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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 02, 1957
Page
5
A. C. T. graziers facing a hard winter after bush fires left many properties with reduced carrying capacity. Some sold good portions of their stocks to survive, others kept stock on other properties. Dry summer and autumn weakened pastures and only heavy rains early this month could help, but recent light falls offer little improvement.
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