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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1953

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World Used 46 Million lb. More Wool Last Year

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 4

The world is using rather more wool, according to estimates made by the Commonwealth Economic…

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U.S. Tariff Commission Divided On Wool Import Fees

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 3

The U.S. Tariff Commission is spilt two to two, over the controversial wool Import fee proposal…

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She Preferred Farm Prisoners

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 2

Michigan City, Wed.: Two convicts were moved from the Indiana State prison [?]arm today when guards discovered they were having a love affair with a mother…

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Wool Consumption High in U.k

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 3

Wool machinery activity at Bradford maintains high levels, with the worsted section showing relatively…

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Wheat for Pakistan

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 2

Karachi. Thurs, — Pakistan will import 1,500.000 tons of wheat this year. The Government said that…

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Wheat Price Pact Soon

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 1

Washington, Thursday.— Trade officials in Washington say a new international wheat agreement is…

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Russian Effect on Wool Prices

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 6

With all wool-selling markets in recess till April 20, values at the second highest seasonal peak in wool history, and the possibility of dramatic changes in…

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Markets Sheep and Lambs

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 11 April 1953 · page 3

The official report of the S.A. Stocksalesmen's Association on the abattoirs sheep and lamb market of…

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Markets Cattle

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 3

The official report of the S.A. Stocksalesmen's Association on the abattoirs cattle market of 7/4/53 was:…

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S. African Wool

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 4

Durban, Saturday.—South African wool would have to face increasingly keen competition from synthetic…

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Conference To Resolve Wheat Price Deadlock "Essential"

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 1

Adelaide, April 13—The retiring president of the Australian Wheatgrowers Federation (Mr. C. H…

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Death to Farm Boys

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 4

Nairobi, Monday.—Mau Mau terrorists have pinned handwritten notes threatening death to Africans to the…

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Wool dropping out as prop for our dollars Canbarro

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 3

WORK is rapidly losing its place of one of Australia's base dollar co[?] because of a slump in America's textile industry and…

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Tb Tests on Cattle

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 7

An officer of the Division, of Animal Husbandry, of the Department of Agriculture will visit Broken Hill early…

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Testing Of Dairy Herds

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 4

Mr. S.J. J. Davey, Chief Health Inspector, said yesterday that he had been notified that Mr. Skillman,…

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India, U.K. In Wheat Pact?

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 2

New Delhi: India's Deputy Food Minister, Mr. M. V. Krishnappa, said in Parliament that Britain and India,…

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New Non Shrink Wool Process

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 8

A new and effective method of shrinkproofing wool, known as the Belmont, has been developed by C.S.I.R.O. Socks treated by the new process will be on the market…

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Tb Tests in Cattle

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 1

An officer of the animal husbandry division of the Department of Agriculture will arrive here early next…

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Wool Research Leads To A Nobel Prize

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 23 April 1953 · page 4

The truly synthetic fibres such as nylon and Terylene may be said to have been born in a test tube and bred in the laboratory; the sections of the textile industry that use these…

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Butter Price Uncertain

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 2

Adelaide.—No one knew at this stage whether there would be a rise in butter prices from July 1, the S.A…

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