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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

371 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 17 of 19

Farmlet Block for Lease

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 October 1953 · page 2

Sydney: A five acre Crown land farmlet block In the Cowra district will be thrown open under perpetual lease…

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Farmers Set Booby Traps

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 1

Adelaide: Booby traps are being set, alarms installed and other special precautions taken by farmers to prevent…

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N.Z. Exported Most Butter

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 8

London, Monday: New Zealand was the world's biggest exporter in both cheese and butter for 1952…

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Wool fabric

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 9

A new long-haired wool fabric with a woven design to imitate fur, in black and grey, was used…

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Wool Price High

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 5

With thc first quarter of the selling scason completed, the Australian wool cheque at £55 million is…

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Farm Science Aid Lagging

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 1

Mr Sandford Beggs, president of the Graziers Association told the association's annual…

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Wool Profit Tax in Africa

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 3

Wool profiits totalling £7,800,000 now being paid to South African wool farmers are taxable, according to a…

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Wool Bureau Against Blend

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 October 1953 · page 8

"On his arrival in Australia, Mr. R. J. Bruck, executive vice-president of Bruck Mills, rayon goods manufacturer, Canada, advocated what he described as…

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Hoppers Ravaging Crops

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 4

Sydney, Oct. 29: Five Western towns have now been invaded by hordes of grasshoppers…

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Farmers to Get Aid

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 3 November 1953 · page 10

Sydney, Nov. 2: The RAAF will make one Dakota aircraft available to the NSW…

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Wool Market Boom

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 4

Sydney: Fears that persistent buying pressure from Soviet satellite countries may precipitate another "boom-and-bust" crisis in the market were rife in the world's wool…

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2 Women Terrified By Mad Farmhand

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 November 1953 · page 3

Melbourne: Two women spent a terrifying 20 minutes barricaded in a lonely farmhouse at Almurta East, 13 miles from Wonthaggi, in south-eastern Victoria, while a deranged man prowled outside with a shotgun threatening to shoot them…

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2 Women Terrified By Mad Farmhand

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 November 1953 · page 3

Melbourne: Two women spent a terrifying 20 minutes barricaded in a lonely farmhouse at Almurta East, 13 miles from Wonthaggi, in south-eastern Victoria, while a deranged man prowled outside with a shotgun threatening to shoot them…

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Labour Wanted for S.A. Farms

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 November 1953 · page 12

Adelaide: Shortage in manpower to harvest the State's wheat and Barley crops is anticipated by the…

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New Rates in Pastoral Jobs

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 4

Variations of the Federal pastoral award and the woolclassers' award have been made by Mr. Donovan, conciliation commissioner, and the new rates will…

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Record Prices for Wool

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 5

Sydney: Monday's seasonal record of 197d. for wool was broken four times within a few minutes…

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Strong Call for Wool

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 5

With clearances at a higher rate than in any season since the war, the persistent soundness of the…

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Russia Is Good Buyer of Wool

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 7

Canberra — Russia was Australia's best customer for greasy wool during the September quarter…

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Pastoral Award Variations Operative From Next Week

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 12

Variations of the Federal Pastoral Award and the Woolclassers Award have been made by Mr…

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Nature Colors in Wool Fabric

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 11

Attractive e colors and new weaves distinguish the woollens which are making fashion news in London this winter and many fabric designers haye drawn,…

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