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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1950

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Interim Award for Pastoral Workers

Western Grazier · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 3

Sydney, April 28.—Pastoral workers in five States will be granted an interim award by the Federal Conciliation Commissioner (Mr.Donovan)…

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MARKETS Lambs And Sheep

Western Grazier · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 2

The official report of the S.A. Stock Salesmens' Association, in the Abattoirs lamb market on Wednesday was: Owing to a very short supply by mad…

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Record Sale For Sheep

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 1

A new State record was established at the South Australian abattoirs sale on Wednesdsy when 791 Merino wethers were sold at…

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Wool Men Wont £36 A Week

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 8

Sydney.—Pastoral employers unanimuosly rejected a claim by woolelamers for a minimum weekly wage of £36 at a…

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U.s.a. Has New Rival for Wool

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 8

New York, April 30.—Men's suits that won't wrinkle or fade, shirts that don't have to be pressed after washing and overcoats that can be washed without shrinking are t[?] latest in men's clothing…

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U.S. Tree Farming Program

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 4

Planting and care of trees is studied by young people of rural United States as a part of the National program of reforestation and tree framing. More than half of the trees grown in the United States are on small woodlands…

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Danger From T.b. Dairy Herds

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 3

Bovine tuberculosis was contracted by drinking milk from infected dairy herds, and was mainly a…

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Sheep Sweat to Clean Wool

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 3

New York, May 5.—A new and better process for scouring wool, using sheep sweat and alcohol,…

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Increased Wages for Pastoral Men

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 3

Sydney.—50,000 pastoral workers in all States except Queensland will benefit from increased interim wage rates announced by Federal Conciliation Commissioner J. R. Donovan yesterday…

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Bright Prospects For Souths. Crop Of New Footballers

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 6

With three recruits from South Australia expected to don Souths colors within the next three weeks, and the possible return of popular…

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Pastoral Award Gives New Rates

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 4

Conciliation Commissioner Donovan has issued an interim award in respect to the Federal Pastoral Industry to take effect as from May 22. Mr. L. Wilson, secretary of the…

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Will Butter Ration Go?

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The Australian Dairy Produce Board has recommended to the Federal Government that…

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Cattle

Western Grazier · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 2

The official report of the S.A. Stockmen's Association on the Abattoirs cattle market on Monday [?] The number of cattle yarded at the…

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Wool

Western Grazier · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 3

Mr. J. J. Clark, M.H.R. asked recently in the House of Representatives: Can the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture inform me what is the…

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Interim Award For Pastoral Workers

Western Grazier · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 1

The issue of an interim award for the pastoral industry was made early this week and rates will operate from May 22. The new rates allow for…

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Butter Rationing Not Off Yet

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 1

Canberra. May 11— [?] are now being made by the Commonwealths [?] into factors which could [?] in the remoral of restrictions on the purchase…

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Butter Ration Plan

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 1

Canberra.—The Federal Government has decided to continue butter and tea rationing for at least another two months. Announcing this last night the Minister for Trade and Customs (Senator O'Sullivan) said that coupons which become…

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Butter And Tea Coupons Double Value—But To Longer

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 1

Cabbera May 14— [?] ration coupns which [?] tomorrow each [?] Minister for Trade [?]…

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Pastoral Elections

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 8

There was one of the largest attendances ever at this morning's meeting of the Pastoralists' Association of West Darling…

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Wool dress

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 May 1950 · page 5

THIS hand-knitted white wool lace dinner dress, displayed in London by the International Wool Secretariat, has a very full…

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