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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Farmers to Load Ship

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 June 1951 · page 3

Brisbane.—Local farmers will be recruited to load sugar on the freighter Wellpark at MacKay…

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Parkes Cattle

Western Grazier · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 3

Langlands Hanlon Co., Parkes, report as follows on the Parkes ca[?] market on June 6, 1951:—One hundred and twenty head…

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Unparalleled Prices For Wool, Sheep And Lambs Record In History Of Australian Postoral Award

Western Grazier · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 2

Sydney, June 7.—Unparalleled prices for wool, sheep and lambs in Australia during the 1950/51 season will, make it a record in the history of the pastoral industry states the annual review of Winchcombe Carson Ltd. Wool sold in Australian…

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Rayon Teamed with Wool Now

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 9

London, June 7.—New materials, which combine rayon and wool were features of the London exhibition of the British Rayon Federation. Progress in the perfection of rayon was shown…

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Bradford Says Wool Position Impregnable

Western Grazier · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 2

The downward trend of wool values since Easter has been watched with very close attention by the trade, and with not a little concern by Australian woolgrowers. The fact that wool prices are still higher than the growers…

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The Week in the Wool Market

Western Grazier · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 1

With only a fortnight to the final series of sales of the Sydney wool selling season, a downward movement in prices brought about by a weakening of…

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Less Butter

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 June 1951 · page 2

Sydney.—Butter supplies to retailers throughout N.S.W. will be subjected to another deep cut, beginning…

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Cane Farmers Load Ship

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 3

Brisbane.—Three gangs of men, two composed of sugar farmers and the third of other volunteers, began…

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Wharfies Would Not Load Butter For Export While Short Here

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 12 June 1951 · page 1

Sydney, June 11.—A gang of waterside workers said today they would not load a 5,000 pound cargo of butter for export while it was short in Australia…

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A Rise Is Price Predicted: Flour And Wheat Foods

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 12 June 1951 · page 4

Melbourne, June 11.—All foods read from flour or wheat will probably rice in price by the end of the year. Secretary of the Victorian Wheat and…

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Graziers Feel Australia's Wool Customers Should Not Be Ignored Because Of America

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 12 June 1951 · page 3

Sydney, June 11,—The executive of the N.S.W. Graziers Association has stressed that proper weight should be given to the needs of Australia's…

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Co-ordinating Poultry Farmers

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 12 June 1951 · page 2

Canberra: June 11.—The Federal Poultry Committee of the Australian Primary Producers Union to co-ordinate poultry farmers organisations…

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Readers' Request Recipes Lemon Butter

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 13 June 1951 · page 3

For lemon butter, take 3 dessertspoons butter, [?] oz. sugar 2 eggs and 1 lemon. Melt the butter in the top of a double saucepan, add sugar, strained juice and…

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Butter Shortage Caused By Panic Buying

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 13 June 1951 · page 1

Sydney, June 12.—The butter shortage in N.S.W. had largely been created by publicity causing panic buying, the Minister for Agriculture. Mr. Graham…

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Water For Cattle

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 12

At a meeting of the Menindee and District Progress Association a letter from the Minister for Transport…

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MARKETS Sheep and Lambs

Western Grazier · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 1

The official report of the S.A. Slocktalesmen's Association on the abattoirs sheep and lamb market of C/6/51 is: SHEEP…

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June London Wool Letter From Committee Of London Wool Brokers Below is the June London Wool Report from the Committee of London Wool Brokers: the Complex Nature of Wool Supplies

Western Grazier · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 2

No official announcement has so far been forthcoming from the Washington conference on wool supplies: and comments on it must still be deferred to a…

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London Wool Sales Closing Report

Western Grazier · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 3

The fifth series of London wool sales of the season closed on June 1, having opened on May 21, in which period 42,000 bales were offered including…

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Renewed Confidence in Wool Futures

Western Grazier · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 3

Sydney, June 13.—Renewed confidence in wool futures was evidenced yesterday at Goodotga when Dalgety's in conjunction with the AMLF Co. sold…

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The Week In The Wool Market

Western Grazier · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 1

As there have been no wool sales in any Australian centre during the pass week, there are only the recent London series as a guide to the future market…

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