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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 5 December 1901 · page 3

AT the wool sales in Adelaide on Monday 18 868 bales were offered and 15 803 Were sold. The best price of the day was 8½d per 1b. for 28 bales from Corry on Park. Sales…

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The War. [Reuter's Messages.] a Capture Near Harrismith. Prisoners, Cattle, and Horses. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 December 1901 · page 2

Colonel Dartnell's Imperial Light Horse surprised and captured 24 Boers near Harrismith, including Field-cornet Lyon, an active Boe leader, and Captain…

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A Steamer on Fire. Laden with Wool and Flux. [By Telegraph.] Wellington, Wednesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 December 1901 · page 2

A fire has broker out on board the New Zealand Shipping Company's st ameWalma[?]e, lying at Napier. The crew at first tried to locate the…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 December 1901 · page 2

The London wool sales had to be postponed yesterday owing to the fog that enveloped the city…

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Warwick Farm Races. Sydney, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 December 1901 · page 1

Races were held at Warwick Farm this afternoon, Results:- Hurdle Race, about two miles — Ste[?]sk, 9st, 1; W[?]derness, 9st. 51b, 2; Moravian,…

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Cattle Stealing on Mundi Mundi

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 December 1901 · page 2

THE jury at the Sessions were only a few minutes in finding John Jones guilty of cattle stealing yesterday evening. His Honor,in passing sentence, said he…

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Adelaide Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 December 1901 · page 3

THE last wool sale of the present year was held [?]n the [?]d-lside [?]oo[?] Exchange on Monday. There was only a small amount of wool offered and the prices secured were just…

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Cape Farmers Imprisoned. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 December 1901 · page 4

Fourteen farmers at Oadtshoorn, in Cape Colony, have been imprisoned and fined for not reporting the presence of the enemy to the British…

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