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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1896

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London Wool Sales. Close of the Series. a Hardening Tendency. London, May 17

Western Grazier · Wednesday 20 May 1896 · page 2

The May series of wool sales closed yesterday. Prices were rather irregular at about a level with the January closing rates, but showed a hardening…

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The Wilcannia Land Board. The Decisions. Reductions in Pastoral Rents. [By Telegraph.] Wilcannia

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 June 1896 · page 1

The Wilcannia Land Board completed its lengthy sittings yesterday, and the decisions of the board were announced to day. The reduction in…

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The Markets. [By Cable.] The Next Wool Sales. LONDON, Saturday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 June 1896 · page 3

The limit of the catalogue for the next wool sales has been reduced to 30O,000 bales. The sixth series will commence on…

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B[?] Hiner. Tuesday, June 2, 1896. Wilcannia Pastoral Rents

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 June 1896 · page 2

EITHER the Land Board at Wilcannia has deolined to take the evidence of the witnesses on behalf of the pastoral lessees seriously or the rents…

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The Markets. [By Cable.] The Antwerp Wool Sales. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 June 1896 · page 2

The Antwerp wool Sales will commence on the 9th instant and will end on the 11th. Nine tho[?]sand bales are to be offered; but these will comprise…

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Timber-getters and Pastoral Tenants. The Question of Grazing Rights. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 June 1896 · page 2

SIR,—Enclosed I am sending letter which to-day I received from the Lands Department re timber-getters being enabled to unyoke their cattle. I…

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Shearers Shorn. Frauds by a Bogus Pastoral Company. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 June 1896 · page 4

Recently a series of frands were perpetrated on shearers in the Western district by a bogus company of Sydney calling itself "The Graziers' Pastoral…

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Shearers Shorn. Frauds by a Bogus Pastoral Company. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 June 1896 · page 1

Recently a series of frauds were perpetrated on shearers in the Western district by a bogas company of Sydney calling itself "The Graziers' Pastoral…

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The Markets. [By Cable.] [?]p Wool Sales. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 June 1896 · page 3

There was a large attendance at the Antwerp wool sales which opened yesterday Competition was animated, but prices generally are unchanged…

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Murder on an English Farm

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 June 1896 · page 3

A SHOCKING murder has been committed at Brackenfield Village, Derbyshire (an English paper of May 17 reports). Mr. Thomas Limb, the…

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Wheat From New York

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 June 1896 · page 3

QUITE a new departure in our import trade was inaugurated yesterday, when the Knight of the Thistle arrived with 1500 tons of wheat direct from New…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Show

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 June 1896 · page 2

THE gentlemen who have formed themselves into a committee for the purpose of holding a pastoral and agricultural show in Broken Hill are working energetically to render…

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Worm Diseases in Sheep. to the Editor of the Western Grazier

Western Grazier · Saturday 20 June 1896 · page 3

Sir,—In this letter we purpose treating of worm disease in sheep generally, reserving for future letters the discussion of specific worm diseases…

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Warwick Farm Races. [By [?]Raph.] Sydney, Saturday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 June 1896 · page 1

At the Warwick Farm races this afternoon the principal events remited:- Federation Handicap.—Collarette, 1; Glare, 2; Malachite, 3…

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The South Australian Crops. A[?]

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 June 1896 · page 3

The crops towards the south are [?]g splendid promise and are green and healthy. Above Terowrie, however, the state of affairs is exactly…

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The Coming Wool Season

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 June 1896 · page 2

MR. MANNING, the acting secretary of the Pastoral Union, takes a less sanguine view of the coming wool season so far as this immediate district…

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The Markets. [By Cable.] London Wool Sales. Opening of the New Series. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 July 1896 · page 2

The new series of Australian wool sales were opened yesterday. The bidding was spirited, and prices ranged from par to 5 per cent, below the…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 3

At the wool sales yesterday opening prices were maintained. Marra realised 6¾d.; Bullamon, 7[?]d.; Waihua, 7[?]d.; Tarella, 7¾d.; Moorak, 8d.; and…

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The N.s.w. Wool Clip. Sydney

Western Grazier · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 2

The official report of the Woolbrokors' Association states at the actual decrease in the New South Wales clip for the past season was…

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London Wool Sales. the New Series. London, July 1

Western Grazier · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 2

The new series of woll sales have been opened. Crossbreds are unchanged, but inferior merinos show a decline of 5 per cent. Biddings are…

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