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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Wheat Plan

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 July 1953 · page 3

Canberra: A new wheat stabilisation plan providing for a flat rate of 15/- a bushel for home…

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Farmers Stone French Police

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 12

Paris, Tues.: Farmers today battled with police sent out to destroy a road block of carts and wine casks across the national highway at Puicheric, south-western France…

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Power for Pastoral Inspectors

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 1

The Minister for Lands (Mr. W. Hawkins), told the Pastoralists' Association today that he would…

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Sydney Farmer Dies in U.K.

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 4

London: Harold Kirk Palmer, 64-years-old retired farmsr, of Glenfield, Sydney died at his sister's Sussex…

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Suosidy on Wheat Urged

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 6

Adelaide: The Commonwealth Government had given the States no hope of a wheat subsidy, the…

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Wool Price Sound

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 1

Mr McMahon, Minister for the Navy and Air, said in the House of Representatives recently that there was no…

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Effect on Wool of Korean Truce

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 8

With the opening of the new woolselling season only a month off, there is conflict of opinion in Bradford and Boston regarding the probable effect of the…

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Fowlers Gap Farm Leased To White Cliffs Man

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 8 August 1953 · page 1

The experimental farm at Fowlers Gap has been leased to Mr. 0. J. Hayes of While Cliffs. Mr. Hayes is…

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Russian Wheat for India

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 7

New Delhi: Russia had agreed to enter a long-term wheat agreement with India, the Minister of Food (Rafi…

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U.s. Attempt to Tax Wool

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 7

Washington: The Agriculture Department said it would appeal for duties on all wool imported into…

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Wheat And Potatoes

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 2

A preview of the crisis now threatening Australia internally—with its presentment of disaster—can be…

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Wool Tax Challenge

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 August 1953 · page 8

New York, Friday: The National Association of Wool Manufacturers said yesterday it would oppose…

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Wool Tax Challenge

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 August 1953 · page 8

New York, Friday: The National Association of Wool Manufacturers said yesterday it would oppose…

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Stray Dogs Kill Sheep

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 August 1953 · page 5

Geelong: Packs of stray dogs are causing havoc among sheep flocks in the Geelong and Lara districts…

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400 Cattle Bie in Fire

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 August 1953 · page 4

Brisbane: About 400 beef cattle are believed to have perished and 10,000 acres of grazing land burned out…

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Women Are Saying Sleek Wool in Fashion News

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 August 1953 · page 9

Sleek wool fabrics with a soft smooth finish will be high fashion in Paris for autumn and winter and early collections show that designers have forsaken the…

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Relief Farm Plant Left to Rust

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 August 1953 · page 5

Toronto, Monday: Machinery which world relief organisations sent to farmers in under developed…

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Whole World Is Wool Conscious

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 August 1953 · page 7

While heads of the biggest wool-buying houses are in conference with their mill clients overseas, the vast and efficient woolselling machinery of Australia is idling…

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Wool Season Good

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 August 1953 · page 5

The 1952-53 wool season was highly satisfactory from almost all points of view. Growers were well pleased with a record clip and an average overall price of 82d. per…

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New wool chairman

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 5

Mr. C. B. Hall who has been elected chairman of the Australian Wool Bureau…

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