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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1952

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Firm Values At Sydney Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 1

Sydney, March 6.—Very firm values ruled for all descriptions compared with yesterday when the 12th series of the wool sales…

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Rush For Butter Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 5

Sydney, March 7.—Ten women collapsed when several thousand men and women swept into McDowell's George Street store…

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Serious Decline In Wheat Acreage

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 3

Sydney, March 9. — A further serious decline in wheat acreage would be inevitable this season unless immediate action was taken to…

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Government Acted to Avoid Insolvency Wool Price Big Influence On Restrictions Prime Minister Explains Reasons For Drastic Cuts

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 11 March 1952 · page 1

Canberra, March 10.—The Federal Government acted on its new import restriction policy to avoid international insolvency, Mr. Menzies said tonight…

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Record Wheat Harvest Expected In Qld

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 4

Brisbane, March 12.—Queensland may have a record wheat harvest this season in spite of the general Australian decline in…

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Dairying Industry Fears Confirmed Statistics Show Alarming Drop

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 1

Melbourne, March 12.—A summary of the dairying industry issued by the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics confirmed the worst fears expressed three year ago by the Australian Primary Producers…

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What Farmers Want

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 1

Melbourne.—The Federal rural conference of the Liberal Party, meeting at Albury, today asked the…

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N.z. Wool Disposal Problems

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 4

Although New Zealand's wool industry, represented by the New Zealand and Wool Board was not prepared to consider any means of…

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Lack Of Rain Stops N.T. Cattle Movement

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 4

Darwin, March 16.—Although some rain has fallen in Central Australia this season and there is some grass, it is not expected to…

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Backyard Rabbit "Farms" In South Africa

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 2

Judging by letters received by "The Wool Grower" the official organ of the South African Wool Board, there is considerable…

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Drought Affected Farmers Move For Financial Assistance

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 19 March 1952 · page 6

Sydney, March 18.—Action is being taken to see what financial assistance could be given to farmers whose resources had been…

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Water Taken to Sheep

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 2

Melbourne. — Graziers north of Mildura are carting water for sheep in one of the worst droughts in…

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"Black" Butter At 5/- Pound

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 3

Sydney, March 20. — Blackmarket butter from Victoria is being sold in the City Markets for 5/- per lb. It is brought in under…

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U.s. Cattle for Qld

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 3

SAN FRANCISCO, Some Australian graziers and the powerful King Ranch of Texas have…

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Pastoral Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Pastures Protection Board will be held, on Friday morning and the…

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Sheep Perish On Train Journey

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 4

Sydney, March 24.—More than 100 sheep failed to survive a train trip from Wellington to flemington. Many of the sheep died…

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Southern Wool Exports Down

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 4

Washington, March 24. — One-fifth less wool was exported by the five principal Southern hemisphere producing countries in the 1951-52…

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War'ick Farm Races Again

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 6

Sydney, Tuesday.—War wick farm racecourse, 18 miles from Sydney, which has been closed for more…

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Rains Save Farm Lands

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 4

Sydney Tuesday. — The value of rains which drenched great areas of New South Wales and broke…

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Wool Sale Cancelled

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 1

Another Brisbane, wool sale has been cancelled because of reduced clips resulting from the Queensland drought…

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