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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

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World Wool Consumption Falls

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 5

World consumption of virgin wool declined sharply by about 20 per cent. in the third quarter of 1951 and was about 30 per cent…

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Austn. Wool Cheque Lower

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 6

Sydney, January 16.—The Australian wool cheque for the six months ended December 31, 1931, was 44 per cent. below the amount…

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Trek by Cattle

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 7

Armidale.— This week 6000 head of cattle are being moved from the drought stricken…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 1

Sydney, January 17.—Values for Merino descriptions were generally firm at Sydney wool sales today compared with the Sydney…

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News From Menindee Cattle Moved From Drought-Stricken Areas

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 5

Sign of the drought-stri[?] times was the movement to Menindee recently of 1,400 cattle from a station in the…

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Romantic Models In Wool Make Fashion News At London Collections

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 3

Romantic lines distinguish the pretty wool models that have been making fashion news at Britain's mid-season collections. Skirts are…

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Sydney Welcome To Royal Couple Floating Guard Of Honor To Farm Cove

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 1

Sydney, January 18. — Yachts, steamers, ferries, tug boats, motor and rowboats will form a guard of honor…

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Record Highland Cattle Prices U.S. And Canadian Breeders Among Buyers

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 2

Scottish Highland cattle breeders have been showing outstanding specimens at recent shows, and prize animals continue to be shipped overseas from Britain. For the first time in its history, the famous Oban Show…

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Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 2

Sydney, January 21.—Irregularity was noticeable still for better class f[?]ca wools, which were in the buyers' favor at Sydney wool…

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Profitable Wool Future In U.S.

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 3

"The woolgrowing and wool textile industries of the United States have one of the most efficiently and effectively conducted…

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Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 5

Sydney, January 22.—Sales of spinners wool and all descriptions of comebacks and crossbreds continued to show irregularity at the…

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Report Given On Pastoral Conditions

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 3

Sydney, January 22.—The Riverina was having one of the best grazing seasons for many years and conditions were reasonably…

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Wilcannia Wool Tests

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 4

An average number of fleeces was exhibited at the Wilcannia and district wool competition conducted…

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Factors Affecting Clean Wool Production

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 5

C.S.I.R.O. investigators are at present engaged on the most comprehensive series of studies ever to be undertaken on the productivity of merino sheep and at the recent Brisbane conference of Commonwealth…

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Paris Designers Choose Wool For Adaptable Evening Fashion

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 4

Practical fashions continue to lead the way in Paris where designers are featuring many two-way models in wool fabrics of the finest quality especially for late afternoon. At the same time, many of them…

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N.z. Wool Cheque for 1950-51 £139 Million

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 2

New Zealand's wool clip for the 1950-51 season realised £139.7 million, compared with £59.2 million for the previous season, states the…

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Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 5

Sydney, January 23.—Super fine spinners of good length showed improvement at Sydney wool sales today…

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Expert Says Synthetic Wool Impossible

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 3

"New synthetic fibres will not result in a catastrophe for the wool industry", said Dr. M. Lipson, officer-in-charge, C.S.I.R.O. Wool Textile Laboratory, Geelong, in a recent talk to the Textile Society of…

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Japan Needs Much Of Our Wool But Cannot Pay The High Prices

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 5

Darwin, January 23. — Japan cannot afford to buy all the Australian wool she needs, according to a leading Japanese buyer, who…

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Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 2

Sydney, January 24.—Valued showed some improvement for all descriptions of Merinos, comebacks and crossbreds and ruled at…

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