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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Butter Stocks in State Rationed

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 1

Sydney.—Butter will be unofficially rationed by retailers in many parts of the State until supplies improve. The price of butter is…

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Wool Prices Values Decline At Sydney Wool Sales

Western Grazier · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 2

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

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New Top-quality Cattle Bred in U.s

Western Grazier · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 2

A new breed of beef cattle suitable fur femi-tropical conditions such as prevail in the northern areas of Australia, has been developed in the State…

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Australian Purebred Sheep to Strengthen U.s. Breed

Western Grazier · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 2

The Australian Government has sent 12 of its blue-blood Merino sheep to the United States to help American scientists produce a better breed. Three…

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The Week in the Wool Market

Western Grazier · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 1

Wool sales in Brisbane and Melbourne last week strengthened the conviction that the widening of competition and demand is the prelude to a general demand is the p[?]lude to a general…

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Personal Attack In Wool Plan Discussion Deplored

Western Grazier · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 1

Sydney, May 31.—A newspaper advertisement which made a personal atta[?] Mr. J. P. Abbot, former M.H.R. for New England, was condemned by the…

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Decline In Wool Sales Values A Report By Dalgety's

Western Grazier · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 2

Sydney—Repre[?] from the pr[?] shipping held-up in New Zealand which has involved overseas wool buyers in [?]comes losses, and tears of an…

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Travelling Scholarships For Farmers Offered By Nuffield Foundation

Western Grazier · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 1

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

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Retailers Must Sell Butter

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 June 1951 · page 1

Sydney.—Retailers who withheld butter from sale would be prosecuted, the Prices Minister (Mr. Finnan) warned today. Prices Branch officials…

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World Check to Wool

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 June 1951 · page 1

Mexico City. June 1.—An Australian resolution to omit wool from the world list of commodities eligible for…

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N.S.W. Homes Threatened With Shortage Of Essential Foods Orgy Of Butter Buying In Sydney Shops

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 2 June 1951 · page 1

Sydney, June 1.—Homes throughout New South Wales and in some other States are threatened with shortages of essential foods—milk, butter, sugar and salt all short in supply. In Sydney today women rushed shops both in the city and…

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Butter Panic

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 1

Sydney.—Panic buying of butter continued in Sydney today as organising secretary of the Housewives…

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More Wanted For Butter

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 2

Sydney—The Federal Joint Dairy Advisory Committee will recommend to the Federal Government…

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No Shortage Locally: Potatoes And Butter

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 1

There is no shortage locally of butter or potatoes and there is no need for panic buying of these items…

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No Wool For China

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 2

Wellington (N.Z.).—The New Zealand Minister for External affaire (Mr. Dodge) said that the…

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Butter Price Rise; Less Subsidy

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 3

Melbourne.—If the butter retail price were increased by the State Governments the Commonwealth would…

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Personal Attack In Wool Plan Discussion Deplored

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 4

Sydney, May 31.—A newspaper advertisement, which made a personal attack on Mr. P. Abbot, former M.H.R. for New England, was condemned by the…

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Survey Reveals: No Relief to Egg Supply for Month But No Shortage, Of Butter Stocks

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 3

There would be no improvement to egg supplier for at least another month, the manager of the Icc and Produce Co. (Mr. Clem G. Davison) said yesterday. Supplies had been particularly bads…

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Recondition Old Wool

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 5

With the prices of woollen Roods increasing by leaps and bounds it has become a difficult task for the housewife to make the budget stretch to…

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Japan Good Wool Buyer

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 6

Canberra.—Figures issued last night showed that Japan was Australia's fourth best customer for wool,…

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