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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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The Market for Wool April 20 to June 1

Western Grazier · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 2

When the fourth series of London sales of the season closed on April 20 it seemed as though the market for combing wools had found a relatively stable basis after…

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June London Wool Letter From Committee of London Wool Brokers (Continued from Page 2) Report on the Sales From the Buyers' Viewpoint

Western Grazier · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 3

June 1.—The following report was written for C.L.W.B. by one of the principal buyers: "When the sales there was only…

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Acute Shortage of Lamb and Mutton High Wool Price Blamed By Butchers

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 1

Lamb and mutton may toon become as rare ai turkey. This opinion was voiced yesterday by a local butcher, who blamed the acts shortage of lamb and mutton on current high prices on city markets. The value of sheep on meat markets,…

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

Western Grazier · Friday 15 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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London May Wool Sales Opening Report (N.B.—All prices are given in Australian currency.)

Western Grazier · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 1

Friday, May 25.—The May series of London wool sales opened last week, in which 23,104 bales were offered including 12,471 bales from Australia. The…

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Co-ordinating Poultry Farmers

Western Grazier · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 1

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

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U.s. Expects Good Crop

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 7

Washington, [?] America should have another good wheat harvest this year, according to the latest government estimates…

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Cold Kills Crop Hopes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 11

Madrid, A wet, cold spell has killed hopes of Spain's 1951 wheat harvest being "the crop of the…

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Welcome F[?] Sheep

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 8

Deniliquin.—Mannequi[?] w[?] meet a plane carryin[?] a consignment of priz[?] stud sheep at Mascot…

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Wheat Gift For India

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 7

Canberra.—Australia has offered India. Pakistan and Ceylon supplies worth £6½ million for the first year of…

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Cooper's Creek Floods Cattle Route

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 2

C[?]er's Creek — which, it had been said, would not run again— has again baffled the experts and is running strongly…

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Wool Values Fall At Adelaide Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 1

Adelaide, June 18.—Wool values fell heavily when the tenth sod final sale of the season was opened in Adelaide today. Compard with the last sale…

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Synthetic Wool Pian

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 7

Washington, June 19.—The U.S. Defence Mobilisation Director, Mr. Charles Edward Wilson, said he is…

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Sydney Wool Saks

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 1

Sydney, June 19.—Values for all descriptions of merino, comeback and crossbred ruled five per cent lower at Monday's wool sales. The final…

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Vic. People Send Gifts Of Butter

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 9

Sydney.—Hundreds of people in Victoria are sending butter by air to friends and relatives in Sydney…

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Adelaide Wool Sales Growers Not Alarmed

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 1

Adelaide, June 19.—A spokesman for woolgrowers today expressed no alarm at the substantial tall in values at the wool sale In Adelaide and stated that…

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Shortage of Butter

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 1

Canberra.—A suggestion that the butter shortage in NSW was not genuine was made by Mr. Rosevear (Lab)…

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N Z. Butter —Perhaps

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 7

Sydney.—New Zealand nad an exportable surplus of butter, the Prime Minister of the Dominion (Mr…

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Wool Prices

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 4

Sydney, June 21.—The final sale of the 1950/51 wool selling season closed today with values when compared with yesterday. generally 5 per cent lower…

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Markets Sheep and Lambs

Western Grazier · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 3

The official report of the S.A. Stock Salemen's Association on the Abattoirs sheep and lamb market of 13,0,51 was: SHEEP…

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