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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Cook's Guide Butter Substitute

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 3

Ingredients: Two pounds clarified beef dripping, 1 cup milk, [?]lb. [?]ard, [?] teaspoonful b[?]carbonate soda, rind and…

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Farmer Hurt in Gun Blast

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 3

Kyogle: The barrel of a shotgun exploded when John Macneil Cullen (38), farmer, fired a practise shot…

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Wool Making Fashion News

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 5

Simple dresses in tweed, jersey, flannel, and all other kinds of fine rustic-surfaced wool fabrics are making fashion news for winter in Paris…

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Italian University Wool Courses

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 4

The first of a series of wool educational courses at Italian universities, organised by the International…

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Wool Popular With Oversea Dress People

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 9

Overseas buyers are asking for more British-made woollens, with tweeds and gossamer sheer ottomans among the best sellers, according to representatives of top London fashion designers…

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Wheat Industry Faces

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 12

Sydney—A stir has been caused among delegates at the Finance Minister's Conference by yesterday's announcement by the chairman of the Australian Wheat…

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Wheat

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 2

The chairman of the Australian Wheat Board has certainly stated something by his statement that the…

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Evatt Suggests a Solution for Aus. Wheat Problem

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

Sydney, January 10. — A practical contribution to the solution of Australia's present wheat problem would be for the…

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WOOl SALES

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 8

Adelaide: Today's Adelaide wool sales are expected to open on a sound basis with the values slightly higher…

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Sheep and Catlle Die in Fierce Grass Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 3

Melbourne, January 11.—Six hundreds sheep and 30 cattle died in a fierce gross fire at Euree yesterday afternoon. Loss of stock and damage to property is…

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U.K. Purchase of 'Dollar Wheat' Queried Effect On Australia's Surplus

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 1

Sydney, January 11.—The United Kingdom's purchases of dollar wheat from North America are expected to be questioned by the Australian Government later…

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Wheat Plan Confusion

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 1

Sydney, January 12.—It would be dangerous far the Menzies-Fadden Government to count on large returns…

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Wool Price Steady

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 8

Sydney: With Australian mills buying more actively than at any previous sale this season and America…

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Passing Buck Dr. Evatt on Wheat

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 7

Sydney: The Commonwealth Government could not "pass the buck" on the wheat crisis, the…

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Light Wool for Evening Dress

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 9

Lightweight wool fabrics, including broadcloth and jersey, are favorites for evening wear in Paris this season. Evening and cocktail gowns in wool make fashion news…

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Milady Goes to Bed in Wool

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 5

Novel accessories in wool are making fashion news overseas, and London shops are offering a host of bright ideas ranging from glamorous stoles to chic gloves to lend variety…

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Milady Goes to Bed in Wool

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 5

Novel accessories in wool are making fashion news overseas, and London shops are offering a host of bright ideas ranging from glamorous stoles to chic gloves to lend variety…

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Confidence in wool

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 5

PRETORIA, A bright fut[?]re for South African wool farmers was predicted today by…

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To Give Wool Boost

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 8

New York: U.S. wool promotion is to be sharply expanded through a national consumer advertising campaign…

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Harvesting Grape Crop

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

Grape harvesting in the Sunraysia, mid-Murray Valley and the Robinvale districts of Victoria will…

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