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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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Threat to Wool Graziers Cannot Afford to Belittle

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 1

Sydney, March 9. —Graziers could not afford to belittle the threat of substitute…

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Wool in Spring Fashions

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 9

"Lighter than ever" is the theme of the wool fabric story in New York this spring and newcomers…

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Prices Up At S.A. Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 1

Adelaide, March 10—Prices at the opening of the eighth Adelaide wool sale today were estimated at 7½ to 10…

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Wool Promotional Director for Japan Appointed

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 2

Mr. John L. Allaway who was recently appointed Director of the Japanese branch of the International…

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Eisenhowers Decision On U.S. Wool Import Fee Awaited

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 2

The controversial wool Import fee case, which has U.S. textile manufacturers and the Department of State…

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N.z. Faces Problem of Water Exported with Wool

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 2

If It were suggested that water should, be exported from New Zealand at £2/10/ a gallon everyone would…

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S.A. Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 5

Adelaide, March 12.—The market continued very firm for the second day of the Adelaide wool sales…

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S.A. Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 1

Adelaide. March 17—44338 bales of greasy wool were sold in Adelaide last week. They realised £4½ million,…

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Coronation Fashions In Fine Wool Fabrics

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 2

Fashions with a Coronation theme predominate in current spring collections in London and leading designers appear to have [?] provided for every possible occasion,…

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Only Three for Stud Farm Tour

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 6

Unless many more applications are received by early next week, the tour of S.A. stud properties proposed for West Darling pastoralists will have to be…

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International Wheat Price Conference "Should Prove Advantageous To Australia"

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1

Adelaide, March 23. — Optimism that an agreement would be reached at a price advantageous to Australia was expressed at the week-end by the general…

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Wool Market Firm

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 12

Melbourne.—Strong competition kept wool prices firm at the second day of the Melbourne sales…

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Wool Tops Futures

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 8

It is hoped that it will be possible to start trading in wool tops futures on April 29. That was stated by the…

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Wool Market Remains Firm

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 4

The wool market advanced to a new seasonal peak last week, confounding the belief of buyers and sellers that an 80,000 bale offering would ease the buying pressure, says Dalgety's News Service…

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More Employment in British Wool Textile Industry

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 2

The British wool textile industry in January registered a further increase in employed personnel and in…

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Frost Ruins Potato Crop

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 4

Melbourne, March 29.— Thousands of acres of potatoes near Kooweerup, Gippsland, have been…

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U.K. Wool Tops Futures Market May Begin In April

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 2

It is hoped that it will be possible to start trading in wool tops [?] on April 29 next…

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Wheat Price Talks

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 1

Adelaide, March 30.—Mr. Stott, M.P., Secretory of the S.A. Wheat Board and Wool-growers Association, told the…

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British Wool Position Healthy

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 4

The present wool situation is commercially regarded as very healthy, for although Wool is now entering…

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Wool Board Launches Merchandising Campaign

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 4

To stimulate the sale of wool goods "at the point of rale," that is, in the retail stores, the Australian Wool…

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