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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1951

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Funeral of Mr. T. E. Cropley

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 12

Mr Thomas Edward Cropley died at the Hospital last night after being an inmate for 2½ years. He was born in Canada 72 years…

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Death of Mr. T. E. Cropley

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Edward Cropley died at the Hospital on Monday night after being an inmate for two and a halt years. Born in Canada 73 years ago, he had…

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Star Farmer at 21

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 5

New York.—Forrest Davis, [?]un., 21, of Quincy, Florida, has been named the 1950 Star Farmer of America. He…

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Wool Subsidy Rises

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 9

Sydney.—On the recommendation of the Australian Wool Realisation Committee, subsidies on woollen yarns and wool felt…

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Wool substitutes sought in U.S. From a special correspondent

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 4

New York, Monday.—Record[?]ing prices paid at Australia's latest wool sales are sending American manufacturers scurrying in search of cheaper wool substitutes. In skittish mood (no doubt because…

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Funeral of Late Mr. T. E. Cropley

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 5

The funeral of the late Thomas Edward Cropley, who died on Monday evening, took place yesterday, leaving his late residents 438 Piper Street, at…

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Junior Farmers Clubs of N.s.w

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 2

Again this year the Bank of New South Wales will sponsor a 10 days school of instruction for 60 selected Junior farmers at Hawkesbury or Wagga Agricultural…

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Dairy Cattle Show

Western Grazier · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 3

Nearly 250,000 [?] recently s[?]rded the thir[?] annual National Dairy Caf[?] Congress in the United States. More than 1,000 head of prize…

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Wool Records

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 5

Sydney.—At the Goulburn sales, Australian and world record prices were broken for crossbred and comeback types. Crossbreds…

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Theft of Sheep Alleged

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 4

Cooma.—Frederick Vaughan Bastardi, of Cooma, was committed for trial by Mr. E. J. Forrest, S.M., at Cooma Police Court on a…

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British Wool Stocks

Western Grazier · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 3

Bradford latest returns show that the c[?] of British wool yarn and cloth in still reaching new post-war records and firms have entered the new year…

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Poles Take Record Sheep Shipments

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 3
Also in Western Grazier

London: Record consignments, totalling 1,084 head of Romney Marsh sheep [?]re made to Poland last year by a firm of British livestock shippers…

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British Wool Manufacturers Uneasy

Western Grazier · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

Bradford: The steady, rise in wool prices is creating unprecedented difficulties in British and [?] Buropean consuming centres…

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New Wool Price Record

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 4

Goulturn, February 1.—A new world's record was made for greasy merino fleece at today's woolsales. Two lots were sold for 323d.—9¼d, above the previous world…

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Wool Bureau Extension Considered

Western Grazier · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

The Wool Bureau [?] is considering expansion of its activities on the west coast of the United Stale, according to the President of the Bureau, Mr. F…

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1951 Fashions in Wool

Western Grazier · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 3

Some of the newly designed [?]ons in wool were featured in a recent display the International Wool Secretariat in London, Erland. In the Petit Solon of a large London store, recently…

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Women In Pastoral Industry Dangerous Influence, Says A.W.U. Secretary

Western Grazier · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

Sydney, January 26.—In an attack on the employment of women as cooks in shearing sheds, the general secretary of the A. W. U. T. Dougherty, said…

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U.S. Ambassador Tours South Africa's Wool Areas

Western Grazier · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

Pretoria: The new American Ambassador to South Africa (Mr. John O. E[?]hardt) has completed a 10-day tour of the Karroo and other wool-growing…

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Junior Farmers Clubs of N.s.w

Western Grazier · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 1

Again this year the Bank of New South Wales will sponsor a 10 days school of instruction for [?] selected junior farmers at Hawkesbury or Wagga Agricultural…

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