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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Wheat For India Move By State Premier

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 1

Sydney, May 16.—The New South Wales Premier (Mr. McGirr) will ask the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) to divert Australian wheat…

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Wool Sales U.S. Withdrawal Hit Growers

Western Grazier · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 2

Sydney, Wednesday,—Virtual withdrawal of American bidders from the Australian wool auctions in April cost growers…

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Wool Price Fall: Cannot Alone Halt [?]ationary Trend

Western Grazier · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 2

Sydney, May 14—It was unl[?] that the su[?] fall in the price of the [?] wool can by itself halt the inflationary trend of internal prices the…

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Cattle Tests for Tb Signs

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 May 1951 · page 3

The testing of all local cattle for tuberculosis will begin next week under a new regulstion gazetted…

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Wool Price Steadies

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 May 1951 · page 10

London, May 20. — The Committee of London Wool Brokers made a guarded forecast that there would…

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Wool Tax Aids Fed. Revenue

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 May 1951 · page 2

Federal revenue (£591.1 million) was only £6.8 million below expenditure (£597.9 million) at the end…

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Sheep Studied in Hot Room

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 May 1951 · page 2

Brisbane.—Ten sheep will be kept this week in a "hot room" at 120 degrees all day so that delegates to the jubilee science congress can study the effect of heat on…

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U.S. Sheep Population Has Fallen 41 Per Cent. In Ten Years

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 22 May 1951 · page 1

Melbourne, May 21.—The sheep population of the United States has fallen nearly 20,000,000 in the last 10 years. This was announced…

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Markets Cattle

Western Grazier · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 3

The official report of the S.A. stock Salesmen Association on the Abattoirs cattle market of 21/5/51 was: Owing to some 56 vans not arriving…

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The Week in the Wool Market

Western Grazier · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 2

Though American buyers have not jet returned large-scale open bidding, their return to the wool buyers benches this week has given the wool…

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Wheat For India Move By State Premier

Western Grazier · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 1

Sydney, May 18.—[?] Wales Premier (Mr. [?] ask the Prime Minister [?] as divert Aust[?]…

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U.S. Sheep Popu[?]on Has Fallen 41 Per Cent. In Ten Yean

Western Grazier · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 4

Melbourne, May 21.—The sheep population of the United States has fallen nearly 20,000,000 in the last 10 years. This was announced…

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Details Of Wool Reserve Price Plan Announced Strong Opposition By Many Grazier Organisations

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 1

Canberra, May 24.—The Minister for Commerce, Mr. McEwan, has announced details of the minimum reserve price plan for wool which replaces the wartime JO scheme. The plan will be operated by the governments of Australia, New…

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"Farmer-Settler" Merino Ewe Competition; Entries Close June 7

Western Grazier · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 3

Flockowners can enter at any time between now and June 7 for the Merino Ewe Competitions conducted by "The Farmer and Settler," in conjunction with the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture. District competitions will culminate in the State…

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Reserve Price for Aus. Wool

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 5

Details of the minimum reserve price plan for wool, which is intended to replace the wartime JO scheme, have been announced by the Minister for Commerce…

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Values Decline At Sydney Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 5

Sydney, May 28. — Wool values at Sydney wool sales today showed a decline of up to 10 per cent, on rales earlier in May. Falls were more…

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Travelling' Scholarships For Farmers Offered by Nuffield foundation

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 2

Canberra, May 28. — The Nuffield Foundation will continue this year its practice of offering two travelling scholarships to enable progressive Australian…

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Wool Prices

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 1

Sydney, May 29.—Values for batter quality wool at Sydney sales today remained unchanged on rates yesterday. Average descriptions of fleece and…

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Wool Prices

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 4

Sydney, May 30.—Values for practically all merino descriptions at today's wool sales were 2½ to 5 per cent below yesterday's levels…

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MARKETS Cattle

Western Grazier · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 2

The official report of the S. A. Stock Salesman's Association on the Abatto[?] cattle market for 28 [?] was: The number of cattle yarded today…

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