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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1893

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The American Wheat Rings. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 June 1893 · page 2

The Chicago banks are refusing to finance the American wheat rings, and the price of wheat has fallen in consequence…

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The Crops in Great Britain. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 June 1893 · page 2

Owing to the recent prolonged drought, in parts of the South of England the [?]ay crop is a failure, and the wheat and [?]oot [?]rops are poor…

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The Wool Market. LONDON, Thursday Evening

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 June 1893 · page 4

Thre is a downward tendency for merino wools in the Bradford market i[?] anticipation of a decline at the ensuing series of Loddon sales…

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Mr. Wilson's Dairy Researches. LONDON, Saturday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 June 1893 · page 2

Mr. Wilson, the travelling expert and lecturer on dairying attached to the Victorian Department of Agriculture, has returned from a tour in…

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Latest Cable News. London Wool Sales. LONDON, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 June 1893 · page 4

Messrs. Balme and Company opened the current series of Australian wool sales to-day. The attendance was moderate and competition fair…

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The London Wool Sales. LONDON, Wednesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 June 1893 · page 4

There was keen competition at the London wool sales to-day. New Zealand sorts sold at 5 per cent. below May rates…

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Latest Cable Hews. London Wool Sales. LONDON, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 June 1893 · page 1

Messrs. Balme and Company opened the carrent series of Australian wool sales to-day. The attendance was moderate and competition fair…

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The Doveton Wool Mills. Reduction of 35 Per Cent. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 June 1893 · page 2

Trouble has been brewing for some time at Doveton Wool Mills, Ballarat which has now been brought to a crisis through the notification that a…

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The London Wool Sales. LONDON, Wednesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 June 1893 · page 1

There was keen competition at the London wool sales to-day. New Zealand sorts sold at 5 per cent. below May rates…

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An Export Duty on Wool. a Precedent for Sir George. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 July 1893 · page 2

The Governor has assented to the border tax, or export duty on wool, imposed to prevent the tapping of the South Queensland carrying trade by…

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An Instance of Intense Culture. Four Crops in a Year

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 July 1893 · page 4

"INTENSE culture" is frequently used in conversation, but it is seldom put into practice. We prefer to go on crowding our neighbors out by taking…

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Paint and Tar in Wool. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 August 1893 · page 4

A large grower of wool at present in London writes to Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited, Sydney: "I have received many…

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Paint and Tar in Wool. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 August 1893 · page 1

A large grower of wool at present in London writes to Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited, Sydney: "I have received many [?]…

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The Pastoral Industry. New Scale of Wages in the Carcoar District. (By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 August 1893 · page 2

At a meeting of the Carcoar committee of the New South Wales Pastoral Association the following maximum rates or their alternative, at the…

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River News. Shipments of Wool and Ore from Wilcannia. [By Telegraph.] Wilcannia, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 August 1893 · page 4

The first consignment of the new season's wool left for Goolwa this morning per steamer Waradgery— namely, 571 bales Tarella greasy, 391…

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River News. Shipments of Wool and Ore from Wilcannia. [By Telegraph.] Wilcannia, Saturday Afteraoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 August 1893 · page 1

The first consignment of the new season's wool left for Goolwa this morning per steamer Waradgery— namely, 57,1 bales Tarella greasy, 391…

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In Divorce. a Black Sheep in the Army Flock. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 August 1893 · page 3

In the Divorce Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Windeyer, Mrs. Dawes sought the annulment of her marriage on the grounds of her…

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The French Farmers. LONDON, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 August 1893 · page 4

The French Government has determined on devoting 5,000,000 francs to the aid of farmers who have suffered through the recent prolonged drought…

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The French Farmers. LONDON, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 August 1893 · page 1

The French Government has determined on devoting 5,000,000 francs to the aid of farmers who have suffered through the recent prolonged drought…

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Baby-farming Horrors in Croatia. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 August 1893 · page 4

A horrible discovery in regard to cruelties practised at a baby farm in Warasdin, a town in Croatia, an Austrian province south of Hungary,…

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