wealthiest barrow boys. These "rag-men" conduct a…

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Tax on Wool Vital, Says Prof. Copland

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 6

Melbourne. — The vice-Chancellor of the National University (Sir Douglas Copland) yesterday again urged the…

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Markets CATTLE

Western Grazier · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 3

The official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association on the Abattoirs cattle market on Monday was: The yarding of cattle was a similar…

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Wool Export Tax Fantastic Says Manufacturers Official

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 1

Canberra, September 14.—Describing the wool export tax as fantastic the director of the Australian chamber Manufacturers, Mr. Litham Withall,…

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Post JO Wool Scheme Proposed Will U.S. And Dominion Combine To Cut Russia Out

Western Grazier · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 2

Sydney, September 14.—The Governments of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa proposed to establish a post JO wool plan in conjunction with the United Kingdom, the Minister for Commerce (Mr. McEwen) said yesterday. He…

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Won sheep dog trial

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 September 1950 · page 12

METROPOLITAN POLICE SUPERINTENDENT (Supt. J. B. Walsh) toothing Mis. M. Walsh's Rowedy Queen in the sheepdog trials at the Adelaide Show. Rowdy Qusen won thc final with the loss of only four points, creating a record by being the first dog to win the Royal Show trial Two years in succession…

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Albury Wool Boycott

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 September 1950 · page 9

Albury. — The Victorian and South Australian Wool Buyers' Association have boycotted the Albury wool sales next week…

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217d For Wool

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 September 1950 · page 11

Melbourne.—A British buyer yesterday paid 217d. lb. for three bales of wool—the highest price ever paid at an Australian auction…

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Post JO Wool Scheme Proposed Will U.S. And Dominion Combine To Cut Russia Out?

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 16 September 1950 · page 6

Sydney, September 14.—The Governments of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa proposed to establish a post JO wool plan in conjunction with the United Kingdom, the Minister for Commerce (Mr. McEwen) said yesterday. He…

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Police Move to Stop Sheep Smuggling

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 September 1950 · page 1

Melbourne.—Police will patrol small country roads on the New South Wales-Victoria border in an attempt to stamp out sheep smuggling. Stolen sheep and cattle are being…

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Wool Conference

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 19 September 1950 · page 1

London, September 18.—The Australian minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) arrived in London by air yesterday to attend the International…

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Adelaide Wool Sales Opened

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 September 1950 · page 11

Adelaide.—A record number of woolbuyers' representatives from many parts of the world made their last inspection yesterday of samples of 40,000 bales of S.A. wool displayed in Port…

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Adelaide Wool Sales Open

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 20 September 1950 · page 1

Adelaide, September 19.—At the opening of the wool sales today brokers quoted best wools 5 per cent. lower than rates at the August sales. Principal buyers…

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July Wool Export Down This Year But Financial Returns High

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 21 September 1950 · page 6

Canberra, September 18.—Export of Australian wool in July fell below the figure set the previous year, but the financial return was higher, according to…

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Markets CATTLE

Western Grazier · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 4

The official report of the S.A. Stock Salesman's Association on the Abattto[?] cattle market on Monday was:— An excellent yarding of 2,130 cattle was…

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Sheep and Lambs

Western Grazier · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 4

The official report of the S.A. Salesmen's Association on the abattoirs sheep market of Wednesday was; Owing to a much heavier booking by…

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Wool Conference

Western Grazier · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 3

London, September 18.—The Australian Minister for Commerce and Agriculture Mr. McExen) arrived in London by air yesterday to attend the International…

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Will Fly Wool To Market

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 5

Sydney.—Mr. A. Hickery has arranged to fly his wool clip from his flood-bound Willandra Station, in western New South…

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