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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1898

178 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 9

The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] The World's Wheat Supply. LONDON, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 4

Professor Crookes, at the opening of the British Association for the Advancement of Science Congress yesterday, said that the world's…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 September 1898 · page 2

The coming wool sales are exciting attention: 226,000 bales will be available for the September and October series…

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A Wool Ship Burnt. Sydney

Western Grazier · Wednesday 14 September 1898 · page 2

A cable has been received in Sydney that the ship Hollingwood which left Sydney in May last for London, was burnt in mid-ocean and abandoned…

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South Australian Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 September 1898 · page 4

Already a large quantity of wool is arriving for the wool salas, which open here on September 23. As far as can be judged the wool from the earlier districts is better grown and…

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The Northern Crops

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 September 1898 · page 2

THE Green's Plains correspondent of the Advertiser writing on September 14 says: —"The splendid rains with which the district has recently been favored must greatly…

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The Wool Traffic

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 1

AT 12 o'clock to-day a train left B[?]oken Hill for Tarrawingee, conveying lading and several persons who took the opportunity of visiting that part of the country. The train will…

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A Wool Train

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 September 1898 · page 2

A SPECIAL train of 31 trucks, carrying about 1000 bales of wool from Langawirra, Corona, Poolamacca, and other stations ran over the Tarrawingee line yesterday, arriving in…

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The Wool Trade Dispute. Sydney

Western Grazier · Wednesday 21 September 1898 · page 2

The dispute in the wool trade has been satisfactorily settled. A reduced scale of charges was agreed upon as follows:—Warehousing, insurance in…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 September 1898 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day the keen competition of the opening day continued, and prices had a hardening tendency…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 September 1898 · page 1

At the wool sales to-day the keen competition of the opening day continued, and prices had a hardening tendency…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 September 1898 · page 4

At the wool sales keen competition continues, especially for scouned merinoes…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Western Grazier · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 3

The wool sales opened yesterday, competition being keen with an upward tendency. Greasy reached 8¼d, and some Queensland scoured 17d per…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 September 1898 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day the competition for merinoes and fine crossbreds continued good, though lowgrade sorts were weak…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 September 1898 · page 1

At the wool nales to-day the competition for merinoes and fine crossbreds continued good, though low-grade sorts were weak…

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The Wool Sales. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 September 1898 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday competition was less strong, and there was a weakness in prices all round. [BY TELEGRAPH.]…

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The Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 2

THE Adelaide wool sales were opened on Thursday. Advances were generally recorded. Among the sales were:—Merino: Late H. B. Hughes' trustees, Balaclava clip, wethers,…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 4

Keen competition continues at the wool sales, with prices unaltered…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 October 1898 · page 4

Competition for wool to-day was slower, with a considerable weakness in price for all sorts…

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Diseases in Sheep. Large Numbers Dying. [By Telegrpah.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 October 1898 · page 2

Sheepdrovers in the Charlton district are greatly concerned at the unusual number deaths of sheep latterly. The symptoms like strychnine poisoning…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON, Sunday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 October 1898 · page 1

At the wool sales yesterday, there was renewed good competition, especially for prime merinos, both scoured and greasy. Prices were…

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