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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

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The Adelaide Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 October 1901 · page 2

THE third of the present season's series of Adelaide wool sales took place at the Wool Exchange on Monday morning, when the associated brokers offered catalogues…

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Farmer Oak and the Storm

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 6

WHEN Farmer Oak, on his way towards his humble cottage one night, struck his foot against a big toad, he knew there was trouble in the wind. When, on striking [?]…

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This Afternoon's Sporting. [By Telegraph.] Warwick Farm Races. Sydney, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 November 1901 · page 1

Races were held at Warwick Farm this afternoon. Results:- Farm Stakes, six furlongs.—Punk, 7st.41b., 1[?] Convoy, 7st. 41b., 2. Only the two…

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Sydney Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 November 1901 · page 4

The highest price realised on the Sydney wool market this week was—For greasy, 9¾1. per 1b; and for scoured, 1s 4½d. per 1b…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 November 1901 · page 2

THE police have placed a charge of stealing four cattle from John Lewis, of Mundi Mundi station, against the name of John Jonus, who on Saturday was punished for furious…

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Peculiar Charge of Cattle Stealing. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 November 1901 · page 2

At the Queanbeyan police court on Saturday, before the police magistrate, Horace. Wheatley, drover, of Ganning, was charged with atealing one bullock, the…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 November 1901 · page 2

IN Adelaide on Monday 19,497 bales of wool were offered at auction and 16.194 were sold. Bidding was not animated, and a quantity of wool was passed in. The highest price of the…

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Charge of Cattle Stealing. John Jones Sent for Trial

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 November 1901 · page 2

JOHN JONES pleaded not guilty in the Police Court, before Mr. Maitland, yesterday afternoon, to stealing four head of cattle the property of John Lewis, of Mundi Mundi run…

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Sheep Crossing the Bridge. to the Editor of the Western Grazier

Western Grazier · Wednesday 20 November 1901 · page 2

Sir,—I noticed a paragraph in your last issue commenting on the great inconvenience caused by some sheep not having crossed the Bridge until 9 a.m. In this…

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Farmer Chitty's Adventure

Western Grazier · Wednesday 20 November 1901 · page 1

To the City Farmer Chitty. Plain but gritty. Came one day…

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

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 November 1901 · page 2

Messrs. Baline, Buxton, Jacomb, and Co. report that 10,785 bales) of wool were offered at the sales. The lot is described as a "wretched selection."…

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Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] The Wool Sales. LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 November 1901 · page 4

The new series of wool sates have opened. There was brisk competition, with prices at par to a 5 per cent. decline compared with the last series…

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The Use of Preservatives in Butter. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 November 1901 · page 2

The preservatives committee of the Board ot Trade has recommended that the only preservative allowed in butter be boracic acid, the proportion of which…

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

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 November 1901 · page 2

The prices of merinos at the English wool sales, especially for fiuest qualities, are equal to the average of the last sales in October. Continental buyers have…

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Irish Potato Crop

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 November 1901 · page 2

THE great feature of this year's Irish potato crop reports ls the almost absolute unanimity with which they refer to-the outstanding excellence of potatoes. Not for years has this…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. Charge Against a Teamster

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 5

NEARLY the whole day was taken up in the Police Court yesterday in the hearing of a charge of cattle stealing. Daniel [?]yan, a teamster, who is well known on the reads,…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 8

At the wool sales to-day prices were very firm except for faulty and short scoured sorts…

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Farmer Oak and the Storm

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 2

WHEN Farmer Oak, on his way towards hi[?] bumble cottage one night, struck his foot ag[?]inst a big to[?]d, he knew there was trouble in the wind. When, on striking a…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 December 1901 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day prices were very firm except for faulty and short £coured sorts…

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The Tariff Debate. Mr. Thomas on Butter

Western Grazier · Wednesday 4 December 1901 · page 1

Mr Thomas (Barrier)—I am not bore [?] a representative of importers, but as a representative of consumers, who ought to be looked airer just as well as are…

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