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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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Record Price for Wool

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 November 1950 · page 3

Melbourne — Buyers set new world record ol £1/4/2 lb. for merino fleece at the Geelong wool sales…

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Aus. Wool Wins Prize

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 November 1950 · page 5

NEW YORK, November 17. —A famous French textile firm which has been using Australian wool almost…

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Levy on U.K. Wool Industry For Scientific Research

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 18 November 1950 · page 5

Pot the purpose of carrying out scientific research for the benefit of the wool industry, a draft order has been placed before the United Kingdom Parliament…

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Dairy Electrification

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 18 November 1950 · page 4

Electric power is being used in the United States in every step of bringing dairy products from the cow to the consumer's table, the U.S. Department of…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 21 November 1950 · page 3

Sydney, November 20.—Some descriptions of merinos were irregular at to-day wool sales, and at times ruled from par to five per cent, lower. They…

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Markets Cattle

Western Grazier · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 2

The official report of the S.A. Stock-[?]aksmen's Association of the abattoirs cattle market of Monday was:—Approximately 1,500 cattle came to…

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Dogs Kill Sheep

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 7

Lithgow — Two savage dogs killed or maimed sheep valued at £ 120 on the property, near Portland. of Mr. Stait…

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Men Hurt By Cattle

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 4

Casino,—Three men were hurl in three accidents involving catthe in the Casino district in one day…

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Cattle on Streets Are Nuisance

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 5

Mr. J. Wilks (Herdsman) in his report to Council last night stated: "In making my report for this month I wish to state that I have carried out…

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Huge Rise In Wool Values

Western Grazier · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 1

Sydney, November 17.—Wool values for the first four months of the 1950/51 selling season broke all Australian records. The average price per lb. was 118.62d,…

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Queensland Cotton Crop

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 3

Camberra — The acreage of growing cotton in Queensland would double this year. the Minister for Commerce (Mr…

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Pastoral Farewell To Mr. J. D. Kelly

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 November 1950 · page 6

Mr. J. D. Kelly (past chairman of the Pastures' Protection Board) was farewelled by members of the P.P.B. and Pastoralists'…

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Pastoral Farewell To Mr. J. D. Kelly

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 November 1950 · page 12

Mr. J. D. Kelly (past chairman of the Pastures' Protection Board) was farewelled by members of the P.P.B, and Pastoralists'…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 3

Sydney, November 27.—The seventh series of the Sydney wool sales closed today with values for all descriptions fully firm at rates ruling on Thursday…

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U.s. Wool Promotion Expansion

Western Grazier · Friday 1 December 1950 · page 2

New York.—A widely expanded program of research, education and advertising for 1951-52 was adopted by the Woll Bureau [?] on November 21. The…

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Higher Prices At S.A. Wool Safe

Western Grazier · Friday 1 December 1950 · page 2

Adelaide, November 29.—At the wool sales yesterday prices generally were from 21, to 6 per cent. higher than at the previous sale. Until yesterday the State…

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Sheep Poisoned by Arsenic New Morta[?]ties in Bathurst, Wagga Districts

Western Grazier · Friday 1 December 1950 · page 3

Two new accounts of heavy losses of sheep as a result of arsenic poisoning, this time reported from the Bathurst an Wagga districts, have been added to the…

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Small Crop This Year

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 December 1950 · page 1

Sydney — The Department of Agriculture today estimated that the State's wheat crop this year will not exceed 45 million bushels…

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Small Crop This Year

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 December 1950 · page 6

Sydney — The Department of Agriculture today estimated that the State's wheat crop this year will not exceed 45 million bushels…

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Graziers Challenge Wool Act

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 5

Melbourne, December 4.—Validity of the Wool Sales Deductions Act is to be challenged in the High Court. On behalf of themselves and all other…

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