Parkes Sheep
Langlands, Hanion Coy. report as follows on the Pukes Sheep Market on Wednesday, April 5. Owing to Heads and rain only 600…
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Farming & the land, 1950
580 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 29
Britons Getting More Butter
London, April 13.—Changes in the Britsih food ration announced by the Food Ministry today include en increase in butter to five ounces…
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New York, April 13.—Neither nature, nor man had developed an acceptable substitute for wool, said the president of the Wool Bureau…
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Brisbane, April 16—A blow accompanied by torrential rain struck [?] township of Coen without war[?] early today causing severe…
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Sydney.—The hearing of an application by the Australian Workers' Union for a new Federal Pastoral…
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Ca[?]berra, April 17.—Australian wool exports in the first eight months of 1949-50 returned £182,328,000, an increase of £36,744,000 compared with the…
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Sydney.—More than 800,000 sheep, and wool worth £2,250,000, have been lost in Queensland and parts of New South Wales from blowfly attack following the floods…
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Sydney.—Wool sales for the nine months ended March 31 totalled £30,658,050 more than for the whole of the 1948-49 season…
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Deniliquin.—An attemppt is being made by best to rescue from drowaing more than 2000 sheep marooned by the rising Murrumbidgee flood waters on Avalon Station, about 25 miles from Balranald…
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Sydney. — Seven hundred and fifty Australian stud sheep will be sent to the United States next month…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Demand Unabated Wool and Its Near Future
Prophecy in the wool trade is generally frowned upon, but there is a fairly prevalent view in trade circles that, in view of the two price recoveries, and the fact that Dominion marketing seasons ore well advanced, only unforseen developments would…
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Adelaide, April 20.— A message from [?] states that 23-year-old Edna [?] daughter of the Territory's well known drover, Harry Zigenbine. left…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tea, Butter Ration To End In June?
Canberra.—Tea and butter rationing is expected to end in June. It is believed, however, that the Federal Government will make no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer Withsnake Offers Services
Sydney.—A farmer flew to Sydney to sell and "service" rat-catching snakes to bag merchants and warehouses. His first day's sale tally was one 7½ft. diamond…
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Following city reports that tea and butter rationing would probably end on June 30, inquiries were made locally yesterday, and Mr. W. Spain Government…
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Deniliquin.—Sixteen men worked building pontoon bridges to rescue 2200 sheep. Mr. Frank Young, of Avalon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Threat to Wool?
New York, April 25.—Production of American new synthetic wonder materials such as orlon, vicars, and dynel, is almost as "hush-hush" as details of America's stock-pile of atomic bombs…
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Wellington (N.Z.).—New Zealand records in three types of wool were broken before noon in the fourth and final wool sale at…
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Sydney, April 26.—Pastoral workers in five States will be granted an interim award by the Federal Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. Donovan)…
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Canberra.—The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. J. McEwan, said in the House of Representatives a further amount…
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