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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Butter

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 3

It is stated that when the State Labor Caucus meets on Wednesday members are going to urge the Premier to make the price of butter in N.S.W. conform…

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Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 1

Sydney, August 30. — The Sydney wool sales closed today with all grades of Merino skirtings and lambs wool and carbonizing sorts ruling fully firm…

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State Govt Attacked Over Price Of Butter

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 1

Sydney.—The N.S.W. Country Leader (Mr. Bruxner) today attacked the Government for refusing a further increase in the price of butter. "If butter was allowed to retail at its true market value it would bring about 5/- a lb./.' he said…

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Opposition to the Wool Plan

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 7

Final figures in the poll conducted in connection with the Post J. O. Wool Reserve Prices Plan conducted by the Government showed that a substantial majority of woolgrowers throughout Australia were opposed to the plan…

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Wool Prices Drop In S.A.

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 3

Wool prices were down 30 per cent compared to the June sales at the Bennett and Fisher Ltd. wool…

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NSW Butter Position

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 2

Sydney.—Sufficient butter for two days' rationed supply reached Sydney yesterday from Victoria. But the…

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NSW Butter Position

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 2

Sydney.—Sufficient butter for two days' rationed supply reached Sydney yesterday from Victoria. But the…

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Britain Cuts Butter Ration

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 11

London, August 31.—Britain's butter ration will be reduced by 25 per cent, from September 9, the Food…

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Britain Cuts Butter Ration

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 3

London, August 31.—Britain's butter ration will be reduced by 25 per cent, from September 9, the Food…

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N.z. To. Sell Own Wool

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 7

Wellington — The New Zealand Wool Board will start an independent marketing scheme…

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N.z. to Sell Own Wool

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 1

Wellington — The New Zealand Wool Board will start an independent marketing scheme…

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Onion-Potato Crops Guarded

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 11

Brisbane.—Farmers near Brisbane last night continued to guard valuable onion and potato crops with…

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Onion-Potato Crops Guarded

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 3

Brisbane.—Farmers near Brisbane last night continued to guard valuable onion and potato crops with…

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Leaving Farms

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 12

Sydney: — Many dairymen are quitting their farms to take highly paid jobs in factories and…

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Dairy costs

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 5

Copenhagen, Prices for dairy produce in Denmark have not kept up with rising…

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Butter Price Rise

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 1

Melbourne, September 2.—The price of butter in Victoria. South Australia. Tasmania and Western Australia had increased by [?]…

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NSW Grocer Sells Butter At Loss

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 2

Sydney.—Mr. H. Bull has been selling Victorian butter at the N.S.W. controlled price and losing 5 1/2 on each…

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B.h. Butter Price Up Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 1

[?] supplies from South Australia which arrive here tontorrow will have to carry an extra 11 1/2d. following the…

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"No Effect Yet" of Wool Move

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 8

London, Rejection of the wool reserve price scheme by Australian woolgrowers in a referendum would have no immediate effect on either producers or consumers, British wool officials said today…

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Butter Famine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 2

Sydney.—Distributors believe that a butter famine will force the State Government to increase the price from 2/8 to 3/11/2 a pound…

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