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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Local Butter Is Sent Away

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 June 1951 · page 12

Inquiries today revealed that Broken Hill's butter shortage was still being aggravated by people…

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B.I.C. Investigation Reveals: Broken Hill Has Ample Butter Supplies But Citizens Must Act In Sensible Manner

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 30 June 1951 · page 1

If Broken Hill housewives do not start a frenzy of butter hoarding or send over their [?] of butter away, Broken Hill need not fear a butter famine. This was the conclusion reached by…

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Dairy Costs

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 6

Sydney.—The annual convention of the Liberal Party on Saturday resolved that the method of assessing the production costs of dairy products on a 56-hours week basis was wrong in principle. It said the cost should…

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New Pastoral Inspector Here

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 2

The new Western Division pastoral inspector (Mr. N. S. Toogood) arrived here yesterday. He is staying at the Palace Hotel…

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Price of Butter

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 1

Sydney, July 2.—State Prices Ministers will meet the Federal Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Mc[?]wen) next Monday to discuss the…

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Butter Prices Likely To Be Increased

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 1

Sydney.—An increase in the price of butter will be discussed in Melbourne next Monday between State Prices Ministers and the Federal Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. Mc Ewen)…

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Butter

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 2

The local bu[?] position has [?] worsened [?] expected [?] second pride butter did not [?] to hand yesterday to bo[?]r the [?]…

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Butter Points

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 3

To make butter go further for sandwiches, etc. Next fairly soft butter with a woo[?] spoon, adding cold milk grad[?] with good pinch salt 1/4 lb…

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Price of Butter

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 1

Canberra.—The Commonwealth is expected to ask the State Prices Minister to add [?]d. a lb. to the price of…

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Softer City Jobs... Big Wool Prices...herds Sold Why butter's scarce and

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 4

AUSTRALIA'S sudden butter shortage, with its consequent headaches for Australian and British housewives, is probably the best thing that could have happened. Because it has directed…

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Butter Position Takes Turn for Worse Promised Supplies Fail To Arrive

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 1

Supplies of second grade butter which had been promised local wholesalers failed to arrive yesterday in anything like expected quantities…

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Russia tightens up on its farmers

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 7

Washington,: Russia is tightening its grip on its farmers "apparently in preparation for war," says Dr. Lazar Voln Russianborn specialist on Eastern Europe for the Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations…

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Inspection Of District Pastoral Conditions

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 3

A survey of the country from Broken Hill to the north-west comer of the State was made last week by members of the Western Division Conservation Advisory Committee, accompanied by local Forestry Officer, H. Dring, and Mr. J. G…

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Wool SAles Deductions

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 8

Canberra. — A total of £109,500,000 was collected under the Wool Sales Deduction Act to June 30, the…

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Wool Talks In Canberra

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 5

Canberra.—The Minister for Commerce, Mr. J. McEwen, conferred in Canberra with…

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The Week in the Wool Market

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 4

The Australian Wool Season ended in Brisbane and Perth last Thursday, and for the first time since the auctions were resumed in 1946, the market west…

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Cheap Wool For U.S.A.

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 1

Washington. July 5. — Australia and Great Britain have agreed to a plan to enable the United States to buy…

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Barrier Miner Friday, July 6, 1951. Butter and Meat

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 3

ARE the governments in Australia being duped about the prices necessary for commodities? It is true that increased wages will be reflected in prices, but there seem to…

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Tas.Butter Famine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 July 1951 · page 2

Hobart.—Hobart and other big towns are faced with a butter famine because large quantities of butter are…

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Yes, he has no butter

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 July 1951 · page 1

TIRED of saying "No" to eustomers, a King's Cross Sydney, grocer now saves his voice. He doesn't need to…

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