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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

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The Wool Outlook

Western Grazier · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 1

Just as in spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to love, so at the beginning of a new year we naturally looked ahead and wonder what is in store. That we…

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General Cable News. [R[?]ut[?]'s Messages.] The English Butter Trade. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 2

The butter sellers of London have appointed a strong deputation to wait on the shipping companies with regard to the delivery question…

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Effects of Copper Upon Sheep

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 5

ACCORDING to the Sydney Morning Herald's Blayney correspondent an interesting point has been raised in that district as to the effect of copper-mining on the pastoral…

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The Wool Trades. Sydney, February, 15

Western Grazier · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 1

Auctions were only held on three days this week instead of four, the comparatives smallness of the offerings, 11,510 bi[?] being thus accounted for. A very…

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Warwick Farm Races. Sydney, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 February 1901 · page 4

Races were held at warwick Farm [?] afternoon. Results:- Flying Stakes, [?] furlongs.—Mr. W. J. Day's br[?] g. Pardon, aged, 7at. 2[?]b., 1; Mr…

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Stock Statistics of the Menindie Sheep District. No Improvement for the Past Year

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 4

THE stock returns for the Menindie sheep district for the year coded Decemb r31, 1900, have just been made available by Mr. J. Wilks, Stock Inspector. The numbers all…

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Australian Butter Shipments

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 3

THE Melbourne butter shipments by the Arcadia—the last of the Beacon—amount to only 92 tons, as the continued advance of the local market last week has led to further…

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Directors of Sheep Districts

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 2

THE undermentioned have besa declared elected directors for the following sheep districts:- [?].—Alexander Lang, Mount…

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A Sheep Station Abandoned

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 March 1901 · page 2

A WHITE CLIFFS correspondent writes.— Monolgon station, one of the most fertile runs in this district, had to be abandoned last week owing ta t[?] stock starving. The sharp…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 March 1901 · page 2

The Antwerp wool sales opened to-day. Prices for merinos were on a par with January rates; but crossbreds showed a decline of from 5 to 10 centimes…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] The Wool Sales. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1901 · page 2

The Antwerp wool sales have closed. Prices remained unchanged. Half the stocks offering were sold…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 1

The London wool sales opened to-day. Business was brisk. Prices for merinos were unchanged, but crossbreds show a 5 per cent. decline on the last series…

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

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 2

At the London wool sales yesterday 11,660 bales of good general sele[?]ion were offered. There was the average attendance of home buyers, and…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 1

The wool sales were contined to-day. Sales were good, and yesterday's prices were fully maintained…

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London Wool Sales. London, March 13

Western Grazier · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 3

The London wool sales opened brisk. Morinoes remained unchanged, but crossbreds were 5 per cent. lower. A WYALONG ITEM.—This is the latest…

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Mysterious Bush Fires. An Arrest Made. Alleged Conspiracy Against Farmers. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 4

An extraordinary series of bush fires have broken out at Sunbury during the past three months. However, the police saw a man at midnight on Saturday week in a paddock…

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A Farmer's Collapse

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 3

MR. WILLIAM LONG. a farmer, pursues his daily toil at Warksworth, near Singleton. "He is," remarks a contemporary, "now of middle age, hale,…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] The Wool Sales. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 2

The London wool sales were continued yesterday. Merin[?]s were firm at 5 per cent. above opening rates. Crossbr[?]d[?], however, were without change…

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Victorian Wheat Harvest. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 4

The Government wheat statist, in a preliminary return of the wheat harvest, says that the average will be nearly nine bushels to the acre, equal to an increase of 2,500,000…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Message.] The Wool Sales. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 4

There was again good competition at the wool sales yesterday. Full prices were obtained…

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