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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 9 of 19

District Wool Clip Brings £1½ Million Yearly

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 16 May 1953 · page 1

In addition to its mineral wealth and resourses. Broken Hill is also the centre of a prosperous Pastoral…

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Dairy Inspection

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 8

The senior dairy inspector from the Department of Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Headley) arrived at Broken…

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Cripple Who Wants Farm

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 7

Sydney: Bede John Hately (30), crippled for life when he was thrown out of a lorry, hopes to buy a…

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Dairy Stock Tests

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 6

An officer from the Department of Agriculture (Mr G. J. Skillman) returned from the Wilcannia district…

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New Pastoral Award Rates

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 2

Mr. A. J. Boston, secretary of the Broken Hill P.P. Board, received word on Saturday of new rates under…

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Local Wool Prices

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 1

Adelaide: Early prices were said to be on a par with yesterday's level when the wool sales resumed in…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 1

Adelaide. May 19.—Agents buying for Russia at the Adelaide wool sale toddy forced prices for good style…

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Paris Goes for Wool

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 9

High fashion, in Paris this spring is the wool dress, which has been given such style and distinction that it…

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Soft-line Wool Jersey Dress

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 3

[?] Australian Wool Board Photograph This Douglas Cox dress is made in knobby wool jersey with a softy draped V neckline and gathered skirt. The colour is grey red…

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New Canadian wheat price

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 8

WINNIPEG, The Canadian Wheat Board today announced a price increase in wheat for…

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Wool Experts in Conference

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 3

London, Wednesday: Members of the executive of the International Wool Publicity and Research Fund,…

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Iron Curtain Men Buy Wool

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 5

With wallets of orders for the nearexhausted big lots of better quality, deep stapled merino, comeback, and fine crossbred topmakers' wools, buying…

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Wool Fiannel-dresses From Paris

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 4

Caramel coloured satin surfaced wool fiannel is used in a new and most attractive cocktail dress by Jacques Griffe. The bodice is shirred into a tiny basque from which the skirt falls in ample folds…

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Records At S.A. Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 1

Adelaide, May 20.—Prices remained firm at today's wool sale, except (or strong Merinos and burry pieces,…

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Local Dairy Herds Tested

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 1

A senior dairies' inspector from the Department of Agriculture completed an inspection of local dairies…

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S.A. Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 4

Adelaide, May 21.—Although the wool sales closed with an easing tendency, the overall market generally…

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Bright Picture Of WOOL

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 4

Thc re-entry of fullscale Russian competition in the wool market has dictated a new seasonal…

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Records Broken At Sydney Wool Sales

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 1

Sydney, May 26.—The world record auction price for a stud Merino ram was smashed twice within an…

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Scabby Mouth in Sheep

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 6

Following the recent controversy in the pastoral industry regarding shearing scabby mouth sheep, "The Barrier Miner" has unearthed some facts, which should…

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Publicity for Wool

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 2

In his address to the West Darling Pastoralists' Association the president (Mr. J. Allison) referred to the levy…

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