STOCK STARVING, WHEAT FAILING
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Received Tuesday, 9.15 p.m. SYDNBY, July 30. The entii'o iiorlhwest of New South Wales, wdh a Jew except ious. a\is dosci'ibed by stockuieu oi Narrabri, (tiiiuiodah ind Moree loday, as a giganlie. dustbowl. A.heavy loss of stoek and eoi.iplete lailure of wlieat, are thi'eiitened: Beetiuse of tlie eoal shortage, iusiiflicient railway tnicks are availabic 1o transport the starving stoek to the green pastures oi the Riverina which have been saved by ligbt ratns, or to t.ube snflieient 1'odder into 1bo drought areas. Farniers believe it is now too lale to save tlie crops or sow new ones. Four-fil'flis of Ihe New South Wales wlieat erop will fail unless rain I'alls soon, aeeording to an official of Ihe Departnieni of Agrienll ure. He said 4,000,000 aeres of crops were iii a crilieal eondition and of 5,000,000, only 1,000.000 at the most eould be ■ cbnsidcred prnnn'sing. * At least two inches of rain w.ere required witbin thobioxt l'orl niglij to save the. sit nation. . ' _
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Chronicle (Levin), 31 July 1946, Page 5
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