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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

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Wheat Price Worry for Farmers

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 2

Canberra.—The Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation is today asking the Minister for Commerce…

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Dramatic Wool Ensemble by Pierre Balmain

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 9

A grey velours doth two-piece with tightly fitting mink collar and mink cuffs…

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Lag in Farm Plan

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 3

Canberra.—No new homes would be built in Victoria this year for former soldiers, and no more land would be acquired, Mr. Kent Hughes, Interior Minister, told Parliament…

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Wool Sued Dance

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 9

The woolshed dance arranged by Messrs. Peter Harvy and H. MellowshiP in aid of the C.W.A. hostel will…

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Wool Fashion in U.S.

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 September 1952 · page 9

Soft, wearable lines are a feature of New York autumn fashions starring the mid-century look, and leading designers offer a wealth of elegant designs in richly textured wool fabrics. Suits are sculptured in…

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Wool Sales Open: Values Fully Firm with June Rates

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 5 September 1952 · page 4

Sydney, September 3.—The Australian woolselling season opened in Sydney on Monday and values when compared with Sydney rates in June were fully firm for best Merino…

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Wool prices down

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 September 1952 · page 2

Sydney.—Wool prices fell again at the Sydney wool sales closing day of the first series for the new season…

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WoolBales Kills Boy

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 September 1952 · page 1

Melbourne.— An 18months-old baby boy was killed in a wool bale on his father's property at Tatyoon…

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Wool Bale Kills Boy

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 September 1952 · page 6

[?] An 180 [?]-old baby boy was killed in a wool bale on his father's property at Tatyoon…

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Farmer Buried Infant Alive

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 September 1952 · page 4

New York, Friday—Police arrested a farmer after he had admitted stabbing his new-born illegitimate son with a pitchfork and buried him alive…

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Wool Sales: Prices Lower For Last Day

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 6

Adelaide, September 7.—At the closing session of the Wool sales prices for all classes were from 7½ to 10…

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N.z. Wheat

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 3

Wellington (N.Z.),—A survey by the United Wheatgrowers' Organisation shows that wheat sowings in New…

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Japan Buys Wool

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 11

Brisbane. — Japanese buying dominated the first of the new season's wool sales…

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Fish Rice Crops Pay

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 6

New York, Tuesday.—Arkansas rice farmers are getting profitable returns from a new crop in ricefields…

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Sheep Eye Camera

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 3

New York, Wednesday. —A movie photographer said today that he was taking pictures with…

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Grow More Wheat Appeal

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 3

Adelaide, September 10: Mr. Stott,.M.P., secretary of the Wheat and Woolgrowers' Association, said today that…

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Dairy Cows Destroyed

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 1

Several local dairy cattle haye been destroyed following a visit from an officer of the Division of Animal Husbandry of the Department of Agriculture. The officer, Mr. M…

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U.s. Expects Big Crops

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 September 1952 · page 3

Washington, Friday.—The American Agriculture Department forecasts bumper 1952 wheat and corn crops…

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Polio Toll on Farm Family

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 September 1952 · page 7

Mapleton (Iowa), Friday.—A weary farm couple told today of their anguished summer, in which they saw ll of their 14 children stricken with poliomyelitis…

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Scar United Two Farm Brothers Apter 35 Years

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 September 1952 · page 6

London, Sunday—When Arthur Hawkins, of Finch Street, East Malvern, Victoria, went into a London restaurant he never thought that a scar on the back of his…

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