London Wool Sales Market Report
The first London wool sales for 1950 opened on Thursday, January 26. when the quantities offered were as follows:—Australian 20.446 bales, New Zealand…
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Farming & the land, 1950
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Wool Demand Exceeds Supply
Washington. February 23.—Although world wool consumption for the current fiscal year would probably be slightly lower than for the previous season. It…
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Adelaide, March 1.—Keen and widespread competition characterised the opening of the wool sales yesterday when a new record Adelaide price of…
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Adelaide, March 1.—Keen and widespread competition characterised the opening of the wool rales yesterday when a new record Adelaide price of…
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Adelaide. March 1.—Local stock agents report that 5,000 head or cattle valued at about £70,000 have been bought by Queensland intercity from stations in…
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The first series of London Wool Sales for 1950 closed on February 10, having lasted for the usual three weeks. Quantities offered during this period amounted…
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Melbourne.—Australia had not been consulted on a reported new agreement between the United States and Canada on the quantities…
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Sir Charles HcCann. chairman of the International…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Social Happenings Wife of Diplomat Longs for Farm
Melbourne.—A woman whose husband has been an international cricketer, an Indian farmer and is now a diplomat, said that she longed for her farmhouse and small garden…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Barrier Miner Saturday, March 11, 1950. Shall Wheat Board Sell to Germany
SPITEFULNESS is not a sound guide in commerce, even if it is put forward in the guise of patriotism. Thus more consideration than seems to have been given is due to a request of Germany to be…
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Adelaide, March 18.—Wallerberdina Station, a 90.000 acre sheep property, near Hooking, in the far north of S.A. with a lease running to 1980, was sold…
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Canberra, March 15. — Shipments of greasy wool to the United Stales during the seven months ended January last almost doubled in value those for the…
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Sydney.—The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said that he proposed to increase the maximum amount expendable for erection of…
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Sydney.—The Minister for Lands (Mr Sheahan) said that soldier settlers who would not occupy and fully work their farms must…
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Grafton, March 17.—Cecil Weekes, a Bowraville (central north coast) farmer, put his milking machine to a life-saving use a few days ago…
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Sydney. March 21—Millions of winged insects have invaded the western wheat towns of Forbes and Peak Hill Local residents are undecided whether the…
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MR. S. BARRINGTON and his wife, one of several farm families marooned by the G[?]burn Valley (Vic.) floods, are rescued from their Cast Murchison homestead by Murchison police. Between Thursday night and Saturday an average of 12 inches fell and swollen rivers and creeks burst their banks converting the valley into a vast lake…
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The official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association on the Abattoris Sheep Market on Wednesday was: There were 8,500 sheep recorded as…
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Reporting to the monthly meeting of the Pastures Protection Board directors today, Mr. J. E. Cantello (stock inspector) said pastoral conditions in the district were excellent following the rains. Rabbits were multiplying. Present at the meeting were…
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The official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmen's Association on the Abattoirs sheep market of March 15 was:— The number of sheep yarded at the…
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