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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

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Wheat Crop

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 June 1952 · page 10

Washington, Thursday. — The Agriculture Department yesterday predicted an overall 1952 wheat crop of…

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Highlights on Wool Market

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 June 1952 · page 8

As there were no sales at Australian centres during the week ended June 9, there was no movement in wool values. In Bradford, notwithstanding the steady…

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Price Of Butter To Be 4'2

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 June 1952 · page 4

Melbourne.—The price of butter is almost certain to be 4/2, not 4/1, from July 1. Wholesalers and retailers…

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Sight Restored to S.a. Farmer

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 June 1952 · page 11

Adelaide—A blind Mount Pleasant farmer, who had to feel his way round his 291-acre sheep property, has had his sight restored…

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World Rice Crop

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 4

The 1951-52 world harvest of rough rice is estimated at 336,003 million pounds by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The…

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Cattle Thieves

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 6

Brisbane.—Two policemen have set out from remote stations in far north-western Queensland to track…

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Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 5

Adelaide, June 17.—At the tenth and final wool sale of the season today prices were equal to or slightly easier than at the…

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Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 5

Adelaide, June 18. — Values at the wool sales today remained firm. Competition was widespread and animates…

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Farmers Fight Over Clouds

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 7

New York, Wednesday.—Cherry growers got the upper hand in the battle they are waging against wheat farmers in Yakima Valley, Washington…

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District Wool Dobs Well

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 1

Adelaide, June 19.—Wool values were maintained at today's sale, when strong quality wools were in best demand…

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Farm Life Contribute To Democratic Way Life In U.S., Says Official

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 5

Under Secretary of Agriculture, Clarence J. McCormick, credits the "family farm" structure of American agriculture with contributing…

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Farmer Is Now Earl

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 2

Brisbane. — Queensland's only earl, the fifth Earl of Ducie, has died in Mary[?] borough Hospital…

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Expansion of Wool Board Work to Japan

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 June 1952 · page 8

Wool promotion will be taken to Japan, where the International Wool Secretariat will establish a branch. This was revealed at the…

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Dramatic Move in Wool World; Big Consumption

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 June 1952 · page 5

A sudden dramatic change in the outlook for wool was revealed last week when Wool Bureau Inc., the American counter-part of International Wool Secretariat, released amended statistics disclosing that world wool consumption in 1951 was 98…

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Farmer Wants Parliament

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 5

Swan Hill.—Mr. S. Storer, of Swan Hill, said that he would seek Country Party endorsement to stand…

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Huge Cattle Mobs Filmed on Escape-roune

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 6

Huge movements of cattle driven by drought out of the Northern Territory into Queensland are being filmed in color by Charles Charles…

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C.W.A. Wool And Handicrafts Exhibition

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 4

The annual, wool and handicrafts exhibition arranged by the Country Women's Association will be opened at the New Masonic Hall…

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Butter Hoard Denied

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 5

Sydney, June 24.—Leading distributors of dairy produce today denied charges that butter held in held stores would be worth about…

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New Wool Chief

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 7

Mr. E. Waterman, of South Australia, who has been named as chairman, of the International Wool…

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Art and Wool Display

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 1

The Country Women's Association handicrafts exhibition at the New Masonic…

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